2017 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 159 - Guardianships
NRS 159.191 - Termination of guardianship of person, estate or person and estate; procedure upon death of ward.
1. A guardianship of the person is terminated:
(a) By the death of the ward;
(b) Upon the ward’s change of domicile to a place outside this state and the transfer of jurisdiction to the court having jurisdiction in the new domicile;
(c) Upon order of the court, if the court determines that the guardianship no longer is necessary; or
(d) If the ward is a minor:
(1) On the date on which the ward reaches 18 years of age; or
(2) On the date on which the ward graduates from high school or becomes 19 years of age, whichever occurs sooner, if:
(I) The ward will be older than 18 years of age upon graduation from high school; and
(II) The ward and the guardian consent to continue the guardianship and the consent is filed with the court at least 14 days before the date on which the ward will become 18 years of age.
2. A guardianship of the estate is terminated:
(a) If the court removes the guardian or accepts the resignation of the guardian and does not appoint a successor guardian;
(b) If the court determines that the guardianship is not necessary and orders the guardianship terminated; or
(c) By the death of the ward, subject to the provisions of NRS 159.193.
3. If the guardianship is of the person and estate, the court may order the guardianship terminated as to the person, the estate, or the person and estate.
4. The guardian shall notify the court, all interested parties, the trustee, and the named executor or appointed personal representative of the estate of the ward of the death of the ward within 30 days after the death.
5. Immediately upon the death of the ward:
(a) The guardian of the estate shall have no authority to act for the ward except to wind up the affairs of the guardianship pursuant to NRS 159.193, and to distribute the property of the ward as provided in NRS 159.195 and 159.197; and
(b) No person has standing to file a petition pursuant to NRS 159.078.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 432; A 1999, 1401; 2003, 1799; 2013, 922)
