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This protects the assets until the child is an adult. A "general guardianship" may be needed over an adult if the adult is incapacitated, meaning the person is unable to take care of himself or herself due to mental illness, mental deficiency, disease, or mental incapacity.

One person can petition the court to be the guardian, or two people can petition the court to be co-guardians. The court may require the guardian to complete any available training that the court finds appropriate. For Non-Nevada Residents: Non-Nevada residents can apply to be a guardian.

Short-Term Guardianship You only need a guardianship for a minor child for 6 months or less; AND. The parents will sign and notarize a short-term guardianship agreement. Only one parent's signature is needed if the other parent is deceased, unknown, has no legal rights, or has had their parental rights terminated; AND.

If all of the above apply, you may be able to avoid a court order and get a short-term guardianship instead. A short-term guardianship takes effect the day that all required parties sign the document, and automatically expires six months after that date if no sooner date is given.

A parent must obtain court permission or the other parent's written consent before relocating with a child outside of Nevada or to a place within Nevada that would substantially impair the other parent's ability to maintain a meaningful relationship with the child.

In order to grant the guardianship, the court must find that the ward is ?incompetent,? or unable to care for him/herself, and that the petitioner is a right person to be guardian. Petitioner will need a completed Order Appointing Guardian and completed Letters of Guardianship.