New Jersey Statutes Title 30. Institutions and Agencies 30 § 4C-54

The court shall, within 15 days following receipt of the notice of the initial placement pursuant to a voluntary agreement, determine, based solely upon the petition and other affidavits and written materials submitted to the court, whether or not reasonable efforts have been made to prevent the placement and whether or not the continuation of the child in his home would be contrary to the welfare of the child, and either approve the placement or order the return of the child to his home, except that, lack of reasonable efforts to prevent placement shall not be the sole basis for the court's order of a return of the child to his home.

If the division has documented an exception to the requirement to provide reasonable efforts towards family reunification, the court shall make a finding of whether reasonable efforts are required in accordance with section 25 of P.L.1999, c. 53 (C.30:4C-11.3). The child's health, safety and need for permanency shall be of paramount concern to the court when it makes its finding.

The court also may require the submission of supplementary material or schedule a summary hearing if: