Nevada
Categorical Right To Counsel
Discretionary Appointment Of Counsel
Right Or Appointment Is Qualified
No Such Proceeding
No Authorization, But Relevant Materials
Other
Categorical
Abuse/Neglect/Dependency - Accused Parents
Legislation
Key Development
June 6, 2025
NV legislature enacts right to counsel for indigent respondent parents
A 2025 change in the law requires counsel for indigent respondent parents.
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Key Development
June 6, 2025
AB344
Expands discretionary appointment for parents in abuse cases; requires counsel for indigent parent respondents absent 'good cause.'
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Categorical
Abuse/Neglect/Dependency - Children
Legislation
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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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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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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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In 2023, Nevada repealed the right to counsel for minor respondents in protective order matters.
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Doesn't Affect
Guardianship/Conservatorship of Adults - Protected Person
Court Rule or Initiative
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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Legislation
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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Doesn't Affect
Guardianship/Conservatorship of Children - Child (incomplete)
Legislation
June 3, 2025
AB387
In guardianships, kid's counsel is discretionary, unless local legal aid has capacity, in which case counsel must be appointed.
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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
Abuse/Neglect/Dependency - Accused Parents
Categorical
Abuse/Neglect/Dependency - Children
No Such Proceeding
Adult Protective Proceedings - Protected Person
Qualified
Bypass of Parental Input into Abortion - Minor (Pre-Dobbs)
Categorical
Civil Commitment
Discretionary
Civil Contempt in Family Court
Categorical
Guardianship/Conservatorship of Adults - Protected Person
Qualified
Guardianship/Conservatorship of Children - Child (incomplete)
Discretionary
Other subject area
Discretionary
Parentage - Defendant/Respondent
Discretionary
Parentage - Petitioner or Child
Qualified
Quarantine/Isolation
No Such Proceeding
Sexually Dangerous Persons - Commitment
Categorical
Sterilization
Discretionary
Termination of Parental Rights (Private) - Children
Discretionary
Termination of Parental Rights (State) - Birth Parents
Categorical
Termination of Parental Rights (State) - Children
Categorical