Nevada Revised Statutes 159.169 – Advice, instructions and approval of acts of guardian
1. A guardian of the estate may petition the court for advice and instructions in any matter concerning:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 159.169
- Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- 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.
- 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
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
(a) The administration of the estate of the protected person;
(b) The priority of paying claims;
(c) The propriety of making any proposed disbursement of funds;
(d) Elections for or on behalf of the protected person to take under the will of a deceased spouse;
(e) Exercising for or on behalf of the protected person:
(1) Any options or other rights under any policy of insurance or annuity; and
(2) The right to take under a will, trust or other devise;
(f) The propriety of exercising any right exercisable by owners of property; and
(g) Matters of a similar nature.
2. Any act done by a guardian of the estate after securing court approval or instructions with reference to the matters set forth in subsection 1 is binding upon the protected person or those claiming through the protected person, and the guardian is not personally liable for performing any such act.
3. If any interested person may be adversely affected by the proposed act of the guardian, the court shall direct the issuance of a citation to that interested person, to be served upon the person at least 20 days before the hearing on the petition. The citation must be served in the same manner that summons is served in a civil action and must direct the interested person to appear and show cause why the proposed act of the guardian should not be authorized or approved. All interested persons so served are bound by the order of the court which is final and conclusive, subject to any right of appeal.