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A party seeking a guardianship (“Petitioner/ Proposed Guardian”) files a Petition with the Court to request the power to handle the affairs of a minor (“proposed protected minor”). The guardianship request may be for the person of the minor, the estate of the minor, or both. Click here for information
Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) Chapter 159A governs minor guardianship cases, requirements, and procedure. Click here to review the Statute
Review the instructions for Guardians prior to filing a new Minor Guardianship Case Click here for Instructions
A hearing must be scheduled by contacting the Judicial Assistant for Department 14 by telephone or in person at the third floor of Family Court located at 1 S. Sierra. A Citation to Appear and Show Cause, listing the date and time of the hearing, will be issued.
At the hearing, the Court will determine whether to grant the petition, deny the petition, or continue the hearing.
If an Order to Appoint Guardian is granted, Letters of Guardianship shall be executed under oath. After the hearing, a Deputy Clerk of Court will issue and file the Letters of Guardianship.
If the guardianship is over the minor’s estate, an Inventory, Appraisal, and Record of Value must be filed in the case within 60 days of the Order Appointing Guardian.
Once a guardianship has been ordered, the Court will conduct annual reviews of the physical and/or financial condition of the minor protected minor.
An Annual Report of the Guardian of the Child must be filed every year. A hearing with the guardian and the minor must occur every three years.
An Accounting must be filed every year. Once the Accounting is file, the Court will schedule an Accounting review hearing every year.
For estates with a value under $10,000, the Court may allow summary administration, which does not require the filing of an Accounting every year.
If Guardianship of the Person and Estate is granted, the Guardian must file an Annual Report and Annual Accounting every year. Hearings will be held every year to review the Accounting. The minor must appear at hearings every three years.
For estates with a value under $10,000, the Court may allow summary administration, which does not require the filing of an Accounting every year.
Jessica Bradshaw
Judicial Assistant
(775) 325-6788
Jessica.Bradshaw@washoecourts.us
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