Nevada § 159A.215 Guardian of person of minor child of member of Armed Forces

Nevada Statutes

§ 159A.215 — Guardian of person of minor child of member of Armed Forces

Nevada § 159A.215

Title 13GUARDIANSHIPS; CONSERVATORSHIPS; TRUSTS

Ch. 159AGuardianship

APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN OF MINOR WITHOUT APPROVAL OF COURT

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 159A.215 (2026).

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1. A member of the Armed Forces of the United States, a reserve component thereof or the National Guard may, by written instrument and without the approval of a court, appoint any adult residing in this State who is not incapacitated as the guardian of the person of a minor child who is a dependent of that member. The instrument must be:

(a)Executed by both parents if living, not divorced and having legal custody of the child, otherwise by the parent having legal custody; and

(b)Acknowledged in the same manner as a deed. Ê If both parents do not execute the instrument, the executing parent shall send by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the other parent at his or her last known address, a copy of the instrument and a notice of the provisions of subsection 3. 2. The instrument

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1. A member of the Armed Forces of the United States, a reserve component thereof or the National Guard may, by written instrument and without the approval of a court, appoint any adult residing in this State who is not incapacitated as the guardian of the person of a minor child who is a dependent of that member. The instrument must be:
(a) Executed by both parents if living, not divorced and having legal custody of the child, otherwise by the parent having legal custody; and
(b) Acknowledged in the same manner as a deed.
Ê If both parents do not execute the instrument, the executing parent shall send by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the other parent at his or her last known address, a copy of the instrument and a notice of the provisions of subsection 3.
2. The instrument must contain a provision setting forth the:
(a) Branch of the Armed Forces;
(b) Unit of current assignment;
(c) Current rank or grade; and
(d) Social security number or service number,
Ê of the parent who is the member.
3. The appointment of a guardian pursuant to this section:
(a) May be terminated by a written instrument signed by either parent of the child if that parent has not been deprived of his or her parental rights to the child; and
(b) Is terminated by any order of a court.