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NRS 159A.049 - Appointment without issuance of citation.

NV Rev Stat § 159A.049 (2019) (N/A)
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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.

(Added to NRS by 2017, 823)

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