Nev. Rev. Stat. § 156.080 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 156 / Section 156.080
Sale or mortgage of property: Filing of petition by trustee; notice of hearing
Status: in_force

1. The trustee may sell any of the personal property or sell, mortgage or give a deed of trust upon any of the real property of the missing person when the court considers such an action to be in the best interest of the estate and all parties concerned, including devisees and those who would be, in case of the death of the missing person, the heirs at law. For that purpose, the trustee may file a petition with the court asking for an order authorizing such a sale, mortgage or deed of trust.

2. The clerk shall set the petition for hearing and give notice of the hearing, in the manner prescribed in NRS 155.010 , to the persons described in that section and to: (a) Each of the persons who would be heirs at law of the missing person if the missing person were dead; and (b) If it appears that the missing person left a will, each devisee mentioned therein.

3. If the address of any such person is unknown, the notice must be mailed by registered or certified mail to that person at the county seat of the county in which the court is held, and the trustee shall file his or her affidavit showing that the address is unknown and stating what efforts the trustee has made to learn the address.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.730 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.730
Requirements for delivery of notice of proposed action
Status: in_force

The notice of proposed action must be mailed or personally delivered to each person required to be given notice of the proposed action not less than 15 days before the date specified in the notice of proposed action on or after which the proposed action is to be taken. If mailed, the notice of proposed action must be addressed to the person at the person's last known address. The notice of proposed action must be mailed or delivered in the manner provided in NRS 155.010 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.450 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.450
Effect of order; execution of order
Status: in_force

1. The order is prima facie evidence of the correctness of the proceedings and of the authority of the personal representative to make the conveyance or transfer, and after its entry, the person entitled to the conveyance or transfer has a right to the possession of the property contracted for, and to hold the property according to the terms of the intended conveyance or transfer, in like manner as if it had been conveyed or transferred pursuant to the order.

2. The personal representative shall execute the conveyance or transfer according to the directions of the order, and the court may enforce its execution by process. The conveyance or transfer passes title to the property contracted for as fully as if the contracting party had executed it while living.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 152.020 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 152 / Section 152.020
Partition authorized even though portion of original share previously assigned or conveyed to others
Status: in_force

Partition may be made as provided in this chapter, although some of the original heirs or devisees may have assigned or conveyed their share to other persons, and those shares must be partitioned to the person holding them in the same manner as they would have been to the heirs or devisees had they not transferred their shares.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 149.040 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 149 / Section 149.040
Execution of instruments
Status: in_force

The personal representative shall execute, acknowledge and deliver the mortgage or other security, as directed, setting forth therein that it is made by authority of the order, giving the date of the order. The note or notes and mortgage or other security must be signed by the personal representative as such, and create no personal liability against him or her.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 142.030 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 142 / Section 142.030
Nature of surety's liability: Extent of bond
Status: in_force

The bond is not void upon the first recovery, but may be sued upon from time to time by any person aggrieved in that person's own name until the whole penalty is exhausted.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 142.100 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 142 / Section 142.100
Appointment of person next in order
Status: in_force

If sufficient security or additional security is not given within the time fixed by the court's order, the right of the personal representative to administer the estate ceases, and the person next entitled to administer the estate, who will post a sufficient bond, must be appointed. If letters have already been issued to the personal representative, the letters must be revoked and the authority of the personal representative thereupon ceases. The person next entitled to administer the estate, who will post a proper bond, must be appointed, upon giving the notice required by NRS 155.010 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 136.170 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 136 / Section 136.170
Proof of will when subscribing witnesses are unavailable
Status: in_force

1. If it appears to the court that a will cannot be proven as otherwise provided by law because one or more or all the subscribing witnesses to the will, at the time the will is offered for probate, are dead or mentally or physically incapable of testifying or otherwise unavailable, the court may admit the will to probate upon the testimony in person, by deposition or by affidavit of at least two credible disinterested persons that the signature to the will is genuine, or upon other sufficient proof that the signature is genuine.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not preclude the court, in its discretion, from requiring in addition, the testimony in person, by deposition or by affidavit of any available subscribing witness, or proof of such other pertinent facts and circumstances as the court deems necessary to admit the will to probate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.305 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.305
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 143.310 , 143.315 and 143.320 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.300 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.300
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 150.290 to 150.380 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “Gross estate” or “estate” means all property included for federal estate tax purposes in determining the federal estate tax pursuant to the federal estate tax law.

2. “Person interested in the estate” means any person who receives or is the beneficiary of any property transferred pursuant to a transfer which is subject to a tax imposed by any federal estate tax law, now existing or hereafter enacted.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.120 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.120
“Estate” defined
Status: in_force

“Estate” includes the property of the decedent or trust whose affairs are subject to this title as it is originally constituted and as it exists from time to time during administration.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 147.190 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 147 / Section 147.190
Reimbursement for costs
Status: in_force

If a judgment is recovered with costs against a personal representative, the costs must be allowed to the personal representative from the accounts of the administration, unless it appears that the action or proceeding in which the costs were taxed was prosecuted or resisted by the personal representative without cause.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.300 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.300
Short title
Status: in_force

NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, may be cited as the Independent Administration of Estates Act.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.195 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.195
Effect of appeal of order
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise ordered by the court, an appeal pursuant to NRS 155.190 does not stay any order or proceeding in the estate or trust. The court may grant a stay, pending the appeal, of an order from which the appeal was taken, upon such bond, undertaking or conditions as it deems just or appropriate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.360 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.360
Petition for sale: Notice
Status: in_force

1. To enter into an agreement to sell or to give an option to purchase a mining claim, or real property worked as a mine, belonging to the estate of a decedent, the personal representative, or an interested person, shall file a petition describing the property in question, stating the terms and general conditions of the proposed agreement or option, showing the advantage or advantages that may accrue to the estate from entering into it, and requesting an order authorizing or directing its execution.

2. The clerk shall set the petition for hearing, and the petitioner shall give notice for the period and in the manner provided in NRS 155.010 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.110 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.110
Contracts to find purchaser of real property: Liability of personal representative; limitation on commission
Status: in_force

1. The personal representative may enter into a written contract with any bona fide agent, broker, or multiple group of agents or brokers to secure a purchaser for any real property of the estate, and by that contract, the personal representative may grant an exclusive right to sell and shall provide for the payment to the agent, broker, or multiple group of agents or brokers, out of the proceeds of a sale to any purchaser secured pursuant to the contract, of a commission, the amount of which must be fixed and allowed by the court upon confirmation of the sale. If the sale is confirmed to the purchaser, the contract is binding and valid as against the estate for the amount so allowed by the court.

2. By the execution of any such contract, no personal liability is incurred by the personal representative, and no liability of any kind is incurred by the estate unless a sale is made and confirmed by the court.

3. The commission must not exceed: (a) Ten percent for unimproved real property. (b) Seven percent for improved real property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 153.050 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 153 / Section 153.050
Accountings by life tenants and tenants for years
Status: in_force

1. If by law, or by the terms of an instrument creating a life estate or an estate for years, the tenant is required to account for use of the property of the estate, then the provisions of this chapter concerning accounting by a trustee apply to the life tenant and tenant for years and, after death, to the personal representative.

2. If no obligation to account during his or her tenancy is imposed upon the tenant, nevertheless such of the provisions of this chapter as apply to accounting by a trustee apply to the personal representatives of the tenant, to the extent of determining the residue of the estate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.0935 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.0935
“Caregiver” defined
Status: in_force

“ Caregiver ” means a person who provides health or social services to a dependent adult for remuneration other than a donative transfer pursuant to this chapter or the reimbursement of expenses.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.165 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.165
Finding of vexatious litigant; sanctions; standing of interested party and vexatious litigant under certain circumstances
Status: in_force

1. The court may find that a person, including, without limitation, a personal representative or trustee, is a vexatious litigant if the person files a petition, objection, motion or other pleading which is without merit, intended to harass or annoy the personal representative or a trustee or intended to unreasonably oppose or frustrate the efforts of an interested person who is acting in good faith to enforce his or her rights. The court may find that a personal representative or trustee is a vexatious litigant if the personal representative or trustee has expended the funds of the estate or trust to unreasonably oppose the good faith efforts of an interested person to enforce his or her rights. In determining whether the person is a vexatious litigant, the court may take into consideration whether the person has previously filed pleadings in a proceeding that were without merit, intended to harass or annoy a fiduciary or intended to unreasonably oppose or frustrate the efforts of an interested person who is acting in good faith to enforce his or her rights.

2. If a court finds that a person is a vexatious litigant pursuant to subsection 1, the court may impose sanctions on the person in an amount sufficient to reimburse the estate or trust for all or part of the expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by the estate or trust to respond to the petition, objection, motion or other pleading and for any other pecuniary losses which are associated with the actions of the vexatious litigant. If a court finds that a personal representative or trustee is a vexatious litigant, the court may remove the personal representative or trustee and any sanctions imposed by the court must be imposed against the personal representative or trustee personally and not against the estate or trust. The court may make an order directing entry of judgment for the amount of such sanctions.

3. The court may deny standing to an interested party to bring a petition or motion if the court finds that: (a) The subject matter of the petition or motion is unrelated to the interests of the interested party; (b) The interests of the interested party are minimal as it relates to the subject matter of the petition or motion; or (c) The interested party is a vexatious litigant pursuant to subsection 1.

4. If a court finds that a person is a vexatious litigant pursuant to subsection 1, that person does not have standing to: (a) Object to the issuance of letters; or (b) Request the removal of a personal representative or a trustee.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 151.167 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 151 / Section 151.167
Property sold to pay debts, expenses or family allowances: Contribution between devisees
Status: in_force

If property given by will to persons other than the residuary devisees is sold for the payment of debts or expenses or family allowances, all the devisees shall contribute in proportion to their respective interests to the devisee whose devise has been sold, and the court, when distribution is made, shall settle the amount of the several liabilities and order the amount each person is liable to contribute to be withheld from that person's distributive share for the purpose of the contribution.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 136.100 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 136 / Section 136.100
Petition for probate: Clerk to set for hearing; notice of hearing
Status: in_force

1. A petition for the probate of a will and for the issuance of letters must be signed by the party petitioning, or the attorney for the petitioner, and filed with the clerk of the court, who shall set the petition for hearing.

2. The petitioner shall give notice of the hearing for the period and in the manner provided in NRS 155.020 to the heirs of the testator and the devisees named in the will, to all persons named as personal representatives who are not petitioning and to the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services. The notice must be substantially in the form provided in that section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 151.003 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 151 / Section 151.003
Order of priority for payment of devises
Status: in_force

The property of a testator, except as otherwise provided in this title, must be resorted to for the payment of devises in the following order:

1. The property which is expressly appropriated by the will for the specific devise.

2. Property not disposed of by the will.

3. Property which is devised to a residuary devisee.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 139.050 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 139 / Section 139.050
Nomination
Status: in_force

Administration may be granted upon petition to one or more qualified persons, although not otherwise entitled to serve, at the written request of the person entitled, filed in the court. The qualified person making the written request must provide his or her current address and telephone number in the written request. Failure to provide such information voids the written request.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 134.010 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 134 / Section 134.010
Vesting upon death of spouse; applicability of chapter only to separate property
Status: in_force

If a decedent leaves a surviving spouse:

1. Community property with right of survivorship vests in accordance with the right of survivorship;

2. All other community property vests as provided in NRS 123.250 ; and

3. The provisions of this chapter apply only to the separate property of the decedent.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 153.031 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 153 / Section 153.031
Petition by trustee or beneficiary concerning affairs of trust: Purposes of petition; contents; notice and hearing; additional relief
Status: in_force

1. A trustee or beneficiary may petition the court regarding any aspect of the affairs of the trust, including: (a) Determining the existence of the trust; (b) Determining the construction of the trust instrument; (c) Determining the existence of an immunity, power, privilege, right or duty; (d) Determining the validity of a provision of the trust; (e) Ascertaining beneficiaries and determining to whom property is to pass or be delivered upon final or partial termination of the trust, to the extent not provided in the trust instrument; (f) Settling the accounts and reviewing the acts of the trustee, including the exercise of discretionary powers; (g) Instructing the trustee; (h) Subject to the requirements of chapter 165 of NRS , compelling the trustee to report information about the trust or account, to the beneficiary; (i) Granting powers to the trustee; (j) Fixing or allowing payment of the trustee's compensation, or reviewing the reasonableness of the trustee's compensation; (k) Appointing or removing a trustee; (l) Accepting the resignation of a trustee; (m) Compelling redress of a breach of the trust; (n) Approving or directing the modification or termination of the trust; (o) Approving or directing the combination or division of trusts; (p) Amending or conforming the trust instrument in the manner required to qualify the estate of a decedent for the charitable estate tax deduction under federal law, including the addition of mandatory requirements for a charitable-remainder trust; (q) Compelling compliance with the terms of the trust or other applicable law; and (r) Permitting the division or allocation of the aggregate value of community property assets in a manner other than on a pro rata basis.

2. A petition under this section must state the grounds of the petition and the name and address of each interested person, including the Attorney General if the petition relates to a charitable trust, and the relief sought by the petition. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the clerk shall set the petition for hearing and the petitioner shall give notice for the period and in the manner provided in NRS 155.010 . The court may order such further notice to be given as may be proper.

3. If the court grants any relief to the petitioner, the court may, in its discretion, order any or all of the following additional relief if the court determines that such additional relief is appropriate to redress or avoid an injustice: (a) Order a reduction in the trustee's compensation. (b) Order the trustee to pay to the petitioner or any other party all reasonable costs incurred by the party to adjudicate the affairs of the trust pursuant to this section, including, without limitation, reasonable attorney's fees. The trustee may not be held personally liable for the payment of such costs unless the court determines that the trustee was negligent in the performance of or breached his or her fiduciary duties.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.035 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.035
“Acknowledgment” defined
Status: in_force

“Acknowledgment” means a declaration that an instrument has been executed for the purposes stated therein and, if the instrument was executed in a representative capacity, that the instrument was signed with proper authority and executed as the act of the person represented and identified therein.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 136.010 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 136 / Section 136.010
Determination of proper court
Status: in_force

1. Jurisdiction of the settlement of the estate of a decedent may be assumed in the district court of any county in this State if: (a) The decedent was a resident of this State at the time of death; or (b) Any part of the estate of the decedent is located in this State.

2. Venue of the settlement of the estate of a decedent is proper in any district court in this State. If an interested person objects to the venue on the basis of convenience, the court may determine the appropriate venue only after considering, in order of priority, the convenience of the forum to: (a) Where the decedent resided at the time of death; (b) Where the decedent owned real property; (c) The preference of the person named as personal representative or trustee in the will; and (d) The preference of the heirs, devisees, interested persons or beneficiaries to the decedent or estate and their legal counsel.

3. After a properly noticed hearing is held, the district court that first assumes jurisdiction of the settlement of an estate has exclusive jurisdiction of the settlement of that estate, including, without limitation: (a) The proving of wills; (b) The granting of letters; and (c) The administration of the estate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 134.005 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 134 / Section 134.005
Applicability of chapter as between spouses with premarital agreement
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the extent that they are inconsistent with the provisions of a premarital agreement which was executed by the decedent and the surviving spouse of the decedent and which is enforceable pursuant to chapter 123A of NRS .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 146.025 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 146 / Section 146.025
Recording of order setting apart homestead
Status: in_force

If an order is entered setting apart a homestead, a certified copy of the order must be recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the property is located.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.295 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.295
“Security” defined
Status: in_force

“Security” includes any note, stock, treasury stock, bond, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, certificate of interest or participation in an oil, gas or mining title or lease or in payments out of production under such a title or lease, collateral trust certificate, transferable share, voting trust certificate or, in general, any interest or instrument commonly known as a security, or any certificate of interest or participation, any temporary or interim certificate, receipt or certificate of deposit for, or any warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase any of the foregoing.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 152.070 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 152 / Section 152.070
Notice of time for partition
Status: in_force

The commissioners shall notify all persons interested in the partition, their guardians, agents or attorneys, of the time when they will proceed to make partition, or the court, in the order of appointment, may fix the time.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 152.010 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 152 / Section 152.010
Petition for partition
Status: in_force

If two or more heirs or devisees are entitled to the distribution of undivided interests in any property of the decedent, and they have not agreed among themselves, before distribution, to a partition, allotment or other division thereof, any one or more of them or the personal representative, at the request of any one or more of them, may petition the court to make such partition, allotment or division of the property as will be equitable and will avoid the distribution of undivided interests.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.230 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.230
Public auction; postponement of sale
Status: in_force

1. A sale at public auction must be made in the county in which the real property is located, and if it is located in two or more counties, it may be sold in either. The sale must be made between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the day named in the notice of sale, unless the sale is postponed.

2. If, at the time appointed for the sale, the personal representative determines that the sale should be postponed, it may be postponed from time to time, not to exceed 3 months. In case of a postponement, notice must be given by a public declaration at the time and place first appointed for the sale.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 146.030 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 146 / Section 146.030
Court authorized to make family allowance from estate if property set apart is insufficient; where persons have other support
Status: in_force

1. If the whole property exempt by law is set apart and is not sufficient for the support of the surviving spouse, minor child or minor children, the court may, if deemed advisable considering the needs and resources of the surviving spouse, minor child or minor children, make such reasonable allowance out of the estate as is necessary for the maintenance of the family according to their circumstances during the progress of the administration of the estate, which, in case of an insolvent estate, may not be longer than 1 year after granting letters of administration.

2. If the surviving spouse or any minor child has a reasonable maintenance derived from other property, and there are other persons entitled to a family allowance, the allowance must be granted only to those who do not have such maintenance, or the allowance may be apportioned in such manner as may be just.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.140 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.140
Revocation of letters when personal representative absconds and fails to account
Status: in_force

If the personal representative absconds, or if, after reasonable diligence, he or she cannot be found, so that a citation cannot be personally served, and the personal representative neglects to file an account within 20 days after the time fixed for that purpose, the letters must be revoked.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.215 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.215
“Lease” defined
Status: in_force

“Lease” includes an oil, gas or other mineral lease.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 154.140 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 154 / Section 154.140
Deposit of money from escheated estates
Status: in_force

All money received by the State from escheated estates must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the Fund for Escheated Estates which is hereby created as a trust fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 156.250 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 156 / Section 156.250
Powers and duties of administrators and executors
Status: in_force

The administrator or executor to whom letters have been issued as provided in NRS 156.120 to 156.260 , inclusive, shall administer and distribute the estate of the missing person in the same manner and method and with the same force and effect as provided in this title for the administration and settlement of estates of deceased persons, except as otherwise provided in NRS 156.120 to 156.260 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.500 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.500
Exercise of powers by personal representative; exceptions
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 143.500 to 143.540 , inclusive, the personal representative who has limited authority or full authority may exercise the powers described in NRS 143.500 to 143.540 , inclusive, without giving notice of the proposed action pursuant to NRS 143.700 to 143.760 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.140 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.140
General rules: Contents of pleading; effect of certain orders binding persons; notices; appointment of guardian ad litem or attorney; attorney’s fees and costs
Status: in_force

1. In a proceeding involving the estate of a decedent or a testamentary trust: (a) Interests to be affected must be described in pleadings that give reasonable information to owners by name or class, by reference to the instrument creating the interest or in another appropriate manner. (b) An order binding the sole holder or all co-holders of a power of revocation or presently exercisable general power of appointment, including a power of amendment, binds other persons to the extent their interests, as objects, takers in default or otherwise, are subject to the power. (c) To the extent there is no conflict of interest between them or among persons represented: (1) An order binding a guardian of the estate binds the person whose estate the guardian controls. (2) An order binding a guardian of the person binds the protected person if no separate guardian of the estate of the protected person has been appointed. (3) An order binding a trustee binds beneficiaries of the trust in a proceeding to probate a will establishing or adding to the trust, to review the acts or accounts of a previous fiduciary, or involving creditors or other third parties. (4) An order binding a personal representative binds persons interested in the undistributed assets of the estate of a decedent in an action or proceeding by or against the estate. (d) If there is no conflict of interest and no guardian of the estate has been appointed, a parent may represent his or her minor child. (e) An unborn or unascertained person who is not otherwise represented is bound by an order to the extent his or her interest is adequately represented by another person having a substantially identical interest in the proceeding. (f) Notice as prescribed by this title must be given to every interested person or to one who can bind an interested person under paragraph (b), (c) or (d). Notice may be given both to a person and to another who can bind him or her. (g) Notice is given to unborn or unascertained persons who are not represented under paragraph (b), (c) or (d) by giving notice to all known persons whose interest in the proceeding is substantially identical to that of the unborn or unascertained persons. (h) At any stage of a proceeding, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem or an attorney to represent the interest of a minor, an incapacitated, unborn or unascertained person, or a person whose identity or address is unknown, if the court determines that representation of the interest would otherwise be inadequate. If not precluded by conflict of interest, a guardian ad litem or an attorney may be appointed to represent several persons or interests. The court shall set out its reasons for appointing a guardian ad litem or an attorney as a part of the record of the proceeding.

2. If an attorney has been appointed for minors or other interested persons, the attorney, until another may be appointed, shall represent the person or persons for whom the attorney has been appointed in all subsequent proceedings.

3. In any proceeding filed pursuant to this title, the court has jurisdiction and authority to fix and adjudicate fees and costs due an attorney from his or her client for services performed by the attorney in connection with the proceeding.

4. As used in this section, ”protected person” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 159.027 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.110 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.110
Procedure when conversion alleged: Citation; examination; allowance of necessary expenses
Status: in_force

1. If a personal representative or other interested person alleges in a petition to the court that any person has, or is suspected to have, concealed, converted, conveyed away or otherwise disposed of any money, goods, chattels or effects of the decedent, or that the person has possession or knowledge of any deeds, conveyances, bonds, contracts or other writings which contain evidence of, or tend to disclose the right, title or interest of the decedent in or to any real or personal property, or any claim or demand, or any last will of the decedent, the court may cause that person to be cited to appear before the court to answer, upon oath, upon the matter of the petition.

2. If the person is not in the county where letters have been granted, the person may be cited and examined either before the court of the county where the person may be found, or before the court issuing the citation. If the person appears, and is found innocent, his or her necessary expenses must be allowed out of the estate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.630 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.630
Purchase of securities or commodities to perform incomplete contract of sale
Status: in_force

The personal representative who has limited authority or full authority has the power to purchase securities or commodities required to perform an incomplete contract of sale where the decedent died having sold but not delivered securities or commodities not owned by the decedent.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 136.250 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 136 / Section 136.250
Restraint of administration pending petition
Status: in_force

If, before or during the pendency of an application to prove a lost or destroyed will, letters of administration have been granted upon the estate of the decedent, or letters testamentary of any previous will of the decedent, the court may restrain the administration if necessary to protect the interests of devisees claiming under the lost or destroyed will.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133.180 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133 / Section 133.180
Sources of unmentioned child's share
Status: in_force

When any share of the estate of a testator is assigned to a child born after the making of a will, or to a child or the issue of a child omitted in the will, as mentioned in NRS 133.160 and 133.170 , the share must first be taken from the estate not disposed of by the will, if any. If that is not sufficient, so much as is necessary must be taken from all the devisees in proportion to the value they may respectively receive under the will, unless the obvious intention of the testator in relation to some specific devise or other provision in the will would thereby be defeated. In that case, the specific devise or provision may be exempted from the apportionment, and a different apportionment, consistent with the intention of the testator, may be adopted.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 149.060 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 149 / Section 149.060
Authorization to lease
Status: in_force

If it appears to be to the advantage of the estate to lease any real property of the decedent, and as often as occasion arises in the administration of the estate, the court may direct the personal representative to execute the lease.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 134.110 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 134 / Section 134.110
No surviving spouse or issue but children of issue
Status: in_force

If the decedent leaves no surviving spouse, or child or children, but there is the lawful issue of a child or children, all the estate descends and must be distributed to the lawful issue of the child or children by right of representation, and this rule applies to the lawful issue of all such children, and to the lawful issue ad infinitum.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 151.161 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 151 / Section 151.161
When gift before death not deemed satisfaction of testamentary gift
Status: in_force

No gift or grant by the decedent shall be deemed to have been made as satisfaction of a testamentary gift unless:

1. So expressed in the instrument providing for the gift or grant;

2. Charged in a writing by the decedent as partial or complete satisfaction of a testamentary gift; or

3. Acknowledged in writing by the donee to be such.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133.190 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133 / Section 133.190
Effect of advancements
Status: in_force

If the child or children, or their descendants, so unprovided for, have had an equal proportion of the testator's estate bestowed upon them in the testator's lifetime, by way of an advancement, as provided in NRS 151.120 , they take nothing under NRS 133.160 , 133.170 and 133.180 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 138.080 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 138 / Section 138.080
Failure to appoint all named executors
Status: in_force

If all the persons named as executors are not appointed by the court, those appointed have the same authority to perform every act and discharge every duty required by the will, and their acts are effectual for every purpose as if all had been appointed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.740 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.740
Restraining order prohibiting proposed action without court supervision; notice of restraining order to personal representative
Status: in_force

1. Any person who is entitled to notice of a proposed action for a proposed action described in subsection 1 of NRS 143.700 , or any person who is given notice of a proposed action described in subsection 2 of NRS 143.700 , may apply to the court having jurisdiction over the proceeding for an order restraining the personal representative from taking the proposed action without court supervision. The court shall grant the requested order without requiring notice to the personal representative and without cause being shown for the order.

2. The personal representative is deemed to have notice of the restraining order if the notice is given and served upon the personal representative in the manner provided in NRS 155.040 and 155.050 , or in the manner authorized by the court, before: (a) The date specified in the notice of proposed action on or after which the proposed action is to be taken; or (b) The date on which the proposed action is actually taken, whichever occurs later.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 149.100 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 149 / Section 149.100
Lease without court order
Status: in_force

A personal representative may lease property without an order of court if the tenancy is from month to month, or for a term not to exceed 1 year.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 137.100 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 137 / Section 137.100
Service of citation; trial; revocation of letters
Status: in_force

The citation must be served and proceedings had thereunder as in the case of a contest before probate. If the jury finds or the court decides that the will is invalid or is not the last will of the testator, the court shall enter an order revoking the probate of the will and letters testamentary. Thereupon the powers of the personal representative cease, but the personal representative is not liable for any act done in good faith before the revocation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 140.010 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 140 / Section 140.010
Causes for appointment
Status: in_force

The court shall appoint a special administrator to collect and take charge of the estate of the decedent, in whatever county or counties the estate may be found, and to exercise such other powers as may be necessary to preserve the estate or any rights or privileges belonging to the decedent:

1. If there is a delay in granting letters testamentary or letters of administration, from any cause.

2. If letters are granted irregularly.

3. If no sufficient bond is filed as required by the court.

4. If no petition is filed for letters.

5. If an executor or administrator dies or is suspended or removed, and the circumstances of the estate require the immediate appointment of a personal representative.

6. If there may be no assets subject to administration but good cause exists for the appointment of a personal representative of the decedent.

7. In any other proper case.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 156.090 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 156 / Section 156.090
Sale or mortgage of property: Hearing; order for sale or mortgage; limitations and procedure
Status: in_force

Proof shall be offered at the hearing provided for in NRS 156.080 showing the reasons for making the sale, mortgage or deed of trust. If the court finds that it will be for the best interests of all persons concerned in the estate of the missing person to make such sale, mortgage or deed of trust, it shall order the trustee to proceed therewith in the manner provided in this title for the sales, mortgages and deeds of trusts of deceased persons. No such sale, mortgage or deed of trust may take place prior to the expiration of 8 months from the date of the appointment and qualification of the trustee.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 136.225 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 136 / Section 136.225
Applicability of provisions concerning revocation of certain transfers of real property based upon divorce or annulment to transfers of property pursuant to will
Status: in_force

The provisions of NRS 111.781 concerning the revocation of certain transfers based upon divorce or annulment apply to transfers of property made pursuant to a will.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.340 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.340
“Testate estate” defined
Status: in_force

“Testate estate” means an estate with respect to which a will has been offered and admitted to probate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.200 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.200
Terms of sale
Status: in_force

Personal property may be sold for cash or upon credit.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.055 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.055
“Child” defined
Status: in_force

“Child” includes a person entitled to take as a child by intestate succession from the parent whose relationship is involved and excludes a person who is a stepchild, a foster child, a grandchild or any more remote descendant.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.190 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.190
Cumulative method of service of process on personal representative; written statement containing permanent address of personal representative to be filed with clerk
Status: in_force

1. Before letters are delivered to a personal representative, the personal representative shall file with the county clerk of the county in which the administration of the estate is pending a written statement containing the name and permanent address of the personal representative. The permanent address may, from time to time, be changed by filing with the county clerk a written statement giving the changed address. The permanent address shall be deemed to be that contained in the last statement so filed by the personal representative.

2. The taking of his or her oath of office by a personal representative constitutes an appointment of the county clerk of the county in which the administration of the estate is pending to be the true and lawful attorney, upon whom all legal process in any action or proceeding against the personal representative may be served, with the same legal force and effect as if served upon the personal representative personally within the State of Nevada.

3. Service of process may be made by mailing by registered or certified mail a copy of the process, and if the process is a summons, there must be attached thereto a copy of the complaint certified by the clerk or the plaintiff's attorney, directly to the personal representative at the address contained in the statement filed with the clerk. This service is sufficient personal service upon the personal representative if proof of the service is filed with the clerk.

4. The court in which the action is pending may order such continuances as may be necessary to afford the personal representative reasonable opportunity to defend the action.

5. The foregoing method of service is cumulative, and does not prevent the personal service of process upon the personal representative within the State of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.360 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.360
Petition for modification or revocation of authority of personal representative; notice; court order
Status: in_force

1. Any interested person may file a petition requesting that the court make either of the following orders: (a) An order revoking the authority of the personal representative to continue administration of the estate pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive; or (b) An order revoking the full authority of the personal representative to administer the estate pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, and granting the personal representative limited authority to administer the estate pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive.

2. The petition must set forth the basis for the requested order.

3. The petitioner shall give notice for the period and in the manner provided in NRS 155.010 .

4. If the court determines that good cause has been shown, the court shall make an order revoking the authority of the personal representative to continue administration of the estate pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive. Upon the making of the order, new letters must be issued without the authority to act pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive.

5. If the personal representative was granted full authority and the court determines that good cause has been shown, the court shall make an order revoking the full authority and granting the personal representative limited authority. Upon the making of the order, new letters must be issued indicating whether the personal representative is authorized to act pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, and, if so authorized, whether the independent administration authority includes or excludes the power to do any of the following: (a) Sell real property; (b) Exchange real property; (c) Grant an option to purchase real property; or (d) Borrow money with the loan secured by an encumbrance upon real property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 147.160 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 147 / Section 147.160
Offer of partial allowance of claim
Status: in_force

1. A personal representative who, or a court which, acts upon a filed claim shall endorse on the claim the amount offered to be allowed.

2. If the creditor refuses to accept the amount offered to be allowed in satisfaction of the claim, the creditor shall recover no costs in any action brought on the claim against the personal representative unless the creditor recovers a greater amount than that offered to be allowed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.115 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.115
Supplementary account to final account
Status: in_force

A supplementary account of any receipts and disbursements by the personal representative since the filing of the final account of the personal representative must be filed before or at the time of making a final distribution, unless the distribution is only of real property. A settlement of the supplementary account, together with an estimate of the expense of closing the estate, must be entered by the court and included in the order. The court may order notice of the settlement of the supplementary account.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.015 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.015
Construction of title: Revised Statutes Title to be construed consistent with chapter 719 of NRS
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise specifically provided in this title, the provisions of this title must be construed in a manner consistent with the provisions of chapter 719 of NRS.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 156.070 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 156 / Section 156.070
Accountings by trustee; removal and appointment of another trustee
Status: in_force

The trustee shall, when directed by the court, account to it for all his or her acts as trustee, and the court may, from time to time, upon good cause shown, remove any trustee, and appoint another in his or her place.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.655 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.655
Partial satisfaction of mortgage or partial reconveyance under deed of trust
Status: in_force

The personal representative who has limited authority or full authority has the power to give a partial satisfaction of a mortgage or to cause a partial reconveyance to be executed by a trustee under a deed of trust held by the estate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.455 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.455
Actions concerning claims by, for the benefit of, or against the estate
Status: in_force

The personal representative who has limited authority or full authority has the power to do all the following:

1. Allow, pay, reject or contest any claim by or against the estate.

2. Compromise or settle a claim, action or proceeding by or for the benefit of, or against, the decedent, the personal representative or the estate.

3. Release, in whole or in part, any claim belonging to the estate to the extent that the claim is uncollectible.

4. Allow a claim to be filed after the expiration of the time for filing the claim.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.460 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.460
Commencement and defense of certain actions and proceedings
Status: in_force

The personal representative who has limited authority or full authority has the power to do all the following:

1. Commence and maintain actions and proceedings for the benefit of the estate.

2. Defend actions and proceedings against the decedent, the personal representative or the estate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.240 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.240
Private sale
Status: in_force

1. The notice of a private sale must state a place where bids or offers will be received, and a day on or after which the sale will be made, which must be at least 2 weeks after the first publication or posting of the notice, and the sale may not be made before that day, and must be made within 1 year thereafter, but if it is shown that it will be for the best interests of the estate, the court may, by an order, decrease the number of publications and shorten the time of notice, which may not, however, be less than 8 days, and may provide that the sale may be made on or after a day less than 2 weeks, but not less than 8 days after the first publication or posting of the notice, in which case the notice of sale and the sale may be made to correspond with the order.

2. The bids or offers must be in writing, and may be left at the place designated in the notice or delivered to the personal representative personally at any time after the first publication or posting of the notice and before the making of the sale.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.530 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.530
Lease of property of estate
Status: in_force

1. The personal representative who has limited authority or full authority has the power to enter as lessor into a lease of property of the estate for: (a) Any purpose, including, without limitation, exploration for and production or removal of minerals, oil, gas or other hydrocarbon substances or geothermal energy, including a community oil lease or a pooling or unitization agreement; (b) A period within or beyond the period of administration; and (c) Rental or royalty, or both, and upon such other terms and conditions as the personal representative may determine.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4, the personal representative may exercise this power without giving notice of the proposed action pursuant to NRS 143.700 to 143.760 , inclusive.

3. The personal representative shall give notice of a proposed action pursuant to NRS 143.700 to 143.760 , inclusive, where the personal representative enters into a lease of real property for a term in excess of 1 year. If the lease gives the lessee the right to extend the term of the lease, the lease must be considered as if the right to extend has been exercised.

4. The personal representative shall give notice of a proposed action pursuant to NRS 143.700 to 143.760 , inclusive, where the personal representative enters into a lease of personal property and the lease is one that by its provisions is not to be fully performed within 2 years after the date the parties entered into the lease, except that the personal representative is not required to give notice of a proposed action if the personal representative has the unrestricted right under the lease to terminate the lease within 2 years after the date the parties entered into the lease.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 149.080 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 149 / Section 149.080
Hearing on petition; order directing personal representative to make lease; terms of lease; recordation of copy of order
Status: in_force

1. At the time appointed, the court shall hear the petition and any objection that may have been presented, and if the court is satisfied that it will be to the advantage of the estate, it shall enter an order directing the personal representative to make the lease.

2. The order must set forth the minimum rental or royalty and the period of the lease, which must be for such time as the court may authorize, except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 with respect to a lease for the purpose of production of minerals, oil, gas or other hydrocarbon substances or natural steam.

3. The order may authorize other terms and conditions, including, with respect to a lease for the purpose of production of minerals, oil, gas or other hydrocarbon substances or natural steam, a provision for the payment of rental and royalty to a depositary, and for the appointment of a common agent to represent the interest of all the lessors, and, if the lease is for the purpose of production of oil, gas or other hydrocarbon substances or natural steam, including a provision for the payment of a compensatory royalty in lieu of rental and in lieu of drilling and producing operations on the property covered by the lease, and including a provision empowering the lessee to enter into any agreement with lessees, operators or owners of other property for the purpose of bringing about the cooperative development and operation of all or parts of the field of which the leased property is a part, or for the development and operation of all or parts of the field as a unit.

4. If the lease covers additional property owned by other persons or an undivided interest of the decedent, or other interest of the decedent less than the entire ownership in the property, it may provide for division of rental and royalty in the proportion that the property or interest of each owner bears to the total area of the property or total interests covered by the lease.

5. A lease for the purpose of production of minerals, oil, gas or other hydrocarbon substances or natural steam may be for a fixed period, and so long thereafter as minerals, oil, gas or other hydrocarbon substances or natural steam are produced in paying quantities from the property leased or mining or drilling operations are conducted thereon, and, if the lease provides for the payment of a compensatory royalty, so long as the compensatory royalty is paid, and, if the property covered by the lease is included in an agreement with lessees, operators or owners of other property for cooperative development or unit operation of a larger area including the leased property, so long as oil, gas or other hydrocarbon substances or natural steam are produced in paying quantities from any of the property included in any such agreement or drilling operations are conducted thereon.

6. A certified copy of the order must be recorded in the office of the county recorder of every county in which the leased property, or any portion thereof, is located.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 142.020 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 142 / Section 142.020
Requirement of bond discretionary with court; proof of blocked account; additional bond; amount of bond
Status: in_force

1. The requirement of a bond of a personal representative is discretionary with the court. Whether a bond is expressly required by the will or not, the court may: (a) Require a bond if it determines a bond is desirable; or (b) Dispense with the requirement of a bond if: (1) The court determines a bond is unnecessary; or (2) The assets of the estate are deposited with a financial institution pursuant to subsection 3.

2. The bond must be conditioned so that the personal representative will faithfully execute the duties of the office according to law, and the bond must be filed by the clerk.

3. Personal assets of an estate may be deposited with a domestic credit union or other domestic financial institution upon such terms as may be prescribed by order of the court having jurisdiction of the estate. The deposit is subject to the further order of the court. The personal representative shall file with the clerk the acknowledgment of an authorized representative of the financial institution that holds the assets deposited, which may be in the following form: PROOF OF BLOCKED ACCOUNT The undersigned affirms that__________, as personal representative of the estate of__________, deceased, has established an account, number__________, entitled “__________,” in the amount of $__________ The undersigned acknowledges that this account bears a blocked/frozen designation, and that no money may be removed without first presenting an order from the court authorizing the withdrawal. Dated on ______________________ (date). By: ________________________________________ Title: _____________________________________

4. During the pendency of the administration, any person, including a creditor, having an interest in an estate whose value exceeds $10,000 may file a petition requesting that the personal representative submit additional bond. Upon the filing of the petition, the clerk shall set it for hearing, and the petitioner shall give notice for the period and in the manner provided in NRS 155.010 . Upon hearing the petition, the court may require the personal representative to file additional bond in the amount of the claim of the petitioner, unless it determines that bond should be dispensed with or set in a different amount.

5. The amount of the bond is the estimated value of all personal property plus income for 1 year from both real and personal property, unless the amount of the bond is expressly mentioned in the will, changed by the court or required pursuant to subsection 4.

6. If a banking corporation, as defined in NRS 657.016 , or trust company, as defined in NRS 669.070 , doing business in this State is appointed the personal representative of the estate of a decedent, no bond is required unless otherwise specifically required by the court.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 152.090 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 152 / Section 152.090
Shares set out in proportion to rights; common or undivided shares
Status: in_force

The several shares in the real and personal property must be set out to each individual in proportion to his or her right, and the real property by metes, bounds or such description that the property can be easily distinguished. If two or more of the parties request to have their shares set out so as to be held in common and undivided, those shares may be so partitioned.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 147.210 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 147 / Section 147.210
Execution of judgment entered against decedent before decedent’s death; execution levied upon property of decedent during decedent’s lifetime; conversion of lien of attachment
Status: in_force

1. If a judgment has been entered against the decedent in the decedent's lifetime, no execution may issue after death, but a certified copy of the judgment must be attached to the statement of claim filed with the clerk and must be acted on as any other claim.

2. If an execution has been levied upon any property of the decedent in the decedent's lifetime, the property may be sold for the satisfaction of the judgment, and the officer making the sale shall account to the personal representative for any surplus in his or her hands.

3. The lien of an attachment may be converted into the lien of a judgment on property in the estate subject to the lien of the attachment, with the same priority: (a) If the judgment debtor dies after entry of judgment; or (b) If judgment is entered after the death of the defendant, in the action in which the property was attached.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.330 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.330
Jurisdiction of court; methods of proration
Status: in_force

1. The proration must be made by the court having jurisdiction of any property in the estate in the proportion that the value of the property, interest or benefit of each such person bears to the total value of the property, interest and benefits received by all such persons interested in the estate.

2. In making a proration, allowances must be made for any exemptions granted by the act imposing the tax and for any deductions allowed by that act for the purpose of arriving at the value of the net estate.

3. Any exemption or deduction allowed by reason of the relationship of any person to the decedent or by reason of the charitable purposes of the gift inures to the benefit of the person bearing the relationship or receiving the charitable gift, except that, if an interest is subject to a prior present interest which is not allowable as a deduction, the estate tax apportionable against the present interest must be paid from principal.

4. A deduction for property previously taxed and a credit for gift taxes or taxes of a foreign country paid by the decedent or the estate of the decedent inures to the proportionate benefit of all persons liable to apportionment.

5. A credit for inheritance, succession or estate taxes or taxes in the nature thereof in respect to property or interests includable in the gross estate inures to the benefit of the persons or interests chargeable with the payment of the taxes to the extent or in proportion that the tax paid or payable reduces the estate tax.

6. To the extent that property passing to or in trust for a surviving spouse does not constitute an allowable deduction solely by reason of an inheritance tax or other death tax imposed upon and deductible from such property, it must not be included in the computation provided for in subsection 1, and to that extent, no apportionment may be made against that property.

7. The values used for federal estate tax purposes are the values used as the basis for apportionment.

8. If the court finds that it is inequitable to apportion interest and penalties in the same manner as the principal of the estate tax by reason of special circumstances, it may direct apportionment of interest and penalties in a manner different from principal.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 146.010 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 146 / Section 146.010
Surviving spouse and minor children entitled to homestead and provisions
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or in NRS 125C.0045 , if a person dies leaving a surviving spouse or a minor child or minor children, the surviving spouse, minor child or minor children are entitled to remain in possession of the homestead and of all the wearing apparel and provisions in the possession of the family, and all the household furniture, and are also entitled to a reasonable provision for their support, to be allowed by the court.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 153.130 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 153 / Section 153.130
Effect of power of appointment
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in a will establishing a testamentary trust, a person holding a power of appointment pursuant to a testamentary trust does not owe a fiduciary duty to any person and is not liable to any person with respect to the exercise or nonexercise of the power of appointment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 152.160 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 152 / Section 152.160
Apportionment of expenses; attorney's fees
Status: in_force

The expenses of partition must be equitably apportioned by the court among the parties, but each party must pay his or her own attorney's fees, unless otherwise ordered by the court for good cause.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.116 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.116
“District court” and “court” defined
Status: in_force

“ District court ” or “ court ” means a district court of this State sitting in probate or otherwise adjudicating matters pursuant to this title.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 151.150 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 151 / Section 151.150
Predeceased heir or devisee
Status: in_force

If a child or other lineal descendant so advanced dies before the person making the advancement, leaving issue, the advancement must be taken into consideration in the distribution and division of the estate as if the advancement had been made directly to the issue.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.335 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.335
Independent administration of estate by special administrator
Status: in_force

A special administrator may be granted authority to administer the estate pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, if the special administrator is appointed with, or has been granted, the powers of a general personal representative.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.315 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.315
“Full authority” defined
Status: in_force

“ Full authority ” means the authority to administer the estate pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, that includes all the powers granted pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133.070 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133 / Section 133.070
Creditors as witnesses
Status: in_force

A mere charge on the estate of the testator for the payment of debts shall not prevent the creditors of the testator from being competent witnesses to his or her will.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 152.140 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 152 / Section 152.140
Report of commissioners; objections to report; hearing on objections; order of confirmation
Status: in_force

1. The commissioners, within a reasonable time shall file their report of partition.

2. Within 15 days after the report is filed, any interested person may file an objection to the report, particularly specifying the grounds of objection. A copy of the objection must be served upon the commissioners and all parties interested in the partition, their guardians, agents or attorneys, with a notice to those persons that the objecting party will, at a time certain, not later than 20 days after the filing of the objection, move the court to set aside the report, and for a new partition.

3. At the time specified, or at such other time as the court may set, the court shall proceed to hear the objection to the report, and may hear proof by any party, and for sufficient reasons, the court may set aside the report and recommit the partition to the same commissioners, or appoint others, or may modify or confirm the report.

4. If no objection is filed to the report within the time specified and the report appears to be just and correct and all the proceedings regular, the court shall enter an order confirming the report. The court shall order proper conveyance to be made by the respective parties to one another, or may appoint a commissioner to make the conveyance or conveyances, which, when acknowledged and recorded, is sufficient to convey title.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 137.090 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 137 / Section 137.090
Issuance of citation
Status: in_force

Upon filing a petition pursuant to NRS 137.080 , the court shall order the issuance of a citation, directed to the personal representative and to all the devisees mentioned in the will, and the heirs, so far as known to the petitioner, including minors and incapacitated persons, or the personal representative of any such person who is dead, directing them to plead to the contest within 30 days after service of the citation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.435 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.435
Conveyance or transfer of real or personal property under certain circumstances
Status: in_force

The personal representative who has limited authority or full authority has the power to convey or transfer real or personal property to complete a contract entered into by the decedent to convey or transfer the property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 151.030 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 151 / Section 151.030
Contest of petition
Status: in_force

The personal representative, if not the petitioner, or an interested person, may object to the petition, or an heir or devisee may submit a similar petition.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 151.095 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 151 / Section 151.095
Manner of distribution; distribution without proration
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 or in the will, a personal representative may distribute property and money: (a) In divided or undivided interests; and (b) With or without proration.

2. Each affected beneficiary must agree before any property or money is distributed without proration, unless the will authorizes a personal representative to distribute property and money without proration.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.745 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.745
Court authorization or confirmation required if personal representative receives notice of objection or of restraining order
Status: in_force

1. If the proposed action is one that would require court supervision if the personal representative had not been granted authority to administer the estate pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, and the personal representative has notice of a written objection made pursuant to NRS 143.735 or a restraining order issued pursuant to NRS 143.740 , the personal representative shall, if the personal representative desires to take the proposed action, petition the court to obtain approval from the court.

2. If the proposed action is one that would not require court supervision even if the personal representative had not been granted authority to administer the estate pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, but the personal representative has given notice of the proposed action and has notice of a written objection made pursuant to NRS 143.735 or a restraining order issued pursuant to NRS 143.740 , the personal representative shall, if he or she desires to take the proposed action, request instructions from the court concerning the proposed action. The personal representative may take the proposed action only under such order as may be entered by the court.

3. A person who objects to a proposed action as provided in NRS 143.735 or serves a restraining order issued pursuant to NRS 143.740 in the manner provided in that section must be given notice of any hearing on a petition for court authorization or confirmation of the proposed action.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.030 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.030
“Abatement” defined
Status: in_force

“Abatement” means a proportional reduction of a pecuniary devise when the money or other assets out of which the devise is payable are not sufficient to pay the devise in full.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.147 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.147
“Foreign jurisdiction” defined
Status: in_force

“ Foreign jurisdiction ” means any jurisdiction other than this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.270 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.270
“Petition” defined
Status: in_force

“Petition” means a verified written request to the court for an order.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.035 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.035
Duty to use reasonable diligence; report required if estate not closed within certain times; hearing and determinations by court
Status: in_force

1. A personal representative shall use reasonable diligence in performing the duties of the personal representative and in pursuing the administration of the estate.

2. In the absence of pending litigation or a contested proceeding involving the estate, a personal representative in charge of an estate that has not been closed shall: (a) Within 6 months after the personal representative's appointment, where no federal estate tax return is required to be filed for the estate; or (b) Within 18 months after the personal representative's appointment, where a federal estate tax return is required to be filed for the estate, file with the court a report explaining why the estate has not been closed.

3. Upon receiving the report, the clerk shall set a time and place for a hearing of the report. The personal representative shall send a copy of the report and shall give notice of the hearing, for the period and in the manner provided in NRS 155.010 , to: (a) Each person whose interest is affected as an heir or devisee; and (b) The Department of Health and Human Services, if the Department has filed a claim against the estate.

4. At the hearing, the court shall determine whether or not the personal representative has used reasonable diligence in the administration of the estate, and if the personal representative has not, the court may: (a) Subject to the provisions of NRS 143.037 : (1) Prescribe the time within which the estate must be closed; or (2) Allow the personal representative additional time for closing and order a subsequent report; or (b) Revoke the letters of the personal representative, appoint a successor and prescribe a reasonable time within which the successor shall close the estate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 144.060 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.060
Status of claim against personal representative
Status: in_force

The discharge or devise in a will of a receivable or demand due the testator from any person named as personal representative in the will, or from any other person, is not valid against the creditors of the decedent, but must be construed as a specific devise only of the receivable or demand. The amount must be included in the inventory and, if necessary, be applied in payment of claims of creditors of the decedent. If not necessary for that purpose, it must be disposed of in the same manner as other specific devises.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 147.150 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 147 / Section 147.150
Claims must be filed and rejected; exception for lien or mortgage
Status: in_force

No holder of a claim against an estate may maintain an action thereon unless the claim is first filed with the clerk and the claim is rejected in whole or in part, except in the following case: An action may be brought by the holder of a lien or mortgage to enforce the lien or mortgage against the property of the estate subject thereto if all recourse against any other property of the estate is expressly waived in the complaint.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.760 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.760
Court authorized to remove personal representative from office under certain circumstances
Status: in_force

1. In a case where notice of a proposed action is required by NRS 143.700 to 143.760 , inclusive, the court, in its discretion, may remove the personal representative from office unless the personal representative: (a) Gives notice of the proposed action as provided in NRS 143.700 to 143.760 , inclusive; (b) Obtains a waiver of notice of the proposed action as provided in NRS 143.700 to 143.760 , inclusive; or (c) Obtains a consent to the proposed action as provided in NRS 143.700 to 143.760 , inclusive.

2. The court, in its discretion, may remove the personal representative from office if the personal representative takes a proposed action in violation of NRS 143.745 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133.120 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133 / Section 133.120
Other means of revocation
Status: in_force

1. A written will other than an electronic will may be revoked by: (a) Burning, tearing, cancelling or obliterating the will, with the intention of revoking it, by the testator, or by some person in the presence and at the direction of the testator; (b) Another will or codicil in writing, executed as prescribed in this chapter; (c) An electronic will, executed as prescribed in this chapter; or (d) An electronic revocation that meets the electronic requirements set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 133.085 .

2. An electronic will may be revoked by: (a) A subsequent will, codicil, electronic will or other writing, executed as prescribed in this chapter, that revokes all or part of the electronic will expressly or by inconsistency; (b) If the electronic will has been converted to a certified paper original, burning, tearing, cancelling or obliterating the certified paper original, with the intention of revoking the electronic will, by the testator, or by some person in the presence and at the direction of the testator; or (c) An electronic revocation that meets the electronic requirements set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 133.085 .

3. This section does not prevent the revocation implied by law from subsequent changes in the condition or circumstances of the testator.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.340 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.340
Present and future estates: Charge of tax against corpus without apportionment
Status: in_force

1. In cases where a trust is created, or other provision made whereby any person is given any interest in income, or an estate for years, or for life, or other temporary interest in any property or fund, the tax on both such temporary interest and on the remainder thereafter shall be charged against and paid out of the corpus of such property or fund without apportionment between remainders and temporary estates.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 shall apply notwithstanding that the holder of a temporary interest is given rights to the corpus, but shall not apply to a common-law annuity.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.100 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.100
Penalties for failure to file first account
Status: in_force

1. If the personal representative fails to file the first account within the time specified in NRS 150.080 , the court shall order a citation to issue requiring the personal representative to file the account by a time to be stated in the citation, as fixed by the court, or appear and show cause why the personal representative should not be compelled to file the account.

2. If the personal representative fails to file the account by the time stated, or show cause why not, the court, by attachment or other proper process, may compel the personal representative to file such an account or may revoke the letters, or both, and like action may be taken in reference to any subsequent account the personal representative may be required to file.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 147.020 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 147 / Section 147.020
Death, resignation or removal of personal representative after expiration of time for notice: No further notice necessary
Status: in_force

If a personal representative dies, resigns or is removed after the expiration of the time for the publication or mailing of notice to creditors, the successor need not give any further notice to creditors.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.300 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.300
Failure of purchaser to complete sale
Status: in_force

If, after the confirmation, the purchaser neglects or refuses to comply with the terms of the sale, the court, on motion of the personal representative, and after notice to the purchaser, may vacate the order of confirmation and order a resale of the property. If the amount realized on the resale does not cover the bid and the expenses of the previous sale, the purchaser is liable to the estate for the deficiency.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.150 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.150
Vouchers for payments: Filing not required; examination and audit; lost or unavailable
Status: in_force

1. A personal representative need not file vouchers with the court to substantiate payments made in the administration of the estate, but shall retain possession of the vouchers and permit their examination by the court or an interested person.

2. The court, on its own motion or on application ex parte for good cause by an interested person, may order production for examination and audit the vouchers that support an account specified in the order.

3. If any vouchers are lost, or for other good reason cannot be produced on settlement of an account, the payment may be proved by the oath of one competent witness. If it is proven that vouchers for any disbursements have been lost or destroyed, that it is impossible to obtain duplicates, and that the expenses were paid in good faith and were legal charges against the estate, the personal representative must be allowed those expenses.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.070 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.070
“Codicil” defined
Status: in_force

“ Codicil ” means an addition to a will that may modify or revoke one or more provisions of the will, or add one or more provisions to the will, and is signed with the same formalities as a witnessed will, electronic will or holographic will.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.305 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.305
“Settlement” defined
Status: in_force

“Settlement,” in reference to the estate of a decedent, includes administration, distribution and closing.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 142.060 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 142 / Section 142.060
Appointment of person next entitled
Status: in_force

If sufficient security is not given within the time fixed by the court's order, or such further time as the court may allow, the right of the personal representative to administer the estate ceases and the person next entitled to the administration of the estate, who will post a sufficient bond, must be appointed to the administration.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 156.220 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 156 / Section 156.220
Final distribution; conclusive presumption of death
Status: in_force

1. If no claims are made during the 1-year period by any person claiming to be the missing person or a person claiming to have succeeded to the rights of that person, a conclusive presumption arises that the missing person died before the filing of the petition for the administration of the estate of the missing person or the probate of his or her will.

2. In such event, the estate must be finally distributed accordingly, so far as the same has not already been accomplished, and the court shall order the estate closed and all liability of sureties, the personal representative and the distributees ended, and all bonds cancelled.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 152.060 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 152 / Section 152.060
Commissioners may be appointed for each county if real property in different counties
Status: in_force

If the real property to be partitioned is in different counties, the court, if deemed proper, may appoint commissioners for each county, and in that case, the property in each county must be divided separately, as if there were no other estate to be partitioned, but the commissioners first appointed shall, unless otherwise directed by the court, make division of the real property wherever situated in this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 134.080 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 134 / Section 134.080
Unmarried minor decedent without issue or sibling but issue of sibling
Status: in_force

At the death of a child who is under age, who is without issue and who has not been married, all the other children of the parent being also dead, if any of the other children left issue, the estate that came to the child by inheritance from the parent descends to all the issue of the other children of the same parent, and if all the issue are in the same degree of kindred to the child, they are entitled to share the estate equally; otherwise, they are entitled to take according to the right of representation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 145.020 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 145 / Section 145.020
Contents of petition seeking summary administration
Status: in_force

All proceedings taken under this chapter, whether or not the decedent left a will, must be originated by a petition for letters testamentary or letters of administration containing:

1. Jurisdictional information;

2. A description of the property of the decedent, including the character and estimated value of the property;

3. The names and residences of the heirs and devisees of the decedent and the age of any who is a minor and the relationship of each heir and devisee to the decedent, so far as known to the petitioner; and

4. A statement indicating whether the person to be appointed as personal representative has been convicted of a felony.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.060 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.060
“Citation” defined
Status: in_force

“Citation” means a document issued by the clerk of the court, as authorized by statute or ordered by the court, requiring a person to appear, directing a person to act or conduct himself or herself in a specified way, or notifying a person of a hearing.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 144.010 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.010
Inventory and appraisement or record of value to be made and filed; waiver; request for list of assets; copy mailed to interested heirs and devisees; redacted inventory; court order for inventory
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, every personal representative shall prepare and file with the clerk a true inventory and appraisement or record of value of all the assets of the decedent that have come to the possession or knowledge of the personal representative, within 120 days after the issuance of letters of administration, unless the court extends the time for good cause shown. The requirement of preparing and filing an inventory or an appraisement or a verified record of value, or both, may be waived by the unanimous written consent of all interested persons.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, an interested person may provide a written request to the personal representative at any time 60 days or more after the issuance of letters of administration which seeks a list of the assets of the estate known to the personal representative. The personal representative shall provide such information to the requesting interested party within 10 days after receipt of the written request.

3. Unless an interested heir requested and was provided a list of assets pursuant to subsection 2, the personal representative, within 10 days after filing the inventory with the clerk, shall mail a copy to all the interested heirs of an intestate estate, or to the devisees of a testate estate, or to both interested heirs and devisees, if a contest of the will of the decedent is pending. Proof of the mailing of the copies must be made and filed in the proceeding.

4. Notwithstanding the requirements set forth in this section, a personal representative may file a redacted inventory to protect the decedent or his or her estate or an interested person. Such an inventory may redact any account numbers, social security numbers and values. Upon request by the court or an interested person, the personal representative shall make the full inventory without redaction available for inspection.

5. This section must not be construed to interfere with the authority of a court to order a personal representative to provide the court with information sufficient to identify the assets of an estate and the value thereof that is subject to probate administration, including, without limitation, requiring the personal representative to submit an inventory to the court in camera, as the court deems necessary and appropriate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.420 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.420
Power to borrow and to encumber property of estate
Status: in_force

1. Subject to the limitations provided in subsection 2 and NRS 143.180 , the personal representative who has limited authority or full authority has the following powers: (a) The power to borrow; and (b) The power to place, replace, renew or extend any encumbrance upon any property of the estate.

2. Only a personal representative who has full authority has the power to borrow money with the loan secured by an encumbrance upon real property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.715 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.715
Waiver of notice for particular proposed action; general waiver of notice of proposed action
Status: in_force

1. Notice of a proposed action need not be given to any person who, in writing, waives the right to notice of a proposed action with respect to the particular proposed action. The waiver may be executed at any time before or after the proposed action is taken. The waiver must describe the particular proposed action and may waive particular aspects of the notice, such as the delivery, mailing or time requirements of NRS 143.730 or the giving of the notice in its entirety for the particular proposed action.

2. Notice of a proposed action need not be given to any person who has made either of the following: (a) A general waiver of the right to notice of a proposed action. (b) A waiver of the right to notice of a proposed action for all transactions of a type which includes the particular proposed action.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 142.140 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 142 / Section 142.140
Revocation for failure to give new sureties
Status: in_force

If the personal representative neglects or refuses to give new sureties, to the satisfaction of the court, on the return of the citation, the court being satisfied the citation has been served, or within such reasonable time as the court allows, not exceeding 5 days unless the surety petitioning consents to a longer extension of time, the court shall revoke the letters granted.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 136.030 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 136 / Section 136.030
Disqualified judge required to transfer proceedings to qualified judge; duties, powers and jurisdiction of qualified judge
Status: in_force

1. If a district judge, who would otherwise be authorized to act, is precluded from acting from the causes mentioned in NRS 136.020 , or if the judge is interested in any manner, the judge shall transfer all proceedings in the matter of the estate to another judge of the same county, if there is one, who is not disqualified to act in the settlement of the estate, or the judge shall request a judge of another district to hold the court in the other county.

2. The judge to whom the matter is transferred or the other district judge shall hold court and is vested with all the powers of the court and judge so disqualified, and retains jurisdiction as to all subsequent proceedings in regard to the estate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133.130 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133 / Section 133.130
Effect of revocation of subsequent will
Status: in_force

If, after the making of any will, the testator executes a valid second will that includes provisions revoking the first will, the destruction, cancellation or revocation of the second will does not revive the first will unless:

1. It appears by the terms of the revocation or the manner in which the revocation occurred that it was the intention to revive and give effect to the first will; or

2. After the destruction, cancellation or revocation, the first will is reexecuted.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 146.050 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 146 / Section 146.050
Vesting of homestead; debts of spouse
Status: in_force

1. If the homestead was selected by the spouses, or either of them, during their marriage, and recorded while both were living, as provided in chapter 115 of NRS , it vests, on the death of either spouse, absolutely in the survivor, unless vesting is otherwise required pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 115.060 .

2. If no homestead was so selected, a homestead may be set apart by the court to the surviving spouse, minor child or minor children of the decedent for a limited period if deemed advisable considering the needs and resources of the surviving spouse, minor child or minor children of the decedent and the nature, character and obligations of the estate. The duration of the homestead must be designated in the order setting it apart and may not extend beyond the lifetime of the surviving spouse or the minority of any child of the decedent, whichever is longer. A homestead so set apart then vests, subject to the setting apart: (a) If set apart from the separate property of the decedent, in the heirs or devisees of the decedent. (b) If set apart from community property, one-half in the surviving spouse and one-half in the devisees of the decedent, or if no disposition is made, then entirely in the surviving spouse.

3. In either case referred to in subsection 1 or 2, the homestead is not subject to the payment of any debt or liability existing against the spouses, or either of them, at the time of death of either, unless the debt or liability is secured by a mortgage or lien.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.240 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.240
“Notice” defined
Status: in_force

“Notice” means information provided pursuant to NRS 155.010 or 155.020 or any other statute requiring advance information of an opportunity, obligation or the occurrence of an event.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 156.010 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 156 / Section 156.010
Presentment of petition for appointment of trustee; filing; appointment of day for hearing
Status: in_force

If any resident of this State, who owns or is entitled to the possession of any real or personal property situate therein, is missing, or the resident’s whereabouts is unknown, for 90 days or more, and a petition is presented to the district court of the county in which his or her last known residence was located by any member of the resident’s family or any friend, representing that his or her whereabouts has been, for such time, and still is, unknown, and that his or her estate requires attention, supervision and care of ownership, the court shall order such petition to be filed, and appoint a day for its hearing, not less than 10 days from the date of the order.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 147.140 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 147 / Section 147.140
Vacancy in administration
Status: in_force

The time during which there is a vacancy in the administration must not be included in any limitations prescribed in this chapter, except as otherwise provided in NRS 147.020 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.290 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.290
“Right of representation” defined
Status: in_force

“Right of representation” means the method of distributing property by which, through inheritance or succession, the descendants of a deceased heir take the same share or right in the estate of another person that their parent or other ancestor would have taken if living. A posthumous child is deemed living at the death of his or her parent.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133A.080 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133A / Section 133A.080
Certificate
Status: in_force

The authorized person shall attach to the will a certificate to be signed by him or her establishing that the requirements of this chapter for valid execution of an international will have been complied with. The authorized person shall keep a copy of the certificate and deliver another to the testator. The certificate must be in substantially the following form:

CERTIFICATE

(Convention of October 26, 1973)

I, __________ (name, address and capacity), a person authorized to act in connection with international wills, certify that on __________ (date) at __________ (place), __________ (testator name, address, date and place of birth), in my presence and that of the witnesses:

(a) __________ (name, address, date and place of birth); and

(b) __________ (name, address, date and place of birth), has declared that the attached document is his or her will and that he or she knows the contents thereof. I furthermore certify that:

(a) In my presence and in that of the witnesses: (1) The testator has signed the will or has acknowledged his or her signature previously affixed. *(2) Following a declaration of the testator stating that he or she was unable to sign his or her will for the following reason, __________, I have mentioned this declaration on the will *and the signature has been affixed by __________ (name and address).

(b) The witnesses and I have signed the will.

*(c) Each page of the will has been signed by __________ and numbered.

(d) I have satisfied myself as to the identity of the testator and of the witnesses as designated above.

(e) The witnesses met the conditions requisite to act as such according to the law under which I am acting. *(f) The testator has requested me to include the following statement concerning the safekeeping of his or her will:

__________

PLACE OF EXECUTION

DATE

SIGNATURE and, if necessary, SEAL

*To be completed if appropriate
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.160 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.160
Costs; disposal of property recovered; proceeds
Status: in_force

1. A personal representative is not bound to maintain an action for the estate, pursuant to NRS 143.150 , for the benefit of the creditors, unless a creditor of the decedent: (a) Files a petition; and (b) Pays the costs and expense of the litigation or gives such security as the court directs.

2. All real property so recovered must be sold for the payment of debts in the same manner as prescribed in this title for sales of real property by personal representatives.

3. The proceeds of all goods, chattels, rights or credits so received, after reimbursement of costs and expenses of litigation advanced by the creditor, must be applied in payment of debts in the same manner as other personal property in the hands of a personal representative.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 136.190 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 136 / Section 136.190
Proof of holographic will
Status: in_force

A holographic will may be proved by authentication satisfactory to the court.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.335 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.335
“Tax” defined
Status: in_force

“Tax” includes an income, property, excise, estate, gift or inheritance tax.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133.020 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133 / Section 133.020
Sound mind; age
Status: in_force

Every person of sound mind, over the age of 18 years, may, by last will, dispose of all his or her estate, real and personal, the same being chargeable with the payment of the testator's debts.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 156.120 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 156 / Section 156.120
Person deemed missing after 3 years; administration of property; procedure
Status: in_force

If any person owning property in this State has been absent from his or her last known place of residence for a continuous period of 3 years, with his or her whereabouts for that period unknown to the persons most likely to know thereof, he or she shall be deemed to be a missing person, and all property of the person in this State may be administered, as though he or she were deceased, in the same manner provided in this title for the administration of estates of deceased persons, subject to the conditions, restrictions and limitations prescribed in NRS 156.120 to 156.260 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.075 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.075
“Community property” defined
Status: in_force

“Community property” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 123.220 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.115 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.115
“Distributee” defined
Status: in_force

“Distributee” means a person who has received property of a decedent from the decedent’s personal representative other than as a creditor or purchaser. A testamentary trustee is a distributee only to the extent of distributed assets or increment thereto remaining in his or her hands. A beneficiary of a testamentary trust to whom the trustee has distributed property received from a personal representative is a distributee of the personal representative. As used in this section, “testamentary trustee” includes a trustee to whom assets are transferred by will to the extent of the devised assets.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.110 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.110
Final account: Filing; penalties for failure to file
Status: in_force

1. If all the property of an estate has been sold or there is money available for the payment of all debts due by the estate, and the estate is in a proper condition to be closed, the personal representative shall file a final account and request a settlement of his or her administration.

2. If the personal representative neglects to file a final account, the same proceedings may be had as prescribed in this chapter in regard to the first account to be filed by the personal representative, and all the provisions relative to the first account, and the notice and settlement thereof, apply to the account for final settlement.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 136.150 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 136 / Section 136.150
Evidence of subscribing witnesses: Affidavits ex parte
Status: in_force

1. If no person appears to contest the probate of a will, the court may admit it to probate on the testimony of only one of the subscribing witnesses, if that testimony shows that the will was executed in all particulars as required by law, and that the testator was of sound mind and had attained the age of 18 years at the time of its execution.

2. An ex parte affidavit of the witness, showing that the will was executed in all particulars as required by law, and that the testator was of sound mind and had attained the age of 18 years at the time of its execution, must be received in evidence and has the same force and effect as if the witness were present and testified orally.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.650 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.650
Acceptance of deed or deed of trust in lieu of foreclosure or trustee’s sale
Status: in_force

The personal representative who has limited authority or full authority has the power to accept a deed to property which is subject to a mortgage or deed of trust in lieu of foreclosure of the mortgage or sale under the deed of trust.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 156.110 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 156 / Section 156.110
Settlement of account on return of missing person; order requiring delivery of property
Status: in_force

Upon settling the account of the trustee, the court shall order the property of the missing person remaining in the hands of the trustee to be delivered to the owner thereof.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.053 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.053
“Certified paper original” defined
Status: in_force

“ Certified paper original ” means a tangible document that contains the text of an electronic will and, if applicable, a self-proving affidavit concerning the electronic will.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133A.050 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133A / Section 133A.050
Validity
Status: in_force

1. A will is valid as regards form, irrespective particularly of the place where it is made, of the location of the assets and of the nationality, domicile or residence of the testator, if it is made in the form of an international will complying with the requirements of this chapter.

2. The invalidity of the will as an international will does not affect its formal validity as a will of another kind.

3. This chapter does not apply to the form of testamentary dispositions made by two or more persons in one instrument.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.130 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.130
Accounting by person holding assets of estate for personal representative; penalty for failure or refusal to comply with order
Status: in_force

The court, upon the petition of a personal representative, may require any person entrusted by the personal representative with any part of the estate of the decedent to appear before the court and render on oath a full accounting of any money, goods, chattels, bonds, accounts, or other papers or effects belonging to the estate which have come into the possession of the person in trust for the personal representative. If the person so cited fails or refuses to appear and render the accounting, the court may proceed against the person as provided in NRS 143.120 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.190 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.190
Proof of notice necessary before allowance of account
Status: in_force

No account may be allowed by the court until it is first proved that the notice required by this chapter has been given, and the order must show that such proof was made to the satisfaction of the court. The order is conclusive evidence of the fact.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.320 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.320
“Limited authority” defined
Status: in_force

“ Limited authority ” means authority to administer the estate pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, that includes all the powers granted pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, except the power to do any of the following:

1. Sell real property.

2. Exchange real property.

3. Grant an option to purchase real property.

4. Borrow money with the loan secured by an encumbrance upon real property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.165 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.165
Ex parte order to restrain personal representative from performing administration, disbursement or distribution of estate: Issuance; hearing; notice; termination; prohibition on bond requirement in certain circumstances
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, on petition or ex parte application of an interested person, the court, with or without bond, may enter an ex parte order restraining a personal representative from performing specified acts of administration, disbursement or distribution, or exercising any powers or discharging any duties of the office, or enter any other order to secure proper performance of the duties of the office to be effective until further order of the court. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if it appears to the court that the personal representative otherwise may take action that would jeopardize unreasonably the interest of the petitioner, of some other interested person or the estate, the court may enter the ex parte order. A person with whom the personal representative may transact business may be made a party to the ex parte order.

2. Any ex parte orders entered pursuant to subsection 1 must be set for hearing within 10 days after entry of the ex parte order, unless the parties otherwise agree, or on a date the court otherwise determines is in the best interest of the estate.

3. Notice of entry of the ex parte order entered pursuant to subsection 1 must be given by the petitioner or applicant to the personal representative and the attorney of record of the personal representative, if any, to any other party named as a party in the ex parte order and as otherwise directed by the court.

4. The court may impose a fine on an interested person who obtains an ex parte order pursuant to this section without probable cause.

5. The court may, at any time, terminate an ex parte order entered pursuant to subsection 1 on its own motion or upon petition of the personal representative if it no longer appears to the court that the personal representative otherwise may take action that would jeopardize unreasonably the interest of the petitioner, of some other interested person or the estate.

6. A public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 , as applicable, must not be required to post a bond for obtaining any order pursuant to this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.340 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.340
Sale subject to claims; bond of purchaser
Status: in_force

1. The sale must be made subject to all payments which are due at the time of sale or which may thereafter become due on the contract, and if there are any, the sale must not be confirmed by the court until the purchaser executes a bond to the personal representative for the benefit and indemnity of himself or herself and of the persons entitled to the interest of the decedent in the property so contracted for, in double the whole amount of payments then due and thereafter to become due on the contract, with such sureties as the court approves.

2. The bond must be conditioned that the purchaser will make all payments for the property which are then due or which become due after the date of the sale, and will fully indemnify the personal representative and the persons so entitled against all demands, cost, charges and expenses by reason of any covenant or agreement contained in the contract.

3. A bond need not be given if no claim has been made against the estate upon the contract and time for filing or presenting claims has expired, nor if the holder of the claim, by a signed and acknowledged instrument filed in the matter of the estate, releases the estate from all liability upon the claim.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.119 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.119
“Electronic will” defined
Status: in_force

“ Electronic will ” means a will that is created and maintained in an electronic record.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.170 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.170
Sale of perishable and depreciating property
Status: in_force

Perishable property and other personal property which will depreciate in value if not disposed of promptly, or which will incur loss or expense by being kept, and so much other personal property as may be necessary to provide the family allowance pending the receipt of other sufficient money, may be sold without notice, and title passes without confirmation, but the personal representative is responsible for the actual value of the property unless the personal representative obtains an order approving the sale before the closing of the estate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133.200 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133 / Section 133.200
Death of beneficiary
Status: in_force

In the absence of a provision in the will to the contrary, if any beneficiary who is a descendant of the testator dies before the testator, leaving lineal descendants, the property, share or beneficial interest that would have been distributed or allocated to that deceased beneficiary must be distributed or allocated to that beneficiary's descendants then living, by right of representation, to be distributed under the same terms that would have applied to the deceased beneficiary.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.310 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.310
“Settlor” defined
Status: in_force

“Settlor” means the person who creates a trust, however described in the trust instrument.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133A.070 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133A / Section 133A.070
Additional requirements
Status: in_force

1. The signatures must be placed at the end of the will. If the will consists of several sheets, each sheet must be signed by the testator or, if the testator is unable to sign, by the person signing on his or her behalf or, if there is no such person, by the authorized person. In addition, each sheet must be numbered.

2. The date of the will must be the date of its signature by the authorized person. That date must be noted at the end of the will by the authorized person.

3. The authorized person shall ask the testator whether he or she wishes to make a declaration concerning the safekeeping of the will. If so, and at the express request of the testator, the place where the testator intends to have the will kept must be mentioned in the certificate provided for in NRS 133A.080 .

4. A will executed in compliance with NRS 133A.060 is not invalid merely because it does not comply with this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 151.260 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 151 / Section 151.260
Supplemental orders
Status: in_force

Upon hearing the petition, if good cause is shown, the court may:

1. Reopen the estate.

2. Order the administration of other property which has been discovered.

3. Enter any necessary orders to correct errors made in the description of the estate previously administered. In the absence of fraud, no proceedings may be taken by the court after the reopening of an estate except as necessary to administer other property which has been discovered or to correct errors made in the description of the estate previously administered. Any orders of the court made necessary by the reopening of the estate must be designated as supplemental orders.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.093 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.093
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 155.093 to 155.098 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 155.0935 to 155.0965 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 152.150 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 152 / Section 152.150
Procedure when property cannot be partitioned
Status: in_force

If particular property cannot be divided without prejudice or inconvenience to the owners, the court may assign the whole to one or more of the parties entitled to shares therein, who will accept and pay to the other parties interested their just proportion of the true value thereof, or secure the same to their satisfaction or, in case of the minority or incapacity of the other party or parties, to the satisfaction of the guardian of the minor or incapacitated person. The true value of the property must be ascertained and reported by the commissioners or appraisers appointed specially for that purpose.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.220 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.220
Reversal of order appointing personal representative
Status: in_force

If an order appointing a personal representative is reversed on appeal, all lawful acts in administration of the estate performed by the personal representative are as valid as if the order had been affirmed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.400 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.400
Apportionment; limitations
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided by the donor or decedent in writing: (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), for gifts that were made subject to the federal gift tax and in cases where the decedent's estate is insufficient to pay all federal gift taxes due at the time of the decedent's death, the unpaid federal gift tax must be borne on a pro rata basis by those receiving the transfers that triggered the tax in the proportion that the value of the property, interest or benefit of each such person bears to the total value of the property subject to the federal gift tax. (b) The federal generation-skipping transfer tax must be borne on a pro rata basis by those persons receiving the transfers that triggered the tax in the proportion that the value of the property, interest or benefit of each such person bears to the total value of the property subject to the federal generation-skipping transfer tax. (c) The application of exclusions, exemptions, deferrals or other provisions of the law available at the time of each transfer must be applied in chronological order to the transfers to which they relate. (d) To the extent issues remain unresolved after applying the principles set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), the provisions of NRS 150.290 to 150.380 , inclusive: (1) Must be applied to determine the allocation, apportionment and collection of federal transfer taxes other than the federal estate tax, including, without limitation, the federal gift tax and the federal generation-skipping transfer tax; and (2) Must be applied to determine the procedures for the judicial determination of the apportionment of federal transfer taxes other than the federal estate tax, including, without limitation, the federal gift tax and the federal generation-skipping transfer tax.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1: (a) This section must not be construed to allow the apportionment or enforcement of the collection of any tax to the extent such tax has not been paid and the collection thereof is no longer enforceable under applicable federal law; and (b) A recipient of a transfer is not required to pay tax in an amount that exceeds the value of the property received by the recipient or the maximum amount payable by the recipient under federal law, whichever is less.

3. As used in this section, “ estate ” means all property included for federal estate tax purposes in determining the federal estate tax pursuant to the federal estate tax law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133.100 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133 / Section 133.100
Nuncupative or oral will invalid
Status: in_force

A nuncupative or oral will is not valid.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 136.040 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 136 / Section 136.040
Transfer of proceedings back to original court
Status: in_force

If, before the administration of any estate transferred as provided in NRS 136.030 is closed, another person becomes judge of the court in which the proceeding was originally commenced who is not disqualified to act in the settlement of the estate, and the causes for which the proceeding was transferred no longer exist, any interested person may have the proceeding returned to the judge who succeeded the disqualified judge, by filing a petition setting forth these facts and moving the court to grant the petition. If these facts are satisfactorily shown, the court must make an order transferring the proceeding back to the judge who is not disqualified.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 154.110 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 154 / Section 154.110
Duties of Director of State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Status: in_force

The Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall keep a true record or description of all real property vested in the State by escheat. All real property must be described by legal subdivision, by metes and bounds sufficiently accurate to identify the ground on an approved township plat from the Bureau of Land Management or, if within an approved townsite, by reference to the lot, block, and tract or subdivision.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 141.070 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 141 / Section 141.070
Incapacity of all personal representatives
Status: in_force

If all the personal representatives die or from any cause become incapable of executing the duties of their office, or the authority of all of them is revoked or annulled according to law, the court shall direct letters to be issued according to the priority established in NRS 139.040 . The successor personal representative shall post such bond as the court may require.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.005 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.005
Enlargement
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision in this title, if an act is authorized or required to be performed at or within a specified period pursuant to this chapter:

1. The period may be extended upon the agreement of all interested persons, by written stipulation of counsel filed in the action; or

2. The court, for good cause shown, may at any time: (a) Regardless of whether there has been a motion, petition or notice, order that the period be extended if a request for the extension is made before the expiration of the specified period as originally prescribed or as extended by a previous order; or (b) Upon a motion made after the expiration of the specified period, authorize a person to perform the act if the failure to perform the act in a timely manner was the result of excusable neglect.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 134.040 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 134 / Section 134.040
Surviving spouse and issue
Status: in_force

1. If the decedent leaves a surviving spouse and only one child, or the lawful issue of one child, the estate goes one-half to the surviving spouse and one-half to the child or the issue of the child.

2. If the decedent leaves a surviving spouse and more than one child living, or a child and the lawful issue of one or more deceased children, the estate goes one-third to the surviving spouse and the remainder in equal shares to the children and the lawful issue of any deceased child by right of representation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 147.120 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 147 / Section 147.120
Status of approved claims
Status: in_force

All claims approved by the personal representative or the court must be ranked among the acknowledged debts of the estate, to be paid in due course of administration.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 134.050 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 134 / Section 134.050
Surviving spouse and no issue; no surviving spouse or issue but parent
Status: in_force

1. If the decedent leaves no issue, the estate goes one-half to the surviving spouse, one-fourth to one parent of the decedent and one-fourth to the other parent of the decedent, if both are living. If both parents are not living, one-half to the parent then living.

2. If the decedent leaves no issue or parent, one-half of the separate property of the decedent goes to the surviving spouse and the other one-half goes in equal shares to the brothers and sisters of the decedent.

3. If the decedent leaves no issue or surviving spouse, the estate goes one-half to one parent of the decedent and one-half to the other parent of the decedent, if both are living. If both parents are not living, the whole estate goes to the parent then living.

4. If the decedent leaves no issue, parent, brother or sister, or children of any issue, all of the separate property of the decedent goes to the surviving spouse.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 139.150 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 139 / Section 139.150
Procedure
Status: in_force

1. If a petition for revocation is filed, notice must be given as in the case of an original petition, and the petitioner shall serve a citation on the administrator to appear and answer the petition at the time appointed for the hearing. The citation must be served on the administrator in accordance with NRS 155.050 at least 10 days before the date of the hearing.

2. At the time appointed, upon proof that the citation, together with a copy of the petition, has been duly served and notice given as required in subsection 1, the court shall take evidence upon the petition, and if the right of the petitioner is established, and the petitioner is qualified, letters of administration must be granted to him or her and the letters of the former administrator revoked. The former administrator shall promptly file an accounting in accordance with NRS 150.080 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.165 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.165
Transfer of interest subject to Nevada Gaming Control Act to heir or devisee; procedure
Status: in_force

1. No interest subject to the jurisdiction of the Nevada Gaming Control Act may be transferred to any heir or devisee from probate until the heir or devisee has received all approvals necessary to hold or own such an interest from the Nevada Gaming Commission.

2. Such an heir or devisee must seek all such necessary approvals through the filing of all appropriate applications with the Nevada Gaming Control Board within 1 year after the interest becomes subject to probate or within such later period as the Chair of the Board determines in his or her sole and absolute discretion.

3. If any such heir or devisee fails to file full and complete applications for all such necessary approvals within 1 year after the interest becomes subject to probate or within such later period as the Chair of the Board determines, or if the Commission denies any application for such necessary approvals: (a) The court shall immediately order that an appraisal of the interest must be conducted by two independent appraisers, one of whom must have experience appraising gaming assets. The costs of both appraisals must be paid by the estate. (b) Within 30 days after receipt of both appraisals, the court shall offer and the entity in which the interest exists shall purchase the interest for cash at fair market value as determined by the court based upon the appraisals conducted pursuant to paragraph (a). The Commission may deem a failure to purchase the interest as offered to be a voluntary surrender of any gaming license, registration or approval held by the entity in which the interest exists.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.050 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.050
“Beneficiary” defined
Status: in_force

“ Beneficiary, ” as it relates to:

1. A trust, includes a person who has a present or future interest, vested or contingent, and the owner of an interest by assignment or other transfer;

2. A charitable trust, includes any person entitled to enforce the trust;

3. An instrument designating a beneficiary, includes a beneficiary of any nonprobate transfer; and

4. A beneficiary designated in a governing instrument, includes a grantee of a deed, a devisee, a beneficiary of a trust, a beneficiary under a designation, a donee, an appointee or a taker in default under a power of appointment, or a person in whose favor a power of attorney or a power held in any individual, fiduciary or representative capacity is exercised,

but does not include a person who receives less than $100 under a will.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.370 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.370
Hearing; order authorizing sale
Status: in_force

1. At the time appointed, the court, upon proof that due notice of the hearing has been given, shall proceed to hear the petition and any objection thereto that may have been filed or presented, and if, after a hearing, the court is satisfied that it will be to the advantage of the estate to enter into the proposed agreement, it shall enter an order directing the personal representative to enter into the agreement of sale or to give the option to purchase.

2. The order may prescribe the terms and conditions of the agreement or option.

3. A certified copy of the order must be recorded in the office of the county recorder of every county in which the property affected by the agreement or option, or any portion thereof, is located.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.735 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.735
Objection to proposed action; requirements for delivery; form; notice of objection to personal representative
Status: in_force

1. Any person entitled to notice of a proposed action under NRS 143.705 may object to the proposed action as provided in this section.

2. The objection to the proposed action must be made by delivering or mailing a written objection to the proposed action to the personal representative at the address stated in the notice of proposed action. The person objecting to the proposed action may use the form provided in NRS 143.810 or may make the objection in any other writing that identifies the proposed action with reasonable certainty and indicates that the person objects to the taking of the proposed action.

3. The personal representative is deemed to have notice of the objection to the proposed action if the notice is delivered or received at the address stated in the notice of proposed action before: (a) The date specified in the notice of proposed action on or after which the proposed action is to be taken; or (b) The date on which the proposed action is actually taken, whichever occurs later.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.535 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.535
Sale or exchange of personal property
Status: in_force

1. The personal representative who has limited authority or full authority has the power to sell personal property of the estate or to exchange personal property of the estate for other property upon such terms and conditions as the personal representative may determine. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the personal representative shall give notice of the proposed action pursuant to NRS 143.700 to 143.760 , inclusive, in exercising this power.

2. The personal representative may exercise the power granted by subsection 1 without giving notice of the proposed action pursuant to NRS 143.700 to 143.760 , inclusive, in case of the sale or exchange of any of the following: (a) A security sold on an established stock or bond exchange; (b) A security designated as a national market system security on an interdealer quotation system, or subsystem thereof, by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations System, NASDAQ, sold through a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78a et seq., during the regular course of business of the broker-dealer; (c) Subscription rights for the purchase of additional securities which are owned by the estate by reason of the estate's ownership in securities if those rights are sold for cash; or (d) Personal property which is perishable if the property is sold for cash.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.063 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.063
Attorneys for personal representatives: Apportionment of compensation for two or more attorneys
Status: in_force

1. If there are two or more attorneys for a personal representative, the compensation must be apportioned among the attorneys by the court according to the services actually rendered by each attorney unless otherwise provided in an agreement by the attorneys.

2. If there are two or more personal representatives and the personal representatives have separate legal representation, each attorney for each personal representative is entitled to have the compensation for attorneys apportioned among the attorneys by the court according to the services actually rendered by each attorney unless otherwise provided in an agreement by the attorneys.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 144.025 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.025
Certified public accountant or other expert in valuation: When appointment authorized; compensation
Status: in_force

1. A personal representative may engage a certified public accountant or other expert in valuation to ascertain the fair market value, as of the date of the death of the decedent, of the interest of the decedent in a corporation, partnership, limited-liability company or other artificial person.

2. The certified public accountant or expert in valuation is entitled to a reasonable compensation for his or her services and may be paid the compensation by the personal representative out of the estate at any time after completion of the report of the valuation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.050 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.050
Service of citation
Status: in_force

1. The citation described in NRS 155.040 must be served by: (a) Certified mail, with a return receipt requested, on each person required to be served; or (b) Personal service in the manner provided pursuant to Rule 4(d) of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure .

2. If, after due diligence, service cannot be made upon the person to be served, service of the citation may be made by publication in the manner provided by Rule 4(e) of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure , by leaving a copy with the person's attorney of record or in such other manner as the court may direct.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.370 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.370
Court approval or supervision required for certain actions; exceptions
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding any provision of NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, to the contrary, whether the personal representative has been granted limited authority or full authority, a personal representative who has obtained authority to administer the estate pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, is required to obtain court approval for any of the following actions: (a) Allowance of the personal representative's compensation; (b) Allowance of compensation of the attorney for the personal representative; (c) Settlement of accounts; (d) Preliminary and final distributions and discharge; (e) Sale of property of the estate to the personal representative or to the attorney for the personal representative; (f) Exchange of property of the estate for property of the personal representative or for property of the attorney for the personal representative; (g) Grant of an option to purchase property of the estate to the personal representative or to the attorney for the personal representative; (h) Allowance, payment or compromise of a claim of the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative, against the estate; (i) Compromise or settlement of a claim, action or proceeding by the estate against the personal representative or against the attorney for the personal representative; (j) Extension, renewal or modification of the terms of a debt or other obligation of the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative, owing to or in favor of the decedent or the estate; and (k) Any transaction described in this section that would indirectly benefit the personal representative, a relative of the personal representative, the attorney for the personal representative or the attorney for a relative of the personal representative.

2. Notwithstanding any provision of NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, to the contrary, a personal representative who has obtained limited authority to administer the estate pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, is required to obtain court supervision for any of the following actions: (a) Sale of real property; (b) Exchange of real property; (c) Grant of an option to purchase real property; and (d) Borrowing money with the loan secured by an encumbrance upon real property.

3. Paragraphs (e) to (k), inclusive, of subsection 1 do not apply to a transaction between the personal representative in his or her capacity as a personal representative and the personal representative as a person if all the following requirements are satisfied: (a) The personal representative is the sole beneficiary of the estate or all the known heirs or devisees have consented to the transaction; (b) The period for filing creditor claims has expired; (c) No request for special notice pursuant to NRS 155.030 is on file or all persons who filed a request for special notice have consented to the transaction; and (d) The claim of each creditor who filed a claim has been paid, settled or withdrawn, or the creditor has consented to the transaction.

4. As used in this section, “relative” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 163.020 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.180 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.180
Power to make loans, advances of credit and other investments insured by Federal Housing Administrator; validation of loans, advances of credit and purchases of obligations made before October 1, 1999
Status: in_force

1. Subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by the Federal Housing Administrator, a personal representative may: (a) Make such loans and advances of credit, and purchases of obligations representing the loans and advances of credit, as are eligible for insurance by the Federal Housing Administrator, and obtain such insurance. (b) Make such loans secured by mortgage on real property as are eligible for insurance by the Federal Housing Administrator, and obtain such insurance. (c) Purchase, invest in, and dispose of notes or bonds secured by mortgage insured by the Federal Housing Administrator, securities of national mortgage associations, and debentures issued by the Federal Housing Administrator.

2. No law of this State prescribing the nature, amount or form of security or requiring security upon which loans or advances of credit may be made, or prescribing or limiting interest rates upon loans or advances of credit, or prescribing or limiting the period for which loans or advances of credit may be made, applies to loans, advances of credit or purchases made pursuant to subsection 1.

3. All above-described loans, advances of credit, and purchases of obligations made and insured pursuant to the terms of the National Housing Act before October 1, 1999, are hereby validated and confirmed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 141.120 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 141 / Section 141.120
Interested person may file charges for removal of personal representative
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 155.165 , an interested person may appear at the hearing and file allegations in writing, showing that the personal representative should be removed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.187 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.187
Power to hold stock in name of nominee; personal liability of personal representative
Status: in_force

1. A personal representative holding certificates of stock in that capacity may hold the stock in the name of a nominee without mention in the stock certificate or registration books, if: (a) The records of the personal representative and all reports and accountings the personal representative renders clearly show the holding and the facts regarding it; and (b) The nominee deposits with the personal representative a signed statement of the true interest of the personal representative.

2. A personal representative is personally liable for any loss to the estate resulting from any act of the nominee in connection with stock so held.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.010 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.010
Expenses and compensation of personal representative
Status: in_force

A personal representative must be allowed all necessary expenses in the administration and settlement of the estate, and fees for services as provided by law, but if the decedent by will makes some other provision for the compensation of the personal representative, this shall be deemed a full compensation for those services, unless within 60 days after his or her appointment the personal representative files a renunciation, in writing, of all claim for the compensation provided by the will.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 156.150 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 156 / Section 156.150
Manner of giving notice of hearing
Status: in_force

Notice of hearing the petition for administration of the estate or probate of the will of the missing person shall be given in the manner provided in this title for giving notice of hearing in the administration of estates of deceased persons, and notice shall be mailed by registered or certified mail to the last known address of the missing person, and proof by affidavit of such notices shall be filed prior to or at the hearing.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.375 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.375
Term: “In the presence”
Status: in_force

1. For the purposes of this title, being “in the presence” of a testator, settlor, principal or witness includes, without limitation, being in the same location at the same time or appearing in the same location at the same time by means of audio-video communication.

2. As used in this section, “audio-video communication” has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph (b) of subsection 3 of NRS 133.088 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.037 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.037
Duty to close estate within 18 months after appointment; exceptions
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a personal representative shall close an estate within 18 months after appointment.

2. If an estate is not closed within 18 months after the appointment of a personal representative and: (a) A claim against the estate is in litigation or in summary determination pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 145.060 , a petition for determination of the validity of the claim has been filed pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 147.130 or the amount of federal estate tax has not been determined, a devisee, creditor or heir may file a petition seeking an order that: (1) A certain amount of money, or certain other assets, be retained by the personal representative to: (I) Satisfy the claim or tax; and (II) Pay any fees or costs related to the claim or tax, including fees for appraisals, attorney's fees and court costs; and (2) The remainder of the estate be distributed. (b) A contest of the will or a proceeding to determine heirship is pending, a devisee, creditor or heir may file a petition requesting the court which appointed the personal representative to order that: (1) A certain amount of money, or certain other assets, be retained and the remainder of the estate distributed; or (2) The entire distributable estate be retained pending disposition of the contest or proceeding.

3. A court shall not enter an order distributing the assets of an estate pursuant to this section if such a distribution will result in there being insufficient assets to enable the personal representative to discharge any tax liability, claims of creditors, administrative expenses or any other just obligation of the estate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.345 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.345
Notice of hearing on petition; persons required to receive notice; contents
Status: in_force

1. If the authority to administer the estate pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, is requested in a petition for appointment of the personal representative, notice of the hearing on the petition must be given for the period and in the manner applicable to the petition for appointment.

2. Where proceedings for the administration of the estate are pending at the time a petition is filed pursuant to NRS 143.340 , notice of the hearing on the petition must be given for the period and in the manner provided in NRS 155.010 to all the following persons: (a) Each person specified in NRS 155.010 ; (b) Each known heir whose interest in the estate would be affected by the petition; (c) Each known devisee whose interest in the estate would be affected by the petition; (d) Each person named as personal representative in the will of the decedent; and (e) The public administrator of the county or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 , as applicable, if the decedent died intestate and the petitioner is not the surviving spouse or kindred under NRS 139.040 , regardless of any nomination by an heir.

3. The notice of hearing of the petition for authority to administer the estate pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, whether included in the petition for appointment or in a separate petition, must include a statement in substantially the following form: The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. This will avoid the need to obtain court approval for many actions taken in connection with the estate. However, before taking certain actions, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or have consented to the proposed action. Independent administration authority will be granted unless good cause is shown why it should not be.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 140.080 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 140 / Section 140.080
Account of special administrator
Status: in_force

A special administrator shall also render an account, under oath, of the proceedings in like manner as other administrators are required to do, but if a person serving as special administrator is appointed the succeeding administrator or the executor, the accounting otherwise due from the special administrator may be included in the first accounting as administrator or executor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.380 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.380
Additional bond of personal representative; agreement or option to purchase
Status: in_force

1. The order must fix the amount of such additional bond as the court determines should be given by the personal representative, who is not entitled to receive any of the proceeds from the agreement or option until the bond is given and approved.

2. When the order is entered, the personal representative shall execute, acknowledge and deliver an agreement or option to purchase containing the conditions specified in the order and setting forth therein that it is made by authority of the order, and giving the date of the order.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.375 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.375
Powers of personal representative granted independent administration authority
Status: in_force

1. Subject to the conditions and limitations of NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, and to the duties and liabilities of the personal representative, a personal representative who has been granted authority to administer the estate pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, has the powers described in: (a) NRS 143.400 to 143.465 , inclusive, with regard to powers that are exercisable only after giving a notice of proposed action; (b) NRS 143.500 to 143.540 , inclusive, with regard to powers the exercise of which requires giving a notice of proposed action under certain circumstances; and (c) NRS 143.600 to 143.655 , inclusive, with regard to powers that are exercisable without giving a notice of proposed action.

2. The will may restrict the powers that the personal representative may exercise pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.337 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.337
“Testamentary trust” defined
Status: in_force

“ Testamentary trust ” means a trust created by the terms of the will of a person.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 140.060 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 140 / Section 140.060
Appointment pending contest of will or appeal from order; appointment before contest of will
Status: in_force

1. If a special administrator is appointed pending determination of a contest of a will instituted before it is admitted to probate, or pending an appeal from an order appointing, suspending or removing an executor or administrator, the special administrator has the same powers, duties and obligations as an executor or administrator, and the letters of administration issued to the special administrator must recite that the special administrator is appointed with those powers.

2. If a special administrator has been appointed, and thereafter a proceeding to contest a will before it is admitted to probate has been instituted, the court shall enter an order granting to the special administrator the additional powers, duties and obligations of an executor or administrator and requiring such additional bond as the court deems proper. The order is not appealable.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 137.050 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 137 / Section 137.050
Verdict and judgment
Status: in_force

The jury must return a special verdict upon the issues submitted to them by the court; and upon the verdict, or upon the proof taken if a jury is waived, the court must render judgment, either admitting the will to probate or rejecting it.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 154.180 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 154 / Section 154.180
Costs borne by purchaser
Status: in_force

The person to whom the title passes must pay the cost of advertising and the petition fee. When the title passes to a person other than the person who made the petition, the original petitioner must be reimbursed all moneys deposited by him or her.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133.160 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133 / Section 133.160
Rights of child born after making of will by parent of child; effect of such rights on remaining provisions of will
Status: in_force

1. When a child is born after the making of a will by a parent of that child and no provision is made for the child in the will, the child is entitled to the same share in the estate of the testator as if the testator had died intestate, unless: (a) It is apparent from the will that it was the intention of the testator that no provision should be made for that child; or (b) The testator provided for the omitted child by a transfer of property outside of the will and it appears that the testator intended the transfer to be in lieu of a testamentary provision.

2. If, pursuant to subsection 1, a child is entitled to take the same share in the estate of the testator as if the testator had died intestate, the remaining provisions of the will remain intact to the extent those provisions are not inconsistent with this subsection, including, without limitation, any provision concerning the appointment of a personal representative.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.110 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.110
Transcripts of minutes or copies of order and certificate of clerk have same force as letters
Status: in_force

1. A transcript from the minutes of court, or a copy of the signed order of the court, showing the appointment of any person as personal representative, together with the certificate of the clerk that the person has given bond, if required, and has been qualified, and that letters have been issued to him or her, and have not been revoked, has the same effect in evidence as the letters themselves.

2. A copy of the letters, with like certificate, has the same effect.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.1168 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.1168
“Electronic notary public” defined
Status: in_force

“Electronic notary public” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 240.186 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 154.060 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 154 / Section 154.060
Claimants may appear and plead to information
Status: in_force

1. All persons named in the information may appear and plead to the proceedings, and may traverse or deny the facts stated in the information and the title of the State to the estate at any time on or before the return day of the citation.

2. Any other person claiming an interest in the property may appear and be made a defendant, and plead as stated in subsection 1 by petition for that purpose filed within the time allowed for pleading.

3. If any person appears and pleads as stated in subsections 1 and 2, denying the title claimed by the State, or traverses any material fact set forth in the information, or issue or issues of fact to be made up, the matter must proceed as other civil actions on issues of fact.

4. A survey may be ordered, as in other civil actions, if the boundary is called into question.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 137.040 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 137 / Section 137.040
Evidence of execution
Status: in_force

If the will is contested, all the subscribing witnesses who are present in the county and who are of sound mind must be produced and examined, or the death, absence or incapacity of any of them must be satisfactorily shown to the court. If none of the subscribing witnesses resides in the county, and the evidence of none of them can be produced, the court may admit the evidence of other witnesses to prove the due execution of the will and, as evidence of the execution, it may admit proof of the handwriting of the testator and of any of the subscribing witnesses.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 136.160 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 136 / Section 136.160
Proof of will by affidavits of attesting witnesses
Status: in_force

1. Any or all of the attesting witnesses to any will may, after the death of the testator and at the request of the executor or any interested person, make and sign an affidavit stating such facts as a witness would be required to testify to in court to prove the will. The sworn statement of any witness so taken must be accepted by the court as if it had been taken before the court.

2. The affidavit described in subsection 1 may be substantially in form as set forth in NRS 133.050 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.310 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.310
Fraudulent sale: Penalty
Status: in_force

A personal representative who fraudulently sells any real property of a decedent contrary to or otherwise than under the provisions of this chapter is liable for double the value of the property sold, as liquidated damages, to be recovered in an action by the person having an estate of inheritance therein.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.280 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.280
“Probate homestead” defined
Status: in_force

“Probate homestead” means a homestead that can be set apart by the court pursuant to NRS 146.020 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 147.010 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 147 / Section 147.010
Notice to creditors
Status: in_force

A personal representative shall publish and mail notice to creditors in the manner provided in NRS 155.020 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 151.020 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 151 / Section 151.020
Petition for hearing and notice of hearing
Status: in_force

The clerk shall set the petition for hearing and the petitioner shall give notice for the period and in the manner provided in NRS 155.010 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.065 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.065
Statute of limitations for cause of action of decedent
Status: in_force

A statute of limitations running on a cause of action belonging to a decedent, that was not barred as of the date of death, does not bar the cause of action sooner than 1 year after the death. A cause of action that, but for this section, would be barred less than 1 year after the death of the decedent is barred after 1 year unless the running of the statute is tolled under other law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 153.070 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 153 / Section 153.070
Expenses and compensation of trustees
Status: in_force

The expenses and compensation of a trustee of a testamentary trust must initially be governed by the terms of the will which created the testamentary trust or as otherwise ordered by the court at the time the testamentary trust is established. Thereafter, subject to any contrary terms of the testamentary trust or an order of the court, the court shall allow the trustee his or her proper expenses and such compensation for services as are just and reasonable. Where there are several trustees, compensation must be apportioned among the trustees according to the respective services rendered, and such compensation may be a fixed yearly compensation for each trustee, a set amount for the term of service, an hourly rate for services rendered or pursuant to a standard schedule of fees. The provisions of this section must not be interpreted to abridge the authority of a court having jurisdiction over a testamentary trust pursuant to NRS 153.020 or 164.010 to review and settle the expenses and compensation of the trustee of a testamentary trust upon the petition of any interested person.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.155 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.155
“Governing instrument” defined
Status: in_force

“Governing instrument” means:

1. A deed, will, trust, insurance policy or annuity, designated as payable on death;

2. A security registered as transferable on death;

3. A pension, profit-sharing, retirement or similar benefit plan;

4. An instrument creating or exercising a power of appointment or a power of attorney; or

5. A dispositive, appointive or nominative instrument of any similar type.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.255 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.255
“Parent” defined
Status: in_force

“Parent” includes any person entitled to take, or who would be entitled to take if the child died without a will, as a parent by intestate succession from the child whose relationship is in question and excludes any person who is a stepparent, foster parent or grandparent.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.060 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.060
Time for service of citation
Status: in_force

If no other time is specially prescribed, a citation must be served at least 10 days before the day of the hearing, but the court may, for good cause shown, shorten the time to no less than 1 full judicial day before the day of the hearing.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 151.110 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 151 / Section 151.110
Order and distribution; recording of copy of order conveying real property
Status: in_force

1. After the accounts of a personal representative have been settled and an order for the distribution of the estate entered by the court, the personal representative shall, without any unnecessary delay, distribute the estate remaining undistributed as directed by the order.

2. In the order, the court shall name the persons and the proportion or parts to which each is entitled, and that person has the right to demand and recover a respective share from the personal representative or any other person having possession of it.

3. The personal representative shall, within 10 days after the entry of an order of distribution conveying any real property, record a certified copy of the order with the county recorder of the county in which the order was entered and of any other county in which the real property, or any portion of it, is located.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.330 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.330
“Successors” defined
Status: in_force

“Successors” means persons, other than creditors, who are entitled to property of a decedent under the terms of the decedent’s will or pursuant to this title.