Nevada
Categorical Right To Counsel
Discretionary Appointment Of Counsel
Right Or Appointment Is Qualified
No Such Proceeding
No Authorization, But Relevant Materials
Other
Discretionary
Abuse/Neglect/Dependency - Accused Parents
Legislation
Key Development
June 6, 2023
Discretionary appointment of counsel
A court may appoint counsel for accused parents and must appoint counsel where protective custody of Indian child is sought.
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Categorical
Abuse/Neglect/Dependency - Children
Legislation
Key Development
June 6, 2023
Nevada guarantees / strengthens counsel for children in abuse matters
A court must appoint counsel for a child in an abuse/neglect proceeding.
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Key Development
June 13, 2023
Nevada guarantees counsel for Indian children
The court must appoint counsel to represent an Indian child in an abuse/neglect matter where custody is at issue.
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No Such Proceeding
Adult Protective Proceedings - Protected Person
Legislation
May 17, 2024
No such proceeding
Services may be provided consensually. The department may remove a guardian or terminate guardianship through an action in probate.
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Qualified
Bypass of Parental Input into Abortion - Minor (Pre-Dobbs)
Legislation
Key Development
Right to counsel
The court must appoint counsel for a minor seeking to bypass the parental notification requirement for an abortion at one stage of the process.
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Categorical
Civil Commitment
Discretionary
Civil Contempt in Family Court
Litigation
Key Development
Discretionary appointment of counsel
The Nevada Supreme Court adopted a case-by-case approach to appointment of counsel in civil contempt proceedings under the federal constitution.
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Doesn't Affect
Domestic Violence - Accused Person
Legislation
July 1, 2023
Nevada repeals right to counsel
In 2023, Nevada repealed the right to counsel for minor respondents in protective order matters.
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Categorical
Guardianship/Conservatorship of Adults - Protected Person
Legislation
Key Development
June 5, 2017
Nevada Legislature rewrites guardianship law to strengthen right to counsel
The Nevada Legislature strengthened the right to counsel for protected persons in guardianship cases in several ways.
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Court Rule or Initiative
Key Development
September 29, 2016
Nevada Sup. Ct. Commission urges expansion of right to counsel for adult guardianships
A commission created by the Nevada Supreme Court released a report calling for all potential wards to be provided counsel in guardianships.
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Qualified
Other subject area
Legislation
Key Development
Discretionary appointment of counsel
The court may appoint counsel for certain classes of unrepresented individuals in probate estate cases.
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Key Development
Discretionary appointment
The court may appoint counsel for a person bringing a civil action for wrongful conviction against the state.
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Discretionary
Parentage - Defendant/Respondent
Legislation
Key Development
Discretionary appointment of counsel
A court may appoint counsel for an indigent party in paternity or maternity proceedings.
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Discretionary
Parentage - Petitioner or Child
Legislation
Key Development
Discretionary appointment of counsel
A court may appoint counsel for an indigent party in paternity or maternity proceedings.
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Qualified
Quarantine/Isolation
Legislation
Key Development
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for a person or group subject to quarantine due to a communicable disease.
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No Such Proceeding
Sexually Dangerous Persons - Commitment
Legislation
No such proceeding
There is no procedure in the state for confinement of a sexually dangerous/violent person.
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Categorical
Sterilization
Legislation
Key Development
Right to counsel - sterilization of ward
A guardian seeking to sterilize their ward must get court approval at a hearing where the ward is entitled to counsel.
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Discretionary
Termination of Parental Rights (Private) - Children
Legislation
Key Development
Discretionary appointment of counsel
A court may appoint counsel for a child in a private termination of parental rights proceeding.
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Discretionary
Termination of Parental Rights (State) - Birth Parents
Legislation
Key Development
Discretionary appointment of counsel
A court may appoint counsel for indigent parents in termination of parental rights proceedings.
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Categorical
Termination of Parental Rights (State) - Children
Legislation
Key Development
May 31, 2017
New Nevada law guarantees counsel for children in termination proceedings
A court must appoint counsel for a child in a state-initiated termination proceeding, and may appoint in a private termination.
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Categorical
Truancy - Petition Against Child
Legislation
Key Development
Right to counsel
Children in Nevada have a right to counsel in truancy cases, which are treated as "child in need of supervision" matters.
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Debtor’s Prison / Financial
Education
Family Law
Health
Qualified