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2014 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 159 - Guardianships
GENERAL PROVISIONS- NRS 159.013 - Definitions.
- NRS 159.014 - Care provider defined.
- NRS 159.0145 - Citation defined.
- NRS 159.015 - Court defined.
- NRS 159.017 - Guardian defined.
- NRS 159.018 - Home state defined.
- NRS 159.019 - Incompetent defined.
- NRS 159.022 - Limited capacity defined.
- NRS 159.023 - Minor defined.
- NRS 159.024 - Private professional guardian defined.
- NRS 159.025 - Proposed ward defined.
- NRS 159.0255 - Secured residential long-term care facility defined.
- NRS 159.026 - Special guardian defined.
- NRS 159.0265 - State defined.
- NRS 159.027 - Ward defined.
- NRS 159.028 - Terms: Writing or written.
- NRS 159.033 - Application to guardians ad litem.
- NRS 159.034 - Notice by petitioner: To whom required; manner for providing; waiver of requirement; proof of giving filed with court.
- NRS 159.0345 - Court authorized to alter requirements concerning publication of notice or citation.
- NRS 159.0355 - Facsimile of certain papers may be filed with court.
- NRS 159.036 - Giving of notices and issuance of citations by clerk of court.
- NRS 159.037 - Venue for appointment of guardian.
- NRS 159.039 - Proceedings commenced in more than one county.
- NRS 159.041 - Transfer of proceedings to another county.
- NRS 159.043 - Titles of petitions; captions of petitions and other documents.
- NRS 159.044 - Petition for appointment of guardian: Who may submit; content; needs assessment required for proposed adult ward.
- NRS 159.0455 - Appointment, duties and compensation of guardians ad litem.
- NRS 159.046 - Appointment, duties and compensation of investigators.
- NRS 159.047 - Issuance of citation upon filing of petition for appointment of guardian; persons required to be served.
- NRS 159.0475 - Manner of serving citation.
- NRS 159.048 - Contents of citation.
- NRS 159.0483 - Attorney for minor ward or proposed minor ward.
- NRS 159.0485 - Proposed adult ward advised of right to counsel; appointment, duties and compensation of attorney for adult ward or proposed adult ward.
- NRS 159.0486 - Finding of vexatious litigant; sanctions.
- NRS 159.0487 - Types of guardians.
- NRS 159.049 - Appointment without issuance of citation.
- NRS 159.052 - Temporary guardian for minor ward who is unable to respond to substantial and immediate risk of physical harm or to need for immediate medical attention: Petition for appointment; conditions; required notice; extension; limited powers.
- NRS 159.0523 - Temporary guardian for adult ward who is unable to respond to substantial and immediate risk of physical harm or to need for immediate medical attention: Petition for appointment; conditions; required notice; extension; limited powers.
- NRS 159.0525 - Temporary guardian for ward who is unable to respond to substantial and immediate risk of financial loss: Petition for appointment; conditions; required notice; extension; limited powers.
- NRS 159.0535 - Attendance of proposed ward at hearing.
- NRS 159.054 - Finding and order of court upon petition: Dismissal of petition; appointment of special or general guardian.
- NRS 159.055 - Burden of proof; order appointing guardian; notice of entry of order.
- NRS 159.057 - Guardian for two or more wards.
- NRS 159.059 - Qualifications of guardian.
- NRS 159.0592 - Court may require guardian to complete training.
- NRS 159.0593 - Determination of whether proposed ward is prohibited from possessing firearm under federal law.
- NRS 159.0594 - Determination of whether proposed ward lacks mental capacity to vote.
- NRS 159.0595 - Private professional guardians.
- NRS 159.061 - Preference for parent of minor; other considerations in determining qualifications and suitability of guardian; appointment of public guardian or private fiduciary.
- NRS 159.0615 - Appointment of master of court or special master to identify person most qualified and suitable to serve as guardian; hearing; recommendation.
- NRS 159.0617 - Court or master of court or special master authorized to allow certain persons to testify at hearing to determine person most qualified and suitable to serve as guardian.
- NRS 159.062 - Guardian nominated by will.
- NRS 159.065 - Bond: General requirements; approval by clerk; liability of sureties; not required under certain circumstances.
- NRS 159.067 - Bond: Court may require increase, decrease or other change; exoneration of former sureties.
- NRS 159.069 - Bond: Filing; remedy for breach.
- NRS 159.071 - Bond: Limitations on action.
- NRS 159.073 - Taking oath of office; filing appropriate documents and verified acknowledgment; contents of acknowledgment; acknowledgment not required under certain circumstances.
- NRS 159.074 - Copy of order of appointment to be served upon ward; notice of entry of order to be filed with court.
- NRS 159.075 - Letters of guardianship.
- NRS 159.0755 - Disposition of estate having value not exceeding by more than $10,000 aggregate amount of unpaid expenses of and claims against estate.
- NRS 159.076 - Summary administration.
- NRS 159.077 - General functions of guardian of person and estate.
- NRS 159.078 - Petition by guardian or other interested person for order authorizing or directing guardian to take certain actions.
- NRS 159.079 - General functions of guardian of person; establishment or change of ward s residence by guardian.
- NRS 159.0795 - Supervisory authority and powers of special guardian.
- NRS 159.0801 - Special guardian of person of limited capacity: Approval of court generally required before commencing act relating to person; grant of certain powers by court.
- NRS 159.0805 - Approval of court required before guardian may consent to certain treatment of or experiment on ward; conditions for approval.
- NRS 159.081 - Reports by guardian of person.
- NRS 159.083 - General functions of guardian of estate.
- NRS 159.085 - Inventory, supplemental inventory and appraisal of property of ward.
- NRS 159.086 - Guardian of estate to cause appraisal or valuation of assets of guardianship estate; record or statement in lieu of appraisal.
- NRS 159.0865 - 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.
- NRS 159.087 - Recording letters of guardianship.
- NRS 159.089 - Possession of and title to property of ward; guardian to secure certain documents.
- NRS 159.0893 - Access to account or other assets of ward.
- NRS 159.0895 - Assets retained to pay expenses of funeral and disposal of remains of ward: Amount exempt from all claims; placement in account or trust; reversion of excess to estate of ward.
- NRS 159.091 - Discovery of debts or property.
- NRS 159.093 - Collecting obligations due ward.
- NRS 159.095 - Representing ward in legal proceedings.
- NRS 159.097 - Voidable contracts and transactions of ward.
- NRS 159.099 - Liability of guardian of estate on contracts for ward.
- NRS 159.101 - Exercising rights under stock ownership of ward.
- NRS 159.103 - Claims against estate of ward.
- NRS 159.105 - Payment of claims of guardian, claims arising from contracts of guardian and claims for attorney s fees; report of claims and payment.
- NRS 159.107 - Presentment and verification of claims.
- NRS 159.109 - Examination and allowance or rejection of claims by guardian.
- NRS 159.111 - Recourse of claimant when claim rejected or not acted upon.
- NRS 159.113 - Guardian required to petition court before taking certain actions; guardian may petition court before taking certain other actions; content of petition.
- NRS 159.115 - Notice of hearing of petition or account.
- NRS 159.117 - Court approval required to make certain investments, loans and to exercise certain options; certain investments authorized without prior approval; investing property of two or more wards.
- NRS 159.119 - Continuing business of ward.
- NRS 159.121 - Borrowing money for ward.
- NRS 159.123 - Contracts of ward.
- NRS 159.125 - Gifts from estate of ward; expenditures for relatives of ward.
General Provisions
- NRS 159.127 - Purposes for which property of ward may be sold, leased or placed in trust.
- NRS 159.132 - Property of ward subject to sale.
- NRS 159.134 - Selling real property of ward.
- NRS 159.136 - Order requiring guardian to sell real property of estate.
- NRS 159.1365 - Application of money from sale of real property of ward that is subject to mortgage or other lien.
- NRS 159.1375 - Sale of real property of ward to holder of mortgage or lien on such property.
- NRS 159.138 - Sale of equity of estate in real property of ward that is subject to mortgage or lien and of property that is subject to mortgage or lien.
- NRS 159.1385 - Contract for sale of real property of ward authorized; limitation on commission; liability of guardian and estate.
- NRS 159.1415 - Presentation of offer to purchase real property to court for confirmation; division of commission for sale of such property.
- NRS 159.142 - Sale of interest of ward in real property owned jointly with one or more persons.
- NRS 159.1425 - Notice of sale of real property of ward: When required; manner of providing; waiver; content.
- NRS 159.1435 - Public auction for sale of real property: Where held; postponement.
- NRS 159.144 - Sale of real property of guardianship estate at private sale: Requirements for establishing date; manner of making offers.
- NRS 159.1455 - Confirmation by court of sale of real property of guardianship estate at private sale.
- NRS 159.146 - Hearing to confirm sale of real property: Considerations; conditions for confirmation; actions of court if sale is not confirmed; continuance; successive bids if court does not accept offer or bid.
- NRS 159.1465 - Conveyance of real property of guardianship estate to purchaser upon confirmation of sale by court.
- NRS 159.1475 - Sale of real property made upon credit.
- NRS 159.148 - Neglect or refusal of purchaser of real property to comply with terms of sale.
- NRS 159.1495 - Fraudulent sale of real property of ward by guardian.
- NRS 159.1505 - Periods of limitation for actions to recover or set aside sale of real property.
- NRS 159.1515 - Sale of personal property of ward by guardian without notice.
- NRS 159.152 - Sale of security of ward by guardian.
- NRS 159.1535 - Notice of sale of personal property of ward: When required; manner of providing content.
- NRS 159.154 - Place and manner of sale of personal property of ward.
- NRS 159.156 - Sale of interest in partnership, interest in personal property pledged to ward and choses in action of estate of ward.
- NRS 159.157 - Lease of property of ward.
- NRS 159.159 - Contract with broker to secure lessee.
- NRS 159.161 - Petition for approval of lease: Content; conditions for approval.
- NRS 159.163 - Agreement for rental or bailment of personal property.
- NRS 159.165 - Lease of mining claim or mineral rights; option to purchase.
- NRS 159.1653 - Petition to enter into agreement; setting date of hearing; notice.
- NRS 159.1657 - Hearing on petition; court order; recording of court order.
- NRS 159.166 - Bond and actions required upon court order to enter into agreement.
- NRS 159.1663 - Neglect or refusal of purchaser of mining claim or of option holder to comply with terms of agreement.
- NRS 159.1667 - Petition for confirmation of proceedings concerning agreement: When required; notice; hearing.
- NRS 159.167 - Special sale of property of ward or surrender of interest therein.
- NRS 159.169 - Advice, instructions and approval of acts of guardian.
- NRS 159.171 - Executing and recording legal documents.
- NRS 159.173 - Transfer of property of ward not ademption.
- NRS 159.175 - Exchange or partition of property of ward.
- NRS 159.176 - Review of guardianship by court.
- NRS 159.177 - Time for filing account.
- NRS 159.179 - Contents of account; retention of receipts or vouchers for all expenditures; proving payment when receipt or voucher is lost.
- NRS 159.181 - Hearing of account.
- NRS 159.183 - Compensation and expenses of guardian.
- NRS 159.184 - Accounting by certain care providers.
Removal of Guardian
- NRS 159.185 - Conditions for removal.
- NRS 159.1852 - Duty of guardian to notify court if no longer qualified to serve as guardian; appointment of successor guardian.
- NRS 159.1853 - Petition for removal.
- NRS 159.1855 - Issuance and service of citation concerning filing of petition for removal; actions of court if ward or estate may suffer loss or injury during time required for service.
- NRS 159.1857 - Actions of court when petition to remove guardian is deemed sufficient and guardian fails to appear.
- NRS 159.186 - Additional limitation governing removal of guardian of minor; considerations for court in determining best interests of minor; removal of guardian of minor.
- NRS 159.187 - Successor guardians.
- NRS 159.1873 - Petition tendering resignation.
- NRS 159.1875 - Approval of resignation of guardian of person.
- NRS 159.1877 - 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.
- NRS 159.1905 - Petition for termination or modification; appointment of attorney to represent ward; burden of proof; issuance of citation; penalties for not filing petition in good faith.
- NRS 159.191 - Termination of guardianship of person, estate or person and estate; procedure upon death of ward.
- NRS 159.192 - Termination of temporary guardianship.
- NRS 159.193 - Winding up affairs.
- NRS 159.195 - Disposition of claims of creditor after termination of guardianship by death of ward.
- NRS 159.197 - Delivery of physical possession of property of ward; petition to modify title to such property; handling property of deceased ward.
- NRS 159.199 - Discharge of guardian; exoneration of bond; order of discharge.
General Provisions
- NRS 159.1991 - Short title.
- NRS 159.1993 - International application of Act.
- NRS 159.1994 - Communication with other courts.
- NRS 159.1995 - Cooperation with other courts.
- NRS 159.1997 - Taking testimony in another state.
- NRS 159.1998 - General provisions governing jurisdiction and special jurisdiction.
- NRS 159.1999 - Declination of jurisdiction generally.
- NRS 159.202 - Declination of jurisdiction by reason of conduct.
- NRS 159.2021 - Proceedings in more than one state.
- NRS 159.2023 - Transfer of jurisdiction of guardianship to another state.
- NRS 159.2024 - Transfer of jurisdiction of guardianship or conservatorship from another state to this State.
- NRS 159.2025 - Registration of guardianship orders issued in another state.
- NRS 159.2027 - Effect of registration of guardianship orders issued in another state.
- NRS 159.205 - Appointment of short-term guardianship for minor child by parent: When authorized; content of written instrument; term; termination.
- NRS 159.215 - Guardian of person of minor child of member of Armed Forces.
- NRS 159.305 - Petition alleging that person disposed of money of ward or has evidence of interest of ward in or to property.
- NRS 159.315 - Order of court upon findings concerning allegations that person disposed of money of ward or has evidence of interest of ward in or to property; nonappearance or noncompliance by person cited; effect of order.
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