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2019 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians
NRS 253.215 - Legal assistance.
Universal Citation: NV Rev Stat § 253.215 (2019)
1. When necessary for the proper administration of a guardianship, a public guardian may:
(a) Retain an attorney to assist him or her if the attorney practices law in the county and is qualified by experience and willing to serve or rotate this employment among attorneys who practice law in the county and who are qualified by experience and willing to serve; or
(b) Upon approval of the board of county commissioners, obtain assistance from the office of the district attorney of the county.
2. Any attorney’s fee must be paid from the assets of the protected person.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1597; A 2007, 2491)
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