NRS 127D.250 Hearing on petition for adoption: Appearance by telephone or remote means; waiver of attendance of child.
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NRS 127D.250 Hearing on petition for adoption: Appearance by telephone or remote means; waiver of attendance of child.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the prospective adoptive parent or parents, child to be adopted, representative of the child-placing agency and counsel for the parties may attend by telephone or remote appearance, including, without limitation, by use of a remote-technology system, in lieu of attending in person, any hearings held by the court concerning the petition for adoption.
2. The court may waive the attendance of a child to be adopted for good cause shown.
3. As used in this section, “remote-technology system” means any system or other means of communication which uses any electronic, digital or other similar technology to enable a person from a remote location to attend any hearing held by the court even though the person is not physically present at the hearing. The term includes, without limitation, teleconference and videoconference systems.