Nevada § 159.1853 Petition for removal

Nevada Statutes

§ 159.1853 — Petition for removal

Nevada § 159.1853

Title 13GUARDIANSHIPS; CONSERVATORSHIPS; TRUSTS

Ch. 159Guardianship

Removal of Guardian

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.1853 (2026).

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1. The following persons may petition the court to have a guardian removed:

(a)The protected person;

(b)The spouse of the protected person;

(c)Any relative who is within the second degree of consanguinity to the protected person;

(d)A public guardian; or

(e)Any other interested person. 2. The petition must:

(a)State with particularity the reasons for removing the guardian; and

(b)Show cause for the removal. 3. If the court denies the petition for removal, the petitioner shall not file a subsequent petition unless a material change of circumstances warrants a subsequent petition. 4. If the court finds that the petitioner did not file a petition for removal in good faith or in furtherance of the best interests of the protected person, the court may:

(a)Disallow the petitioner from pe

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1. The following persons may petition the court to have a guardian removed:
(a) The protected person;
(b) The spouse of the protected person;
(c) Any relative who is within the second degree of consanguinity to the protected person;
(d) A public guardian; or
(e) Any other interested person.
2. The petition must:
(a) State with particularity the reasons for removing the guardian; and
(b) Show cause for the removal.
3. If the court denies the petition for removal, the petitioner shall not file a subsequent petition unless a material change of circumstances warrants a subsequent petition.
4. If the court finds that the petitioner did not file a petition for removal in good faith or in furtherance of the best interests of the protected person, the court may:
(a) Disallow the petitioner from petitioning the court for attorney’s fees from the estate of the protected person; and
(b) Impose sanctions on the petitioner in an amount sufficient to reimburse the estate of the protected person for all or part of the expenses incurred by the estate of the protected person in responding to the petition and for any other pecuniary losses which are associated with the petition.