This Monday the Nevada Supreme Court Commission met to study why private guardians in Las Vegas make significantly more income than their other Nevada counterparts. Chief Justice James Hardesty described the current guardianship laws as an “untethered process.” Current Nevada law entitles guardians to “reasonable compensation,” but offers no clear standards for what that means. The 26-member panel plans to meet again in September to further explore and debate the guardianship fee issue. The Nevada Supreme Court Panel plans to hold a total of five more meetings by the end of this year.
See Colton Lockhead, Nevada’s Top Judge Questions Guardianship Pay Rates, Las Vegas Review-Journal, August 17, 2015.
Special thanks to Brian Cohan (Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Brian J. Cohan, P.C.) for bringing this article to my attention.
