Nevada Revised Statutes 160.100 – Accounts
1. Every guardian who receives on account of a ward of the guardian any money from the Department of Veterans Affairs shall file with the court annually, on the anniversary date of the appointment, in addition to such other accounts as may be required by the court, a full, true and accurate account under oath of all money so received by the guardian and of all disbursements thereof, and showing the balance thereof in the hands of the guardian at the date of such account and how invested.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 160.100
- Department of Veterans Affairs: means the Department of Veterans Affairs, its predecessors or successors. See Nevada Revised Statutes 160.020
- 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.
- Guardian: means any person acting as a fiduciary for a ward. See Nevada Revised Statutes 160.020
- 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.
- Ward: means a beneficiary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. See Nevada Revised Statutes 160.020
2. A certified copy of each of such accounts filed with the court must be sent by the guardian to the office of the Department of Veterans Affairs having jurisdiction over the area in which the court is located. The court shall fix a time and place for the hearing on such account not less than 15 days or more than 30 days after the date of filing the account, and notice thereof must be given by the court to the concerned office of the Department of Veterans Affairs not less than 15 days before the date fixed for the hearing.
3. Notice of such hearing must in like manner be given to the guardian.