NRS
432B.530 Adjudicatory hearing on petition; disposition.
1. An adjudicatory hearing must be held
within 30 days after the filing of the petition, unless good cause is shown or
the hearing has been continued until a later date pursuant to NRS 432B.513.
2. At the hearing, the court shall inform
the parties of the specific allegations in the petition and give them an
opportunity to admit or deny them. If the allegations are denied, the court
shall hear evidence on the petition.
3. In adjudicatory hearings, all relevant
and material evidence helpful in determining the questions presented, including
oral and written reports, may be received by the court and may be relied upon
to the extent of its probative value. The parties or their attorney must be
afforded an opportunity to examine and controvert written reports so received
and to examine individuals making reports when reasonably available.
4. The court may require the child to be
present in court at the hearing.
5. If the court finds by a preponderance
of the evidence that the child was in need of protection at the time of the
removal of the child from the home or, if the child was not removed from the
home, at the time of the completion of the investigation by the agency which
provides child welfare services, it shall record its findings of fact and may
proceed immediately or at another hearing held within 15 working days, to make
a proper disposition of the case. If the court finds that the allegations in
the petition have not been established, it shall dismiss the petition and, if
the child is in protective custody, order the immediate release of the child.
6. The findings of fact recorded by the
court pursuant to subsection 5 and any specific allegations in the petition
admitted to by the parties must be included as part of the disposition of the
case in the report required to be made to the Central Registry pursuant to NRS 432B.310.
(Added to NRS by 1985,
1382; A 2001,
1703, 1846;
2003,
87; 2013,
2879; 2021,
2240)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
10
cases (
4 in the last 5 years), 1989–2025 · leading case:
August H. v. State, 777 P.2d 901 (Nev. 1989).
August H. v. State, 777 P.2d 901 (Nev. 1989).
· cites it 2× “Appellants next complain that the petition for temporary custody contained only conclusory allegations and thus did not give *445 them sufficient notice of the facts that they would have to defend against at the hearing on the petition.”
Roe v. Roe, 535 P.3d 274 (Nev. 2023).
· cites it 2× “NRS 432B.530(3)(b) (stating that when a child is placed in the physical custody of a nonparent, "the court shall set forth good cause why the child was placed other than with a parent").”
Washoe Cnty. Dep't of Soc. Servs. v. Kory L.G., 295 P.3d 589 (Nev. 2013).
· cites it 3× “See NRS 432B.530. “If the court finds that the allegations in the petition have not been established, it shall dismiss the petition” and order the child’s immediate release from protective custody.”
In Re: A.t., a Minor (Fam.), 141 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 32 (Nev. 2025).
· cites it 15× “530(2) The district court accepted Bellamy's no-contest plea under NRS 432B.530. District attorneys have routinely negotiated, and district courts have regularly accepted, no-contest pleas in other child protection cases.”
Tirikos Vs. Dist. Ct. (state), 2015 NV 77 (Nev. 2015).
· cites it 4× “The court then must hold an adjudicatory hearing on the abuse-and-neglect petition within 30 days, NRS 432B.530(1), and annual hearings thereafter regarding the permanent placement of the child, NRS 432B.”
Tirikos Vs. Dist. Ct. (state), 2015 NV 77 (Nev. 2015).
· cites it 2× “The court then must hold an adjudicatory hearing on the abuse-and-neglect petition within 30 days, NRS 432B.530(1), and annual hearings thereafter regarding the permanent placement of the child, NRS 432B.”
In Re: K.M.S. (Nev. 2022).
“Under NRS 432B.530, to sustain a petition alleging that the child is in need of protection, a preponderance of the evidence must show that a child is in need of protection at the time of removal from the home.”
in Re: Guardianship as to A.M. (Nev. 2013).
“The evidentiary standard at a removal hearing is governed by NRS 432B.530(5), which requires a 4 Christina also argues that, as she had already been granted guardianship of A.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.530(1) — 3 cases
Tirikos Vs. Dist. Ct. (state), 2015 NV 77 (Nev. 2015).
“The court then must hold an adjudicatory hearing on the abuse-and-neglect petition within 30 days, NRS 432B.530(1), and annual hearings thereafter regarding the permanent placement of the child, NRS 432B.”
In Re: A.t., a Minor (Fam.), 141 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 32 (Nev. 2025).
“530(2) The district court accepted Bellamy's no-contest plea under NRS 432B.530. District attorneys have routinely negotiated, and district courts have regularly accepted, no-contest pleas in other child protection cases.”
Tirikos Vs. Dist. Ct. (state), 2015 NV 77 (Nev. 2015).
“The court then must hold an adjudicatory hearing on the abuse-and-neglect petition within 30 days, NRS 432B.530(1), and annual hearings thereafter regarding the permanent placement of the child, NRS 432B.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.530(2) — 1 case
In Re: A.t., a Minor (Fam.), 141 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 32 (Nev. 2025).
“530(2) The district court accepted Bellamy's no-contest plea under NRS 432B.530. District attorneys have routinely negotiated, and district courts have regularly accepted, no-contest pleas in other child protection cases.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.530(3) — 1 case
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.530(3)(b) — 1 case
Roe v. Roe, 535 P.3d 274 (Nev. 2023).
“NRS 432B.530(3)(b) (stating that when a child is placed in the physical custody of a nonparent, "the court shall set forth good cause why the child was placed other than with a parent").”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432B.530(5) — 6 cases
Washoe Cnty. Dep't of Soc. Servs. v. Kory L.G., 295 P.3d 589 (Nev. 2013).
“See NRS 432B.530. “If the court finds that the allegations in the petition have not been established, it shall dismiss the petition” and order the child’s immediate release from protective custody.”
August H. v. State, 777 P.2d 901 (Nev. 1989).
“Appellants next complain that the petition for temporary custody contained only conclusory allegations and thus did not give *445 them sufficient notice of the facts that they would have to defend against at the hearing on the petition.”
Tirikos Vs. Dist. Ct. (state), 2015 NV 77 (Nev. 2015).
“The court then must hold an adjudicatory hearing on the abuse-and-neglect petition within 30 days, NRS 432B.530(1), and annual hearings thereafter regarding the permanent placement of the child, NRS 432B.”
in Re: Guardianship as to A.M. (Nev. 2013).
“The evidentiary standard at a removal hearing is governed by NRS 432B.530(5), which requires a 4 Christina also argues that, as she had already been granted guardianship of A.”
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