Nevada Revised Statutes Section 159.059 - Guardianships - Conservatorships - Trusts

Qualifications of guardian. Any qualified person or entity that the court finds suitable may serve as a guardian. A person is not qualified to serve as a guardian who:

1. Is an incompetent.

2. Is a minor.

3. Has been convicted of a felony relating to the position of a guardian, unless the court finds that it is in the best interests of the ward to appoint the convicted felon as the guardian of the ward.

4. Has been suspended for misconduct or disbarred from:

(a) The practice of law;

(b) The practice of accounting; or

(c) Any other profession which:

(1) Involves or may involve the management or sale of money, investments, securities or real property; and

(2) Requires licensure in this state or any other state,

Ê during the period of the suspension or disbarment.

5. Is a nonresident of this state and:

(a) Is not a foreign guardian of a nonresident proposed ward pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 159.049;

(b) Has not associated as a coguardian, a resident of this state or a banking corporation whose principal place of business is in this state; and

(c) Is not a petitioner in the guardianship proceeding.

6. Has been judicially determined, by clear and convincing evidence, to have committed abuse, neglect or exploitation of a child, spouse, parent or other adult, unless the court finds that it is in the best interests of the ward to appoint the person as the guardian of the ward.

Last modified: February 25, 2006