159.037 - Venue for appointment of guardian. - Nevada Statutes

159.037  Venue for appointment of guardian.

      1.  The venue for the appointment of a guardian when the ward’s home state is this State must be the county where the proposed ward resides.

      2.  If the proper venue may be in two or more counties, the county in which the proceeding is first commenced is the proper county in which to continue the proceedings.

      3.  Upon the filing of a petition showing that the proper venue is inconvenient, a venue other than that provided in subsection 1 may accept the proceeding.

      (Added to NRS by 1969, 413; A 2003, 1771; 2009, 1645)