Title 13

NRS 159A.0595 Private professional guardians. 1. In order for a person to serve as a private professional guardian, the person must be: (a) A natural person who is a certified guardian and is employed by an entity that is licensed pursuant to chapter 628B of NRS, unless the entit…

NRS 159A.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. 1. The parents of a proposed protected minor, or either parent, are presumed suitable t…

NRS 159A.0615 Appointment of judicial officer or special judicial officer to identify person most qualified and suitable to serve as guardian; hearing; recommendation. 1. If the court determines that a minor may be in need of a guardian, the court may order the appointment of a j…

NRS 159A.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. If the court or a judicial officer or special judicial officer finds that a parent o…

NRS 159A.062 Guardian nominated by will. A parent of a minor may by will nominate a guardian. The person nominated must file a petition and obtain an appointment from the court before exercising the powers of a guardian. (Added to NRS by 2017, 831)

NRS 159A.065 Bond: General requirements; approval by clerk; liability of sureties; not required under certain circumstances. 1. Except as otherwise provided by law, every guardian shall, before entering upon his or her duties as guardian, execute and file in the guardianship proc…

NRS 159A.067 Bond: Court may require increase, decrease or other change; exoneration of former sureties. 1. The court may at any time, for good cause and after notice to the guardian, increase or decrease the amount of the bond required of a guardian. 2. The court may at any time…

NRS 159A.069 Bond: Filing; remedy for breach. Every bond given by a guardian must be filed and preserved in the office of the clerk of the district court of the county in which the guardianship proceeding is conducted. In case of the breach of any condition of such bond, an actio…

NRS 159A.071 Bond: Limitations on action. No action may be maintained against the sureties on any bond given by a guardian unless it is commenced within 3 years after the time the guardian is discharged, unless at the time of such discharge the person entitled to bring the action…

NRS 159A.073 Taking oath of office; filing appropriate documents and verified acknowledgment; contents of acknowledgment; acknowledgment not required under certain circumstances. 1. Every guardian, before entering upon his or her duties as guardian and before letters of guardians…

NRS 159A.074 Copy of order of appointment to be served upon protected minor; notice of entry of order to be filed with court. 1. A copy of the order appointing the guardian must be served personally or by mail upon the protected minor not later than 5 days after the date of the a…

NRS 159A.075 Letters of guardianship. When a guardian has taken the official oath and filed a bond as provided in this chapter, the court shall order letters of guardianship to issue to the guardian. Letters of guardianship may be in the following form: State of Nevada } }ss. Cou…

NRS 159A.0753 Requirements; form; Secretary of State to make form available; regulations. 1. Any parent or guardian of a minor who wishes to request to nominate another person to be appointed as the guardian for the minor may do so by completing a form requesting to nominate a gu…

NRS 159A.0755 Disposition of estate having value not exceeding by more than $10,000 aggregate amount of unpaid expenses of and claims against estate. Repealed. (See chapter 253, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 1722.)

NRS 159A.076 Summary administration. 1. The court may grant a summary administration if, at any time, it appears to the court that after payment of all claims and expenses of the guardianship the value of the protected minor’s property does not exceed $10,000. 2. If the court gra…

NRS 159A.077 General functions of guardian of person and estate. A guardian of the person and estate has the authority and shall perform the duties as provided by law for a guardian of the person and a guardian of the estate. (Added to NRS by 2017, 834)

NRS 159A.078 Petition by guardian or other interested person for order authorizing or directing guardian to take certain actions. 1. Before taking any of the following actions, the guardian shall petition the court for an order authorizing the guardian to: (a) Except as otherwise…

NRS 159A.079 General functions of guardian of person; establishment or change of residence of protected minor by guardian. 1. Except as otherwise ordered by the court, a guardian of the person has the care, custody and control of the person of the protected minor, and has the aut…

NRS 159A.0805 Approval of court required before guardian may consent to certain treatment of or experiment on protected minor; conditions for approval. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a guardian shall not consent to: (a) The experimental medical, biomedical or be…

NRS 159A.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. 1. Every protected minor has the right, if possible, to: (a) Have his or h…

NRS 159A.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. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 159A.0807, a guardian sha…

NRS 159A.081 Reports by guardian of person. 1. A guardian of the person shall make and file in the guardianship proceeding for review of the court a written report on the condition of the protected minor and the exercise of authority and performance of duties by the guardian: (a)…

NRS 159A.083 General functions of guardian of estate. 1. A guardian of the estate shall: (a) Protect, preserve, manage and dispose of the estate of the protected minor according to law and for the best interests of the protected minor; (b) Responsibly invest the property of the p…

NRS 159A.085 Inventory and supplemental inventory of property of protected minor. 1. Not later than 60 days after the date of the appointment of a guardian of the estate or, if necessary, such further time as the court may allow, the guardian shall make and file in the guardiansh…

NRS 159A.086 Guardian of estate to cause appraisal or valuation of assets of guardianship estate; record or statement in lieu of appraisal. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the guardian of an estate shall cause an appraisal or valuation of any asset of a guardians…

NRS 159A.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. 1. Before appraising or valuing any as…

NRS 159A.087 Recording letters of guardianship. 1. Not later than 60 days after the date of the appointment of a guardian of the estate, the guardian shall record, or cause to be recorded, in the office of the recorder of each county in which real property of the protected minor …

NRS 159A.089 Possession of and title to property of protected minor; guardian to secure certain documents. 1. A guardian of the estate shall take possession of: (a) All of the property of substantial value of the protected minor; (b) Rents, income, issues and profits from the pro…

NRS 159A.0893 Access to account or other assets of protected minor. 1. A guardian shall present a copy of the court order appointing the guardian and letters of guardianship to a bank or other financial institution that holds any account or other assets of the protected minor bef…

NRS 159A.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. 1. The guardian may retain assets for the anticipated expense of th…

NRS 159A.091 Discovery of debts or property. Upon the filing of a petition in the guardianship proceeding by the guardian, the protected minor or any other interested person, alleging that any person is indebted to the protected minor, has or is suspected of having concealed, emb…

NRS 159A.093 Collecting obligations due protected minor; order for payment of support of protected minor; notice. 1. A guardian of the estate: (a) Shall demand all debts and other choses in action due to the protected minor; and (b) With prior approval of the court, may sue for a…

NRS 159A.095 Representing protected minor in legal proceedings. 1. A guardian of the estate shall appear for and represent the protected minor in all actions, suits or proceedings to which the protected minor is a party, unless the court finds that the interests of the guardian c…

NRS 159A.097 Voidable contracts and transactions of protected minor. Any contract, except to the extent of the reasonable value of necessaries, and any transaction with respect to the property of a protected minor made by the protected minor are voidable by the guardian of the es…

NRS 159A.099 Liability of guardian of estate on contracts for protected minor. A guardian of the estate is not personally liable on any written or oral contract entered into for or on behalf of the protected minor where the guardian is acting within his or her authority as such g…

NRS 159A.103 Claims against estate of protected minor. A guardian of the estate shall pay from the guardianship estate all just claims against the protected minor, the estate or the guardian as such, in the same manner as prescribed by chapter 159 of NRS for the payment of claims…

NRS 159A.105 Payment of claims of guardian and claims arising from contracts of guardian; report of claims and payment. 1. A guardian of the estate may pay from the guardianship estate the following claims without complying with the provisions of this section and NRS 159A.107 and…

NRS 159A.107 Presentment and verification of claims. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 159A.105, all claims against the protected minor, the guardianship estate or the guardian of the estate as such must be presented to the guardian of the estate. Each such claim must be in wri…

NRS 159A.109 Examination and allowance or rejection of claims by guardian. 1. A guardian of the estate shall examine each claim presented to the guardian for payment. If the guardian is satisfied that the claim is appropriate and just, the guardian shall: (a) Endorse upon the cla…

NRS 159A.111 Recourse of claimant when claim rejected or not acted upon. 1. If, not later than 60 days after the date the claim was presented to the guardian, a rejected claim is returned to the claimant or the guardian of the estate fails to approve or reject and return a claim,…

NRS 159A.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. 1. If a guardian of the estate has not been appointed, a guardian of the person may: (a) Institute proceedings to compel a…

NRS 159A.113 Guardian required to petition court before taking certain actions; guardian may petition court before taking certain other actions; content of petition. 1. Before taking any of the following actions, the guardian of the estate shall petition the court for an order au…

NRS 159A.115 Notice of hearing of petition or account. 1. Except as otherwise ordered by the court, upon the filing of any petition under NRS 159A.078 or 159A.113, or any account, notice must be given to the protected minor and the persons specified in NRS 159A.034 in the manner …

NRS 159A.117 Court approval required to make certain investments and loans and to exercise certain options; access to or management of accounts via Internet. 1. Upon approval of the court by order, a guardian of the estate may: (a) Invest the property of the protected minor, make…

NRS 159A.121 Borrowing money for protected minor. 1. A guardian of the estate, with prior approval of the court by order, may borrow money for the account of the protected minor when necessary: (a) To pay claims against the protected minor, the guardianship estate or the guardian…

NRS 159A.123 Contracts of protected minor. If a protected minor for whom a guardian of the estate is appointed was, at the time of the appointment, a party to a contract which has not been fully performed, and which was made by the minor while not under any legal disability other…