Nevada · Statutes
Chapter 159
203 sections
203 sections
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.013Definitions.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.014“Care provider” defined.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.015“Court” defined.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.017“Guardian” defined.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.018“Home state” defined.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.019“Incapacitated” defined.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.022“Limited capacity” defined.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.023“Minor” defined.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.024“Private professional guardian” defined.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.025“Proposed protected person” defined.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.026“Special guardian” defined.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.028Terms: “Writing” or “written.”
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.033Application to guardians ad litem.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.034Notice by petitioner: To whom required; manner for providing; waiver of requirement; proof of giving filed with court.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.036Giving of notices and issuance of citations by clerk of court.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.037Venue for appointment of guardian.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.039Proceedings commenced in more than one county.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.041Transfer of proceedings to another county.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.043Titles of petitions; captions of petitions and other documents.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.044Petition for appointment of guardian: Who may submit; content; needs assessment required for proposed protected person.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.046Appointment, duties and compensation of investigators; governmental entities prohibited from charging fees for copies of documents requested in connection with investigation services.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.047Issuance of citation upon filing of petition for appointment of guardian; persons required to be served; filing of affidavit of service.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.048Contents of citation.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.054Finding and order of court upon petition: Dismissal of petition; appointment of special or general guardian.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.055Burden of proof; order appointing guardian; notice of entry of order.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.057Appointment of guardian for two or more proposed protected persons; powers, duties and termination of such guardianships.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.062Guardian nominated by will.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.065Bond: General requirements; approval by clerk; liability of sureties; not required under certain circumstances.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.067Bond: Court may require increase, decrease or other change; exoneration of former sureties.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.069Bond: Filing; remedy for breach.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.071Bond: Limitations on action.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.073Taking oath of office; filing appropriate documents and verified acknowledgment; contents of acknowledgment; acknowledgment not required under certain circumstances.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.074Copy of order of appointment to be served upon protected person; notice of entry of order to be filed with court.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.075Letters of guardianship.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.076Summary administration.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.077General functions of guardian of person and estate.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.078Petition by guardian or other interested person for order authorizing or directing guardian to take certain actions.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.079General functions of guardian of person; establishment or change of residence of protected person by guardian.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.081Reports by guardian of person; waiver of requirement.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.083General functions of guardian of estate.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.085Inventory, supplemental inventory and appraisal of property of protected person.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.086Guardian of estate to cause appraisal or valuation of assets of guardianship estate; record or statement in lieu of appraisal.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.087Recording letters of guardianship.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.089Possession of and title to property of protected person; guardian to secure certain documents.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.091Discovery of debts or property.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.093Collecting obligations due protected person.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.095Representing protected person in legal proceedings.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.097Voidable contracts and transactions of protected person.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.099Liability of guardian of estate on contracts for protected person.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.101Exercising rights under stock ownership of protected person.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.103Claims against estate of protected person.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.105Payment of claims of guardian and claims arising from contracts of guardian; report of claims and payment.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.107Presentment and verification of claims.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.109Examination and allowance or rejection of claims by guardian.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.111Recourse of claimant when claim rejected or not acted upon.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.112Authorized actions by guardian of the person if guardian of the estate has not been appointed; payment of excess money to appointed guardian of the estate; certain compensation authorized.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.113Guardian required to petition court before taking certain actions; guardian may petition court before taking certain other actions; content of petition.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.115Notice of hearing of petition or account.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.117Court approval required to make certain investments and loans and to exercise certain options; certain investments authorized without prior approval; investing property of two or more protected persons.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.119Continuing business of protected person.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.121Borrowing money for protected person.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.123Contracts of protected person.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.125Gifts from estate of protected person; expenditures for relatives of protected person.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.127Purposes for which property of protected person may be sold, leased or placed in trust.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.132Property of protected person subject to sale.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.134Selling real property of protected person.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.136Order requiring guardian to sell real property of estate.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.138Sale of equity of estate in real property of protected person that is subject to mortgage or lien and of property that is subject to mortgage or lien.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.142Sale of interest of protected person in real property owned jointly with one or more persons.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.144Sale of real property of guardianship estate: Requirements for establishing date; manner of making offers.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.0145“Citation” defined.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.146Hearing to confirm sale of real property: Considerations; conditions for confirmation; actions of court if sale is not confirmed; continuance; circumstances in which sale is confirmed without bidding.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.148Neglect or refusal of purchaser of real property to comply with terms of sale.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.152Sale of security of protected person by guardian.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.154Place and manner of sale of personal property of protected person; report by guardian; first right of refusal of family members; priority of claims.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.156Sale of interest in partnership, interest in personal property pledged to protected person and choses in action of estate of protected person.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.157Lease of property of protected person.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.159Contract with broker to secure lessee.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.161Petition for approval of lease: Content; conditions for approval.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.163Agreement for rental or bailment of personal property.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.165Lease of mining claim or mineral rights; option to purchase.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.166Bond and actions required upon court order to enter into agreement.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.167Special sale of property of protected person or surrender of interest therein.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.169Advice, instructions and approval of acts of guardian.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.171Executing and recording legal documents.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.173Transfer of property of protected person not ademption.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.175Exchange or partition of property of protected person.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.176Review of guardianship by court.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.177Time for filing account; service of account.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.179Contents of account; retention of receipts or vouchers for all expenditures; proving payment when receipt or voucher is lost.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.181Hearing of account.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.183Compensation and expenses of guardian.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.184Accounting by certain care providers.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.185Conditions for removal.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.187Appointment of successor guardian upon death or removal of existing guardian.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.191Termination of guardianship of person, estate or person and estate; procedure upon death of protected person.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.192Termination of temporary guardianship.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.193Winding up affairs.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.0195“Interested person” defined.
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.195Disposition of claims of creditor after termination of guardianship by death of protected person.