Adult Guardianship Periodic Reporting Requirements in Nevada
At a glance
| Covered guardian and report types | Person guardian: written condition and duties report; estate or property-managing special guardian: verified inventory and account (§§ 159.081(1), 159.085(1), 159.177(1)). |
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| First plan, inventory or account | General or special estate guardian files verified inventory within 60 days of appointment unless court allows more time; later property goes into supplemental inventory within 30 days or next account (§ 159.085(1), (5)-(6)). |
| Repeat interval and due date | Person report annually within 60 days after appointment anniversary; estate account same clock, subject to court-ordered different interval for good cause; court reviews guardianship annually (§§ 159.081(1)(a), 159.177(1)(a), 159.176). |
| Condition and care-plan content | Person report states physical condition, residence, household members where required, and why less restrictive alternatives are not considered; secured-facility move report includes written recommendation (§ 159.081(2)-(3)). |
| Property and accounting content | Estate account states period, opening and closing assets, cash receipts and itemized disbursements, claims, and property changes including income; receipts or vouchers kept for inspection (§ 159.179(1)-(4)). |
| Oath and required attachments | Estate inventory and accounts verified; inventory carries guardian's oath; supporting receipts or vouchers filed only if court orders, and secured-facility move report includes written recommendation (§§ 159.085(1), (3), 159.177(1), 159.179(4), 159.081(2)). |
| Who receives or may inspect the report | Inventory copy and filing notice served on adult, attorney and guardian ad litem; estate account served on adult if living and attorney; secured-facility report served on adult and attorney, subject to court waiver of adult service (§§ 159.085(4), 159.177(2), 159.081(2), (6)). |
| Court review and late filing | Court reviews guardianship yearly; hearing on person report or order is not required; interested persons may object to account. For willful report/account nonfiling after written notice and 2-month grace, penalty may reach $5,000 (§§ 159.176, 159.081(5), 159.181(1)-(2), 159.345). |
| Final or change-triggered report | Person guardian reports secured-facility move within 10 days. Estate guardian accounts when resigning, within 30 days of removal, and within 90 days of termination or death, unless extended where stated (§§ 159.081(1)(b), 159.177(1)(b)-(d)). |
Requirements one by one
First filing and annual deadlines
The guardian of an adult's person files a condition and duties report annually within 60 days after the appointment anniversary under NRS § 159.081(1)(a). A separate report is due within 10 days after moving the adult to a secured residential long-term care facility under subsection (1)(b). The latter includes the written recommendation for the move under subsection (2).
Under NRS § 159.085(1), a general or special guardian of the estate files a verified inventory within 60 days after appointment unless the court allows more time. The inventory has an attached or endorsed oath under subsection (3), and a copy and filing notice go to the adult, attorney and guardian ad litem under subsection (4). Later-discovered property goes in a supplemental inventory within 30 days or the next account under subsections (5)-(6).
NRS § 159.177(1)(a) gives an estate or property-managing special guardian an annual verified account deadline of 60 days after the appointment anniversary. For good cause, with appropriate protection of the adult's interests, the court may order a different interval. NRS § 159.176 separately directs annual court review of every guardianship.
Report contents, copies and court review
The person report in NRS § 159.081(3) covers physical condition, residence, household members where required, and an explanation of why less restrictive alternatives are not considered. The person guardian gives an estate guardian a copy within 30 days after filing under subsection (4). For the secured-facility report, subsection (2) requires service on the adult and attorney, although subsection (6) allows a court waiver of adult service on the stated health showing.
The estate account in NRS § 159.179(1)-(2) states opening and closing assets, receipts, itemized disbursements, claims and changes in holdings. Supporting receipts or vouchers are kept for examination and filed only on court order under subsection (4). NRS § 159.177(2) requires service of the account on the adult, if living, and the attorney. Interested persons may object at or before the account hearing; if objections are absent or overruled, the court may allow and confirm the account under NRS § 159.181(1)-(2). NRS § 159.081(5) does not require a hearing or order on a person report.
Leaving office or ending the guardianship
NRS § 159.177(1)(b)-(d) requires an estate account on petitioning to resign before acceptance, within 30 days after removal, and within 90 days after termination or the adult's death. The court may allow more time for the removal or end-of-guardianship accounts. The person guardian's secured-facility move report remains a separate event-triggered filing under NRS § 159.081(1)(b).
What trips people up
Under NRS § 159.345(3), a willful failure to file a required person report or estate account can draw a court penalty of up to $5,000 after written notice of the failure and a two-month grace period. A late inventory has a different express rule in NRS § 159.085(8): for good cause and appropriate notice, the court may revoke letters or enter a judgment for resulting loss or injury.
Common questions
Does every person report require service on the adult? NRS § 159.081(2) specifically requires service of the secured-facility move report on the adult and attorney, subject to the waiver in subsection (6). For the annual person report, subsection (4) instead expressly requires a copy for an estate guardian, if one serves.
Must receipts be attached to each estate account? NRS § 159.179(4) requires the guardian to retain them for examination and file them with the court only if ordered.
Statutes and sources
- NRS § 159.081: “A guardian of the person shall make and file in the guardianship proceeding for review of the court a written report”. Official text, accessed 2026-10-03.
- NRS § 159.085: “the guardian shall make and file in the guardianship proceeding a verified inventory”. Official text, accessed 2026-10-03.
- NRS § 159.176: “Every guardianship established pursuant to this chapter must be reviewed by the court annually.” Official text, accessed 2026-10-03.
- NRS § 159.177: “Annually, not later than 60 days after the anniversary date of the appointment of the guardian”. Official text, accessed 2026-10-03.
- NRS § 159.179: “All expenditures included in the account must be itemized.” Official text, accessed 2026-10-03.
- NRS § 159.181: “Any interested person may appear at the hearing and object to the account”. Official text, accessed 2026-10-03.
- NRS § 159.345: “the court may impose a penalty in an amount not to exceed $5,000”. Official text, accessed 2026-10-03.
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