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NRS 159.1855 Issuance and service of citation concerning filing of petition for removal; actions of court if protected person or estate may suffer loss or injury during time required for service. 1. If a petition to have a guardian removed is filed with the court, the court shall…

NRS 159.1857 Actions of court when petition to remove guardian is deemed sufficient and guardian fails to appear. If a petition to remove a guardian is deemed sufficient and the guardian fails to appear before the court, the court may: 1. Hold the guardian in contempt of court. 2…

NRS 159.187 Appointment of successor guardian upon death or removal of existing guardian. 1. When a guardian dies or is removed by order of the court, the court, upon the court’s own motion or upon a petition filed by any interested person, may appoint another guardian in the sam…

NRS 159.1871 Appointment of successor guardian immediately or upon designated event. 1. The court at any time may appoint a successor guardian to serve immediately or when a designated event occurs. 2. A person entitled under NRS 159.044 to petition the court to appoint a guardia…

NRS 159.1873 Petition tendering resignation. 1. A guardian of the person, of the estate, or of the person and the estate, may file with the court a petition tendering the resignation of the guardian. 2. If the guardian files a petition to resign, the court shall serve notice upon…

NRS 159.1875 Approval of resignation of guardian of person. 1. Before the court approves the resignation of a guardian of the person and discharges the guardian, the court shall appoint a successor guardian. 2. If a protected person has more than one guardian, the court may appro…

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. 1. Before the court approves the resignation of a guardian of the estate and discharges t…

NRS 159.1905 Petition for termination or modification; appointment of attorney to represent protected person; burden of proof; issuance of citation; penalties for not filing petition in good faith. 1. A protected person, the guardian or another person may petition the court for t…

NRS 159.191 Termination of guardianship of person, estate or person and estate; procedure upon death of protected person. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a guardianship of the person is terminated: (a) By the death of the protected person; (b) Upon the change of …

NRS 159.192 Termination of temporary guardianship. 1. If a temporary guardianship is terminated and a petition for a general or special guardianship has not been filed: (a) The temporary guardian shall immediately turn over all of the property of the protected person to the prote…

NRS 159.193 Winding up affairs. 1. The guardian of the estate is entitled to retain possession of the property of the protected person already in the control of the guardian and is authorized to perform the duties of the guardian to wind up the affairs of the guardianship: (a) Ex…

NRS 159.195 Disposition of claims of creditor after termination of guardianship by death of protected person. 1. If the guardianship is terminated by reason of the death of the protected person: (a) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 159.197, the guardian shall report to the per…

NRS 159.197 Delivery of physical possession of property of protected person; petition to modify title to such property; handling property of deceased protected person. 1. After the winding up of the affairs of the guardianship, the guardian shall deliver physical possession of al…

NRS 159.199 Discharge of guardian; exoneration of bond; order of discharge. 1. Upon the filing of receipts and vouchers showing compliance with the orders of the court in winding up the affairs of the guardianship, the court shall enter an order discharging the guardian and exone…

NRS 159.19905 Time period for which certain records are required to be maintained. A guardian shall maintain all records and documents for each protected person whom the guardian has authority over for a period of not less than 7 years after the court terminates the guardianship …

NRS 159.1991 Short title. NRS 159.1991 to 159.2029, inclusive, may be cited as the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act. (Added to NRS by 2009, 1640)

NRS 159.1993 International application of Act. A court of this State may treat a foreign country as if it were a state for the purpose of applying NRS 159.1991 to 159.2029, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 2009, 1640)

NRS 159.1994 Communication with other courts. 1. A court of this State may communicate with a court of another state concerning a proceeding arising under NRS 159.1991 to 159.2029, inclusive. The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. Except as otherwise…

NRS 159.1995 Cooperation with other courts. 1. In a guardianship proceeding in this State, a court of this State may request the appropriate court of another state to do any of the following: (a) Hold an evidentiary hearing; (b) Order a person in that state to produce evidence or…

NRS 159.1997 Taking testimony in another state. 1. In a guardianship proceeding, in addition to other procedures that may be available, testimony of a witness who is located in another state may be offered by deposition or other means allowable in this State for testimony taken i…

NRS 159.1998 General provisions governing jurisdiction and special jurisdiction. 1. A court of this State has jurisdiction to appoint a guardian if: (a) This State is the home state of the proposed protected person; (b) The proposed protected person holds property within this Sta…

NRS 159.1999 Declination of jurisdiction generally. 1. A court of this State having jurisdiction to appoint a guardian may decline to exercise its jurisdiction if it determines at any time that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum. 2. If a court of this State decl…

NRS 159.202 Declination of jurisdiction by reason of conduct. 1. If at any time a court of this State determines that it acquired jurisdiction to appoint a guardian because of unjustifiable conduct by the guardian or the petitioner, the court may: (a) Decline to exercise jurisdic…

NRS 159.2021 Proceedings in more than one state. Except for a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency, if a petition for the appointment of a guardian is filed in this State and in another state and neither petition has been dismissed or withdrawn, the followin…

NRS 159.2023 Transfer of jurisdiction of guardianship to another state. 1. A guardian appointed in this State may petition the court to transfer the jurisdiction of the guardianship to another state. Notice of the petition must be given to the persons that would be entitled to no…

NRS 159.2024 Transfer of jurisdiction of guardianship or conservatorship from another state to this State; denial of transfer. 1. To transfer jurisdiction of a guardianship or conservatorship to this State, the guardian, conservator or other interested party must petition the cou…

NRS 159.2025 Registration of guardianship orders issued in another state. If a guardian has been appointed in another state and a petition for the appointment of a guardian is not pending in this State, the guardian appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appoint…

NRS 159.2027 Effect of registration of guardianship orders issued in another state. 1. Upon registration of a guardianship, the guardian may exercise in this State all powers authorized in the order of appointment except as prohibited under the laws of this State, including maint…

NRS 159.2029 Uniformity of application and construction. The Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act must be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. (Added to NRS by 2…

NRS 159.203 Delivering property or paying obligations to foreign guardian. 1. Where a guardian of the estate for a nonresident has not been appointed in this state, but the nonresident has a foreign guardian and a person within this state is indebted to such nonresident or such n…

NRS 159.305 Petition alleging that person disposed of money of protected person or has evidence of interest of protected person in or to property. 1. If a guardian, interested person, protected person or proposed protected person petitions the court upon oath alleging: (a) That a…

NRS 159.315 Order of court upon findings concerning allegations that person disposed of money of protected person or proposed protected person or has evidence of interest of protected person or proposed protected person in or to property; nonappearance or noncompliance by person …

NRS 159.327 Short title. NRS 159.327 and 159.328 may be cited as the Protected Persons’ Bill of Rights. (Added to NRS by 2017, 2532)

NRS 159.328 Legislative declaration of protected persons’ rights. 1. The Legislature hereby declares that, except as otherwise specifically provided by law, each proposed protected person has the right to have an attorney before a guardianship is imposed to ask the court for reli…

NRS 159.329 Duties of courts. Each court shall: 1. Make the Protected Persons’ Bill of Rights readily available to the public; 2. Maintain a copy of the Protected Persons’ Bill of Rights in the court for reproduction and distribution to the public; and 3. Ensure that the Protecte…

NRS 159.331 “Relative” defined. As used in NRS 159.331 to 159.338, inclusive, “relative” means a parent, child or sibling of a protected person. (Added to NRS by 2017, 2546)

NRS 159.332 Guardian prohibited from restricting communication, visitation or interaction between protected person and relative or person of natural affection; exceptions. 1. A guardian shall not restrict the right of a protected person to communicate, visit or interact with a re…

NRS 159.333 Petition for order restricting communication, visitation or interaction between protected person and relative or person of natural affection; issuance of order; petition to modify or rescind order. 1. For good cause, a guardian may petition a court to issue an order r…

NRS 159.334 Imposition of certain restrictions on communication, visitation or interaction between protected person and relative or person of natural affection before issuance of order. 1. Before issuing an order pursuant to NRS 159.333, a court shall consider imposing any restri…

NRS 159.335 Petition for certain relief upon reasonable belief of abuse of discretion or violation of court order by guardian. 1. If any person, including, without limitation, a protected person, reasonably believes that a guardian has committed an abuse of discretion in making a…

NRS 159.336 Hearing on petition for restricted communication, visitation or interaction between protected person and relative or person of natural affection or petition for relief; emergency hearing required in certain circumstances. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection …

NRS 159.337 Burden of proof. In a proceeding held pursuant to NRS 159.331 to 159.338, inclusive: 1. The guardian has the burden of proof if he or she: (a) Petitions the court to restrict the ability of a relative or person of natural affection to communicate, visit or interact wi…

NRS 159.338 Attorney’s fees and sanctions. 1. In a proceeding held pursuant to NRS 159.331 to 159.338, inclusive, if the court finds that: (a) A petition was filed frivolously or in bad faith, the court shall award attorney’s fees to the party opposing the petition. (b) A guardia…

NRS 159.339 Assumption of jurisdiction by court of trust of which protected person is beneficiary. 1. If the inventory filed pursuant to NRS 159.085 includes the existence of a trust of which the protected person is currently a beneficiary who is receiving or is entitled to recei…

NRS 159.3395 Protected person or attorney entitled to copies of accountings for trust created by or for benefit of protected person; submission of trust to jurisdiction of court. A protected person or his or her attorney is entitled to receive copies of any accountings relating t…

NRS 159.341 State Guardianship Office: Creation; State Guardianship Officer; governmental entities prohibited from charging fees for copies of documents requested by Office in connection with investigative services. 1. The State Guardianship Office is hereby created. 2. The State…