Nevada § 159.1995 Cooperation with other courts

Nevada Statutes

§ 159.1995 — Cooperation with other courts

Nevada § 159.1995

Title 13GUARDIANSHIPS; CONSERVATORSHIPS; TRUSTS

Ch. 159Guardianship

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159.1995 (2026).

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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 give testimony pursuant to the procedures of that state;

(c)Order that an evaluation or assessment be made of the protected person;

(d)Order any appropriate investigation of a person involved in a proceeding;

(e)Forward to the court of this State a certified copy of the transcript or other record of a hearing under paragraph (a) or any other proceeding, any evidence otherwise produced under paragraph (b), and any evaluation or assessment prepared in compliance with an order under paragraph (c) or (d);

(f)Issue any order necessary to ensure the appearanc

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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 give testimony pursuant to the procedures of that state;
(c) Order that an evaluation or assessment be made of the protected person;
(d) Order any appropriate investigation of a person involved in a proceeding;
(e) Forward to the court of this State a certified copy of the transcript or other record of a hearing under paragraph (a) or any other proceeding, any evidence otherwise produced under paragraph (b), and any evaluation or assessment prepared in compliance with an order under paragraph (c) or (d);
(f) Issue any order necessary to ensure the appearance in the proceeding of a person whose presence is necessary for the court to make a determination, including the proposed protected person, the protected person or the person who is incapacitated; and
(g) Issue an order authorizing the release of medical, financial, criminal or other relevant information in that state relating to the protected person or proposed protected person, including protected health information as defined in 45 C.F.R. § 160.103.
2. If a court of another state in which a guardianship or conservatorship proceeding is pending requests assistance of the kind provided in subsection 1, a court of this State has jurisdiction for the limited purpose of granting the request or making reasonable efforts to comply with the request.