Nevada § 159A.049 Appointment without issuance of citation

Nevada Statutes

§ 159A.049 — Appointment without issuance of citation

Nevada § 159A.049

Title 13GUARDIANSHIPS; CONSERVATORSHIPS; TRUSTS

Ch. 159AGuardianship

APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIANS

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159A.049 (2026).

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The court may, without issuing a citation, appoint a guardian for the proposed protected minor if the petitioner is a parent who has sole legal and physical custody of the proposed protected minor as evidenced by a valid court order or birth certificate and who is seeking the appointment of a guardian for the minor child of the parent. If the proposed protected minor is a minor who is 14 years of age or older:

1.The petition must be accompanied by the written consent of the minor to the appointment of the guardian; or

2.The minor must consent to the appointment of the guardian in open court.

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The court may, without issuing a citation, appoint a guardian for the proposed protected minor if the petitioner is a parent who has sole legal and physical custody of the proposed protected minor as evidenced by a valid court order or birth certificate and who is seeking the appointment of a guardian for the minor child of the parent. If the proposed protected minor is a minor who is 14 years of age or older:
1. The petition must be accompanied by the written consent of the minor to the appointment of the guardian; or
2. The minor must consent to the appointment of the guardian in open court.