Nevada Code § 159.202

Declination of jurisdiction by reason of conduct
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1. If at any time a court of this State
determines that it acquired jurisdiction to appoint a guardian because of
unjustifiable conduct by the guardian or the petitioner, the court may:
(a) Decline to exercise jurisdiction;
(b) Exercise jurisdiction for the limited purpose
of fashioning an appropriate remedy to ensure the health, safety and welfare of
the protected person or the protection of the property of the protected person
or to prevent a repetition of the unjustifiable conduct, including staying the
proceeding until a petition for the appointment of a guardian is filed in a
court of another state having jurisdiction; or
(c) Continue to exercise jurisdiction after
considering:
(1) The extent to which the protected
person and all persons required to be notified of the proceedings have
acquiesced in the exercise of the courts jurisdiction;
(2) Whether it is a more appropriate forum
than the court of any other state; and
(3) Whether the court of any other state
would have jurisdiction under factual circumstance in substantial conformity
with the jurisdictional standard.
2. If a court of this State determines
that it acquired jurisdiction to appoint a guardian because a party seeking to
invoke its jurisdiction engaged in unjustifiable conduct, the court may assess
against that party necessary and reasonable expenses, including, without
limitation, attorneys fees, investigative fees, court costs, communication
expenses, witness fees and expenses, and travel expenses.

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