159.185 - Conditions.

159.185  Conditions.  The court may remove a guardian if the court determines that:

      1.  The guardian has become mentally incompetent, unsuitable or otherwise incapable of exercising the authority and performing the duties of a guardian as provided by law;

      2.  The guardian is no longer qualified to act as a guardian pursuant to NRS 159.059;

      3.  The guardian has filed for bankruptcy within the previous 5 years;

      4.  The guardian of the estate has mismanaged the estate of the ward;

      5.  The guardian has negligently failed to perform any duty as provided by law or by any order of the court and:

      (a) The negligence resulted in injury to the ward or the estate of the ward; or

      (b) There was a substantial likelihood that the negligence would result in injury to the ward or the estate of the ward;

      6.  The guardian has intentionally failed to perform any duty as provided by law or by any lawful order of the court, regardless of injury;

      7.  The best interests of the ward will be served by the appointment of another person as guardian; or

      8.  The guardian is a private professional guardian who is no longer qualified as a private professional guardian pursuant to NRS 159.0595.

      (Added to NRS by 1969, 432; A 2003, 1798; 2005, 819)