NRS 127C.430: Hearing on petition for adoption: Appearance by telephone or remote-technology system; 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.