Any court of competent jurisdiction may appoint: 1. Guardians of the person, of the estate, or of the person and estate for persons who are incapacitated whose home state is this State. 2. Guardians of the person or of the person and estate for persons who are incapacitated who, although not residents of this State, […]
1. A petitioner may request the court to appoint a temporary guardian for a proposed protected person who is unable to respond to a substantial and immediate risk of physical harm or to a need for immediate medical attention. To support the request, the petitioner must set forth in a petition and present to the […]
1. A petitioner may request the court to appoint a temporary guardian for a protected person who is unable to respond to a substantial and immediate risk of financial loss. To support the request, the petitioner must set forth in a petition and present to the court under oath: (a) Documentation which shows that the […]
1. A proposed protected person who is found in this State must attend the hearing for the appointment of a guardian unless: (a) A certificate signed by a physician or psychiatrist who is licensed to practice in this State or who is employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs specifically states the condition of the […]
1. If the court finds that the proposed protected person is not incapacitated and is not in need of a guardian, the court shall dismiss the petition. 2. If the court finds that the proposed protected person is of limited capacity and is in need of a special guardian, the court shall enter an order […]
1. The petitioner has the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the appointment of a guardian of the person, of the estate, or of the person and estate is necessary. 2. If it appears to the court that the allegations of the petition are sufficient and that a guardian should be appointed […]
1. Where the appointment of a guardian is sought for two or more proposed protected persons who are children of a common parent, parent and child or married couple, it is not necessary that separate petitions, bonds and other papers be filed with respect to each proposed protected person or protected persons. 2. If a […]
As a condition of the appointment of a guardian, the court may require the guardian to complete any available training concerning guardianships that the court determines appropriate. (Added to NRS by 2013, 904)
1. If the court orders a general guardian appointed for a proposed protected person, the court shall determine, by clear and convincing evidence, whether the proposed protected person is a person with a mental defect who is prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 922(d)(4) or (g)(4). If a court makes a […]
1. A protected person retains his or her right to vote unless the court specifically finds by clear and convincing evidence that the protected person lacks the mental capacity to vote because he or she cannot communicate, with or without accommodations, a specific desire to participate in the voting process. 2. If the court makes […]
1. In order for a person to serve as a private professional guardian, the person must be: (a) A natural person who is a certified guardian and is employed by an entity that is licensed pursuant to chapter 628B of NRS, unless the entity is not required to have such a license pursuant to subsection […]
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, in a proceeding to appoint a guardian for a protected person or proposed protected person, the court shall give preference to a nominated person or relative, in that order of preference: (a) Whether or not the nominated person or relative is a resident of this State; and […]
1. If the court determines that a person may be in need of a guardian, the court may order the appointment of a master of the court or a special master from among the members of the State Bar of Nevada to conduct a hearing to identify the person most qualified and suitable to serve […]
If the court or a master of the court or special master appointed pursuant to NRS 159.0615 finds that a parent or other relative, teacher, friend or neighbor of a proposed protected person or any other interested person: 1. Has a personal interest in the well-being of the proposed protected person; or 2. Possesses information […]
A parent or spouse of a person who is incapacitated or person of limited capacity may by will nominate a guardian. The person nominated must file a petition and obtain an appointment from the court before exercising the powers of a guardian. (Added to NRS by 1981, 1933; A 2017, 881, 3908)
1. Except as otherwise provided by law, every guardian shall, before entering upon his or her duties as guardian, execute and file in the guardianship proceeding a bond, with sufficient surety or sureties, in such amount as the court determines necessary for the protection of the protected person and the estate of the protected person, […]
1. The court may at any time, for good cause and after notice to the guardian, increase or decrease the amount of the bond required of a guardian. 2. The court may at any time, where the bond or the sureties are determined to be insufficient or for other good cause, require a guardian to […]
Every bond given by a guardian shall be filed and preserved in the office of the clerk of the district court of the county in which the guardianship proceeding is conducted. In case of the breach of any condition of such bond, an action may be maintained in behalf of the protected person or protected […]
No action may be maintained against the sureties on any bond given by a guardian unless it is commenced within 3 years from the time the guardian is discharged, unless at the time of such discharge the person entitled to bring the action is under any legal disability to sue, in which case the action […]
1. Every guardian, before entering upon his or her duties as guardian and before letters of guardianship may issue, shall: (a) Take and subscribe the official oath which must: (1) Be endorsed on the letters of guardianship; and (2) State that the guardian will well and faithfully perform the duties of guardian according to law. […]
