Reasonable Efforts to Reunify Families Nevada

What Are Reasonable Efforts

Statute: § 432B.393

'Reasonable efforts' have been made if an agency has exercised diligence and care in arranging appropriate and available services for the child.

When Reasonable Efforts Are Required

Statute: § 432B.393

Before placement of the child in foster care to prevent or eliminate the need for removal from the home

To make it possible to safely return home

If continuation of reasonable efforts is determined to be inconsistent with the permanency plan, efforts to place the child in a timely manner and to finalize a permanent placement

When Reasonable Efforts Are NOT Required

Statute: § 432B.393

A parent has committed, aided, or abetted or attempted to commit murder or voluntary manslaughter; caused the abuse or neglect or the child or another child that resulted in substantial bodily harm or was so extreme or repetitious as to result in an unacceptable risk to the child

A parent has abandoned the child for 60 days or failed to make more than token contact for 6 months

The parental rights to a sibling have been terminated involuntarily

The child or a sibling was previously removed from the home and has been subsequently removed due to additional abuse or neglect

The child is less than 1 year old and the father has failed to visit the child, commence proceedings to establish paternity, or to seek custody

The child under 1 year of age was delivered to a provider of emergency services