GUARDIANSHIP OF MINORS
Nev. Rev. Stat. 159A
in effectContents
section159A.013. Definitions.section159A.014. Care provider defined.section159A.015. Court defined.section159A.017. Guardian defined.section159A.018. Home state defined.section159A.023. Minor defined.section159A.024. Private professional guardian defined.section159A.025. Proposed protected minor defined.section159A.028. Terms: Writing or written.section159A.033. Application to guardians ad litem.section159A.034. Notice by petitioner: To whom required; manner for providing; waiver of requirement; proof of giving filed with court.section159A.036. Giving of notices and issuance of citations by clerk of court.section159A.037. Venue for appointment of guardian.section159A.039. Proceedings commenced in more than one county.section159A.041. Transfer of proceedings to another county.section159A.043. Titles of petitions; captions of petitions and other documents.section159A.044. Petition for appointment of guardian: Who may submit; content.section159A.045. Appointment of attorney to represent protected minor or proposed protected minor; duties; compensation.section159A.046. Appointment and duties of investigators; payment of expenses associated with investigation in certain circumstances; governmental entities prohibited from charging fees for copies of documents in connection with investigation.section159A.047. Issuance of citation upon filing of petition for appointment of guardian; persons required to be served; filing of affidavit of service.section159A.048. Contents of citation; appointment of attorney, guardian ad litem or advocate for best interests of proposed protected minor during proceedings on citation.section159A.049. Appointment without issuance of citation.section159A.052. Temporary guardian for proposed protected minor in need of immediate medical attention: Petition for appointment; hearing on petition; conditions; required notice; extension.section159A.053. Temporary guardian for person, estate, or person and estate of proposed protected minor: Petition for appointment; conditions; hearing on petition; required notice; extension; limited powers.section159A.054. Finding of court upon petition: Dismissal of petition; appointment of guardian.section159A.055. Burden of proof; best interests of proposed protected minor; order appointing guardian; notice of entry of order.section159A.056. Order for payment for support of proposed protected minor; assignment of payment to guardian.section159A.057. Appointment of guardian for two or more proposed protected minors; powers, duties and termination of such guardianships.section159A.059. Qualifications of guardian.section159A.061. Presumed suitability of parent to care for and serve as guardian for proposed protected minor; exception; considerations in determining qualifications and suitability of guardian.section159A.062. Guardian nominated by will.section159A.065. Bond: General requirements; approval by clerk; liability of sureties; not required under certain circumstances.section159A.067. Bond: Court may require increase, decrease or other change; exoneration of former sureties.section159A.069. Bond: Filing; remedy for breach.section159A.071. Bond: Limitations on action.section159A.073. Taking oath of office; filing appropriate documents and verified acknowledgment; contents of acknowledgment; acknowledgment not required under certain circumstances.section159A.074. Copy of order of appointment to be served upon protected minor; notice of entry of order to be filed with court.section159A.075. Letters of guardianship.section159A.076. Summary administration.section159A.077. General functions of guardian of person and estate.section159A.078. Petition by guardian or other interested person for order authorizing or directing guardian to take certain actions.section159A.079. General functions of guardian of person; establishment or change of residence of protected minor by guardian.section159A.081. Reports by guardian of person.section159A.083. General functions of guardian of estate.section159A.085. Inventory and supplemental inventory of property of protected minor.section159A.086. Guardian of estate to cause appraisal or valuation of assets of guardianship estate; record or statement in lieu of appraisal.section159A.087. Recording letters of guardianship.section159A.089. Possession of and title to property of protected minor; guardian to secure certain documents.section159A.091. Discovery of debts or property.section159A.093. Collecting obligations due protected minor; order for payment of support of protected minor; notice.section159A.095. Representing protected minor in legal proceedings.section159A.097. Voidable contracts and transactions of protected minor.section159A.099. Liability of guardian of estate on contracts for protected minor.section159A.103. Claims against estate of protected minor.section159A.105. Payment of claims of guardian and claims arising from contracts of guardian; report of claims and payment.section159A.107. Presentment and verification of claims.section159A.109. Examination and allowance or rejection of claims by guardian.section159A.111. Recourse of claimant when claim rejected or not acted upon.section159A.112. Authorized actions by guardian of the person if guardian of the estate has not been appointed; use and conservation of money of protected minor.section159A.113. Guardian required to petition court before taking certain actions; guardian may petition court before taking certain other actions; content of petition.section159A.115. Notice of hearing of petition or account.section159A.117. Court approval required to make certain investments and loans and to exercise certain options; access to or management of accounts via Internet.section159A.121. Borrowing money for protected minor.section159A.123. Contracts of protected minor.section159A.125. Gifts from estate of protected minor.section159A.127. Purposes for which property of protected minor may be sold, leased or placed in trust.section159A.132. Property of protected minor subject to sale.section159A.134. Selling real property of protected minor.section159A.0135. Agency which provides child welfare services defined.section159A.136. Order requiring guardian to sell real property of estate.section159A.138. Sale of equity of estate in real property of protected minor that is subject to mortgage or lien and of property that is subject to mortgage or lien.section159A.142. Sale of interest of protected minor in real property owned jointly with one or more persons.section159A.144. Sale of real property of guardianship estate: Requirements for establishing date; manner of making offers.section159A.0145. Citation defined.section159A.146. Hearing to confirm sale of real property: Considerations; conditions for confirmation; actions of court if sale is not confirmed; continuance; circumstances in which sale is confirmed without bidding.section159A.148. Neglect or refusal of purchaser of real property to comply with terms of sale.section159A.152. Sale of security of protected minor by guardian.section159A.154. Place and manner of sale of personal property of protected minor; report by guardian; first right of refusal of family members.section159A.156. Sale of interest in personal property pledged to protected minor and choses in action of estate of protected minor.section159A.157. Lease of property of protected minor.section159A.159. Contract with broker to secure lessee.section159A.161. Petition for approval of lease: Content; conditions for approval.section159A.163. Agreement for rental or bailment of personal property.section159A.165. Lease of mining claim or mineral rights; option to purchase.section159A.166. Bond and actions required upon court order to enter into agreement.section159A.167. Special sale of property of protected minor or surrender of interest therein.section159A.169. Advice, instructions and approval of acts of guardian.section159A.171. Executing and recording legal documents.section159A.175. Exchange or partition of property of protected minor.section159A.176. Review of guardianship by court.section159A.177. Time for filing account; service of account.section159A.179. Contents of account; retention of receipts or vouchers for all expenditures; proving payment when receipt or voucher is lost.section159A.181. Hearing of account.section159A.183. Compensation and reimbursement for expenses of guardian.section159A.184. Accounting by certain care providers.section159A.185. Conditions for removal.section159A.186. Additional limitation governing removal; considerations for court in determining best interests of protected minor; removal of guardian.section159A.187. Appointment of successor guardian upon death or removal of existing guardian; notice to agency which provides child welfare services under certain circumstances.section159A.191. Termination of guardianship of person, estate or person and estate; procedure upon death of protected minor.section159A.192. Termination of temporary guardianship.section159A.193. Winding up affairs.section159A.195. Disposition of claims of creditor after termination of guardianship by death of protected minor.section159A.0195. Interested person defined.section159A.197. Delivery of physical possession of property of protected minor; petition to modify title to such property; handling property of deceased protected minor.section159A.0198. Judicial officer defined.section159A.199. Discharge of guardian; exoneration of bond; order of discharge.section159A.203. Delivering property or paying obligations to foreign guardian.section159A.205. Appointment of short-term guardianship for minor child by parent: When authorized; content of written instrument; term; termination.section159A.215. Guardian of person of minor child of member of Armed Forces.section159A.0235. Person of natural affection defined.section159A.0251. Protected minor defined.section159A.0253. Protected person defined.section159A.0255. Secured residential long-term care facility defined.section159A.0265. State defined.section159A.305. Petition alleging that person disposed of money of protected minor or proposed protected minor or has evidence of interest of protected minor or proposed protected minor in or to property.section159A.315. Order of court upon findings concerning allegations that person disposed of money of protected minor or proposed protected minor or has evidence of interest of protected minor or proposed protected minor in or to property; nonappearance or noncompliance by person cited; effect of order.section159A.339. Assumption of jurisdiction by court of trust of which protected minor is beneficiary.section159A.342. Determination as to whether guardian has already been appointed upon application by person to be designated as guardian.section159A.343. Appointment or extension of appointment of guardian of the person for protected minor or proposed protected minor seeking status as special immigrant juvenile.section159A.344. Payment of attorneys fees and costs incurred as result of representation by attorney in guardianship proceeding: Liability; petition for payment from guardianship estate; procedure upon filing petition.section159A.0345. Court authorized to alter requirements concerning publication of notice or citation.section159A.345. Imposition of penalties upon certain misconduct by guardian.section159A.346. Appropriate actions authorized upon violation by guardian of any right of protected minor.section159A.0355. Facsimile of certain papers may be filed with court.section159A.375. Appeals to appellate court of competent jurisdiction.section159A.0445. Filing of proposed preliminary care plan and budget; court review of budget.section159A.0455. Appointment of guardian ad litem or advocate for best interests of protected minor or proposed protected minor; requirements; duties; compensation.section159A.0475. Manner of serving citation; authority of court to waive service.section159A.0483. Attorney for protected minor or proposed protected minor; protected minor or proposed protected minor deemed party to proceedings.section159A.0486. Finding of vexatious litigant; sanctions.section159A.0487. Types of guardians.section159A.0535. Attendance or appearance of proposed protected minor at hearing.section159A.0565. Visitation between protected minor and parents, certain relatives or fictive kin; orders limiting visitation.section159A.0595. Private professional guardians.section159A.0615. Appointment of judicial officer or special judicial officer to identify person most qualified and suitable to serve as guardian; hearing; recommendation.section159A.0617. Court or judicial officer or special judicial officer authorized to allow certain persons to testify at hearing to determine person most qualified and suitable to serve as guardian.section159A.0753. Requirements; form; Secretary of State to make form available; regulations.section159A.0755. Disposition of estate having value not exceeding by more than $10,000 aggregate amount of unpaid expenses of and claims against estate.section159A.0805. Approval of court required before guardian may consent to certain treatment of or experiment on protected minor; conditions for approval.section159A.0807. Moving location of protected minor: Filing and service of notice of intent to move; necessary temporary action authorized for emergency conditions; circumstances in which notice not required.section159A.0809. Notification to interested persons and persons of natural affection required upon impending death or death of protected minor or obtaining information concerning burial or cremation of protected minor.section159A.0865. Certification of appraiser, certified public accountant or expert in valuation; form of appraisal or valuation; purchase by appraiser, certified public accountant or expert in valuation without disclosure prohibited; penalties.section159A.0893. Access to account or other assets of protected minor.section159A.0895. Assets retained to pay expenses of funeral and disposal of remains of protected minor: Amount exempt from all claims; placement in account or trust; reversion of excess to estate of protected minor.section159A.1365. Application of money from sale of real property of protected minor that is subject to mortgage or other lien.section159A.1375. Sale of real property of protected minor to holder of mortgage or lien on such property.section159A.1385. Contract for sale of real property of protected minor authorized; limitation on commission; liability of guardian and estate.section159A.1415. Presentation of offer to purchase real property to court for confirmation; division of commission for sale of such property.section159A.1425. Notice of sale of real property of protected minor: When required; manner of providing; waiver; content.section159A.1455. Confirmation by court of sale of real property of guardianship estate.section159A.1465. Conveyance of real property of guardianship estate to purchaser upon confirmation of sale by court.section159A.1475. Sale of real property made upon credit.section159A.1495. Fraudulent sale of real property of protected minor by guardian.section159A.1505. Periods of limitation for actions to recover or set aside sale of real property.section159A.1515. Sale of personal property of protected minor by guardian without notice.section159A.1535. Notice of sale of personal property of protected minor.section159A.1653. Petition to enter into agreement; setting date of hearing; notice.section159A.1657. Hearing on petition; court order; recording of court order.section159A.1663. Neglect or refusal of purchaser of mining claim or of option holder to comply with terms of agreement.section159A.1667. Petition for confirmation of proceedings concerning agreement: When required; notice; hearing.section159A.1845. Appointment of temporary substitute guardian.section159A.1852. Duty of guardian to notify court if no longer qualified to serve as guardian; appointment of successor guardian.section159A.1853. Petition for removal.section159A.1855. Issuance and service of citation concerning filing of petition for removal; actions of court if protected minor or estate may suffer loss or injury during time required for service.section159A.1857. Actions of court when petition to remove guardian is deemed sufficient and guardian fails to appear.section159A.1871. Appointment of successor guardian immediately or upon designated event.section159A.1873. Petition tendering resignation.section159A.1875. Approval of resignation of guardian of person.section159A.1877. Resignation of guardian of estate: Accounting required before approval; sanctions for failure to file accounting; acceptance when estate has more than one guardian; court order.section159A.1905. Petition for termination or modification; appointment of attorney to represent protected minor; burden of proof; issuance of citation; penalties for not filing petition in good faith.section159A.1915. Petition by parent of protected minor for termination of guardianship of protected minor; considerations to determine best interests of protected minor.section159A.2023. Transfer of jurisdiction of guardianship to another state.section159A.2024. Transfer of jurisdiction of guardianship from another state to this State.section159A.2025. Registration of guardianship orders issued in another state.section159A.2027. Effect of registration of guardianship orders issued in another state.section159A.3395. Protected minor or attorney entitled to copies of accountings for trust created by or for benefit of protected minor; submission of trust to jurisdiction of court.section159A.19905. Time period for which certain records are required to be maintained.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-159A.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026