§ 253.150 Establishment of office by county commissioners; appointment, designation or contract; compensation
§ 253.160 Bond; oath
§ 253.170 Vacancy
§ 253.175 Deputies: Appointment; oath; recording of appointment; liability of public guardian; compensation
§ 253.180 Subordinates, consultants and assistants
§ 253.190 Records
§ 253.200 Qualifications of person for whom public guardian may be appointed; petition for appointment; accounting and report to be filed by temporary guardian in certain circumstances
§ 253.210 Powers, duties, rights and responsibilities
§ 253.215 Legal assistance
§ 253.220 Investigation of financial status, assets and personal and family history of protected person for whom public guardian has been appointed or upon referral of potential protected person by certain agencies
§ 253.230 Allocation of costs incurred in appointment proceedings and administrative costs
§ 253.240 Value of guardian’s services allowable as claim against estate of protected person; deposit of money received by public guardian
§ 253.243 Request for advance of money to pay expenses of guardianship; payment of advances; reimbursement of advances from assets of estate of protected person
§ 253.245 Reports and budgets to and investigations by board of county commissioners
§ 253.250 Termination of appointment
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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 253 > Public Guardians

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
  • population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.