NRS 127B.350: Petition for adoption: Filing; post-placement investigation and report; independent home study.

1. A petition for adoption of a child must be filed with the clerk of the court.

2. Unless waived by the court, the agency which provides child welfare services shall make a post-placement investigation and report as provided in this section.

3. Except as otherwise provided in this section, an agency which provides child welfare services shall, not less than 7 days before the date of the hearing for adoption finalization, submit to the court a written report regarding the results of the condition of the child and suitability of the home of the prospective adoptive parent or parents, which must contain, without limitation, a specific recommendation for or against approval of the petition and a statement of whether the child is a known Indian child, and shall furnish to the court any other information regarding the child or proposed home which is required by the court. The court, on good cause shown, may extend the time, designating a time certain, within which to submit the report. The agency which provides child welfare services may waive this report for a prospective adoptive parent who is related to the child within the third degree of consanguinity.

4. If the court is dissatisfied with the report submitted by the agency which provides child welfare services, the court may order an independent home study to be conducted and a report submitted by an agency selected by the court. The costs of the investigation and report may be assessed against the petitioner.