Nev. Rev. Stat. § 152.100 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 152 / Section 152.100
Procedure when value of property to be divided greater than share of one party
Status: in_force

If any tract of land or tenement is of greater value than one party's share in the estate to be divided, and cannot be divided without injury to the property, it may be set off by the commissioners to any one of the parties who will accept it and pay, or secure to be paid, to one or more of the others interested, such sum or sums as the commissioners award to make the partition equal, and the commissioners shall make their award accordingly, but the partition may not be established by the court until the sums so awarded are paid to the parties entitled to them, or secured to their satisfaction.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 142.130 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 142 / Section 142.130
Petition of surety for discharge; issuance and service of citation
Status: in_force

If a surety of a personal representative desires to be released from responsibility on account of future acts, the surety may petition the court for relief. The court shall cite the personal representative to appear at a designated time and place and give other security. If the personal representative cannot be found after due diligence and inquiry, the citation may be served by leaving a copy of it at the residence of the personal representative, or by serving the attorney of the personal representative, or by such publication as the court orders pursuant to the provisions of NRS 143.190 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133A.060 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133A / Section 133A.060
Requirements
Status: in_force

1. The will must be made in writing. It need not be written by the testator. It may be written in any language, by hand or by any other means.

2. The testator shall declare in the presence of two witnesses and of a person authorized to act in connection with international wills that the document is the testator’s will and that he or she knows the contents thereof. The testator need not inform the witnesses, or the authorized person, of the contents of the will.

3. In the presence of the witnesses, and of the authorized person, the testator shall sign the will or, if the testator has previously signed it, shall acknowledge his or her signature.

4. When the testator is unable to sign, the absence of his or her signature does not affect the validity of the international will if the testator indicates the reason for his or her inability to sign and the authorized person makes note thereof on the will. In these cases, it is permissible for any other person present, including the authorized person or one of the witnesses, at the direction of the testator, to sign the testator's name for the testator, if the authorized person makes note of this also on the will, but it is not required that any person sign the testator's name for the testator.

5. The witnesses and the authorized person shall there and then attest the will by signing in the presence of the testator.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.185 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.185
Power to invest in farm loan bonds and other obligations issued by federal land banks and banks for cooperatives
Status: in_force

A personal representative may purchase, invest in, and dispose of:

1. Farm loan bonds, consolidated farm loan bonds, debentures, consolidated debentures and other obligations issued by federal land banks and federal intermediate credit banks under the authority of the Federal Farm Loan Act, formerly 12 U.S.C. §§ 636 to 1012 , inclusive, and §§ 1021 to 1129 , inclusive, and the Farm Credit Act of 1971, 12 U.S.C. §§ 2001 et seq., as amended; and

2. Bonds, debentures, consolidated debentures and other obligations issued by banks for cooperatives under the authority of the Farm Credit Act of 1933, formerly 12 U.S.C. §§ 1131 to 1138e , inclusive, and the Farm Credit Act of 1971, 12 U.S.C. §§ 2001 et seq., as amended.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.080 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.080
Actions against personal representative for conversion or trespass
Status: in_force

Any person or the personal representative has a right of action against the personal representative of a decedent who, in the lifetime of the decedent wasted, destroyed, took, carried away or converted the goods or chattels of that person, or committed any trespass on the real property of that person.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.105 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.105
Contracts to find purchaser of personal property: Liability of personal representative; limitations 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 personal 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. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the commission must not exceed 25 percent of the proceeds from the sale of any personal property pursuant to this section unless, before the sale of the personal property, the court approves a commission that exceeds 25 percent of the proceeds from the sale.

4. If a manufactured home or motor vehicle is sold pursuant to the provisions of this section, the commission for the sale of the manufactured home or motor vehicle must not exceed 10 percent of the proceeds from the sale.

5. As used in this section: (a) “ Commission ” means all fees collected by an agent, broker or group of agents or brokers to secure a purchaser for any personal property of an estate pursuant to this section, including all fees for costs related to the sale of any personal property pursuant to this section. (b) “ Manufactured home ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 118B.015 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.450 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.450
Revised Statutes Preliminary distributions authorized under certain circumstances
Status: in_force

If the time for filing creditor claims has expired and it appears that the distribution may be made without loss to creditors or injury to the estate or any interested person, the personal representative who has limited authority or full authority has the power to make preliminary distributions of the following:

1. Income received during administration to the persons entitled thereto pursuant to the decedent's will or by intestate succession.

2. Household furniture and furnishings, motor vehicles, clothing, jewelry and other tangible articles of a personal nature to the persons entitled to the property under the decedent's will, not to exceed an aggregate fair market value to all persons of $50,000 computed cumulatively through the date of distribution. Fair market value must be determined on the basis of the inventory and appraisal.

3. Cash to general pecuniary devisees entitled to it under the decedent's will, not to exceed $10,000 to any one person.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 154.160 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 154 / Section 154.160
Petition to be accompanied by purchase price and fees
Status: in_force

The petition must be accompanied by:

1. The purchase price in the amount of the petitioner's offer for the real property desired.

2. A sufficient sum to cover the cost of advertising.

3. A fee of $5.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.025 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.025
Compensation of personal representative who is an attorney
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the will, a personal representative who is an attorney retained to perform services for the personal representative may receive compensation for services as a personal representative or for services as an attorney for the personal representative, but not both, unless the court: (a) Approves a different method of compensation in advance; and (b) Finds that method of compensation to be for the advantage, benefit and best interests of the decedent's estate.

2. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to disallow compensation for services rendered by an attorney as a personal representative if: (a) Such services are included as part of the legal services of the attorney in a manner consistent with NRS 150.060 ; and (b) The attorney does not receive compensation pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 150.020 .

3. The services which are rendered by a personal representative who is an attorney and for which compensation is requested pursuant to this section include services rendered by an employee, associate or partner in the same firm of such an attorney and services rendered by an affiliate of such an attorney.

4. As used in this section, “affiliate” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 163.020 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.355 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.355
Amount of bond of personal representative
Status: in_force

1. If the personal representative is otherwise required to file a bond and has full authority, the court shall fix the amount of the bond at not more than the estimated value of the personal property, the estimated value of the decedent's interest in the real property authorized to be sold pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, and the probable annual gross income of the estate or, if the bond is to be given by personal sureties, at not less than twice that amount.

2. If the personal representative is otherwise required to file a bond and has limited authority, the court shall fix the amount of the bond at not more than the estimated value of the personal property and the probable annual gross income of the estate or, if the bond is to be given by personal sureties, at not less than twice that amount.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.098 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.098
Common law
Status: in_force

The provisions of NRS 155.097 and 155.0975 do not abrogate or limit any principle or rule of the common law, unless the common law principle or rule is inconsistent with the provisions of NRS 155.097 and 155.0975 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 134.150 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 134 / Section 134.150
Degree of kindred
Status: in_force

The degrees of kindred shall be computed according to the rules of the civil law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133.088 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133 / Section 133.088
Performance of certain notarial acts by electronic means
Status: in_force

1. For purposes of this title, including, without limitation, any declaration or affidavit made by an attesting witness as described in NRS 133.050 , for all purposes relating to the execution and filing of any document with the court in any proceeding relating to an electronic will and for purposes of executing a power of attorney pursuant to NRS 162A.220 , an advance directive or any document relating to an advance directive: (a) A person shall be deemed to be in the presence of or appearing before another person if such persons are in: (1) The same physical location; or (2) Different physical locations but can communicate with each other by means of audio-video communication. (b) An electronic notary public may electronically notarize electronic documents, including, without limitation, documents constituting or relating to an electronic will, in accordance with NRS 240.181 to 240.206 , inclusive. (c) Any requirement that a document be signed may be satisfied by an electronic signature. (d) If a provision of law requires a written record, an electronic record satisfies such a provision. (e) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (3), regardless of the physical location of the person executing a document or of any witness, if a document is executed electronically, the document shall be deemed to be executed in this State and will be governed by the laws of this State and subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State if: (1) The person executing the document states that he or she understands that he or she is executing, and that he or she intends to execute, the document in and pursuant to the laws of this State; (2) The document states that the validity and effect of its execution are governed by the laws of this State; (3) Any attesting witnesses or an electronic notary public whose electronic signatures are contained in the document were physically located within this State at the time the document was executed in accordance with this section; or (4) In the case of a self-proving electronic will, the electronic will designates a qualified custodian who, at the time of execution: (I) If a natural person, is domiciled in this State; or (II) If an entity, is organized under the laws of this State or whose principal place of business is located in this State.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1, the validity of a notarial act performed by an electronic notary public must be determined by applying the laws of the jurisdiction in which the electronic notary public is commissioned or appointed.

3. As used in this section: (a) “Advance directive” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449A.703 . (b) “ Audio-video communication ” means communication by which a person is able to see, hear and communicate with another person in real time using electronic means.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 137.005 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 137 / Section 137.005
Enforcement of no-contest clauses; exceptions; application to testamentary trusts; authorized actions by personal representative regarding distributions; application to codicil
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a no-contest clause in a will must be enforced, to the greatest extent possible, by the court according to the terms expressly stated in the no-contest clause without regard to the presence or absence of probable cause for, or the good faith or bad faith of the devisee in, taking the action prohibited by the no-contest clause. A no-contest clause in a will must be enforced by the court because public policy favors enforcing the intent of the testator.

2. No extrinsic evidence is admissible to establish the testator's intent concerning the no-contest clause to the extent such intent is clear and unambiguous. The provisions of this subsection do not prohibit extrinsic evidence from being admitted for any other purpose authorized by law.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a devisee's share may be reduced or eliminated under a no-contest clause based upon conduct that is set forth by the testator in the will, including, without limitation, any testamentary trust established in the will. Such conduct may include, without limitation: (a) Conduct other than formal court action; and (b) Conduct which is unrelated to the will itself, including, without limitation: (1) The commencement of civil litigation against the testator's probate estate or family members; (2) Interference with the administration of a trust or a business entity; (3) Efforts to frustrate the intent of the testator's power of attorney; and (4) Efforts to frustrate the designation of beneficiaries related to a nonprobate transfer by the testator.

4. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the will, a no-contest clause in a will must not be enforced by a court and a devisee's share must not be reduced or eliminated under a no-contest clause in a will because: (a) A devisee acts to: (1) Enforce the clear and unambiguous terms of the will or any document referenced in or affected by the will; (2) Enforce the legal rights of the devisee that provide the devisee standing in the probate proceeding; (3) Obtain court instruction with respect to the proper administration of the estate or the construction or legal effect of the will or the provisions thereof; or (4) Enforce the fiduciary duties of the personal representative. (b) The court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the conduct of the devisee was: (1) A product of coercion or undue influence; or (2) Caused by the lack of sufficient mental capacity to knowingly engage in the conduct. (c) A devisee or any other interested person enters into an agreement to settle a dispute or resolve any other matter relating to the will. (d) A devisee institutes legal action seeking to invalidate a will if the legal action is instituted and maintained in good faith and based on probable cause. For the purposes of this paragraph, legal action is based on probable cause where, based upon the facts and circumstances available to the devisee who commences such legal action, a reasonable person, properly informed and advised, would conclude that the will is invalid.

5. As to any testamentary trust, the testator is the settlor. Unless the will expressly provides otherwise, a no-contest clause in a will applies to a testamentary trust created under that will and the provisions of NRS 163.00195 apply to that trust.

6. Where a devisee takes action, asserts a cause of action or asserts a request for relief and such action or assertion violates a no-contest clause in a will, this section must not prevent the enforcement of the no-contest clause unless the action, cause of action or request for relief claims one of the exceptions to enforcement set forth in subsection 4.

7. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, subject to the discretion of the personal representative, as applicable: (a) A personal representative may suspend distributions to a devisee to the extent that, under a no-contest provision, the conduct of the devisee may cause the reduction or elimination of the interest of the devisee in the trust. (b) Until a court determines whether the interest of the devisee in the will has been reduced or eliminated, a personal representative may: (1) Resume distributions that were suspended pursuant to paragraph (a) at any time; or (2) Continue to suspend those distributions. (c) To the extent that a devisee has received distributions prior to engaging in conduct that potentially would have caused the reduction or elimination of the interest of the devisee in the will under a no-contest clause, a personal representative may seek reimbursement from the devisee or may offset those distributions.

8. A no-contest clause in a will applies to a codicil even if the no-contest clause was not expressly incorporated in the codicil.

9. As used in this section, “ no-contest clause ” means one or more provisions in a will that express a directive to reduce or eliminate the share allocated to a devisee or to reduce or eliminate the distributions to be made to a devisee if the devisee takes action to frustrate or defeat the testator's intent as expressed in the will. The term does not include: (a) Provisions in a will that shift or apportion attorney's fees and costs incurred by the estate against the share allocated to a devisee who has asserted an unsuccessful claim, defense or objection; (b) Provisions in a will that permit a personal representative to delay distributions to a devisee; (c) Provisions in a will that require the arbitration of disputes involving the will; or (d) A forum selection clause in the will.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 151.163 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 151 / Section 151.163
Effect of abatement
Status: in_force

Unless a different intention is expressed in the will, abatement takes place in any class only as between devises of that class, and devises to a spouse or to kindred are chargeable only after devises to persons not related to the testator.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 147.050 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 147 / Section 147.050
Claims of personal representative
Status: in_force

1. If a personal representative is a creditor of the decedent, the claim must be filed with the clerk, who must present it for allowance or rejection to the court. Its allowance by the court is sufficient evidence of its correctness, and it must be paid as other claims in due course of administration.

2. If the court rejects the claim, action thereon may be brought by the personal representative as claimant against the estate, and summons must be served upon the court, which shall appoint an attorney, at the expense of the estate, to defend the action. If the claimant fails to recover, the claimant must pay all costs, including reasonable attorney's fees for the estate, to be fixed by the court.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 146.080 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 146 / Section 146.080
Estates not exceeding certain amounts: Transfer of assets without issuance of letters of administration or probate of will; affidavit showing right to assets
Status: in_force

1. If a decedent leaves no real property, nor interest therein, nor mortgage or lien thereon, in this State, and the gross value of the decedent's property in this State, over and above any amounts due to the decedent for services in the Armed Forces of the United States and the value of any motor vehicles registered to the decedent, does not exceed the applicable amount, a person who has a right to succeed to the property of the decedent pursuant to the laws of succession for a decedent who died intestate or pursuant to the valid will of a decedent who died testate, on behalf of all persons entitled to succeed to the property claimed, or the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services or, as applicable, the public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 , on behalf of the State or others entitled to the property, may, 40 days after the death of the decedent, without procuring letters of administration or awaiting the probate of the will, collect any money due the decedent, receive the property of the decedent, and have any evidences of interest, indebtedness or right transferred to the claimant upon furnishing the person, representative, corporation, officer or body owing the money, having custody of the property or acting as registrar or transfer agent of the evidences of interest, indebtedness or right, with an affidavit showing the right of the affiant or affiants to receive the money or property or to have the evidence transferred.

2. An affidavit made pursuant to this section must state: (a) The affiant's name and address, and that the affiant is entitled by law to succeed to the property claimed; (b) The date and place of death of the decedent; (c) That the gross value of the decedent's property in this State, except amounts due the decedent for services in the Armed Forces of the United States or the value of any motor vehicles registered to the decedent, does not exceed the applicable amount, and that the property does not include any real property nor interest therein, nor mortgage or lien thereon; (d) That at least 40 days have elapsed since the death of the decedent, as shown in a certified copy of the certificate of death of the decedent attached to the affidavit; (e) That no petition for the appointment of a personal representative is pending or has been granted in any jurisdiction; (f) That all debts of the decedent, including funeral and burial expenses, and money owed to the Department of Health and Human Services as a result of the payment of benefits for Medicaid, have been paid or provided for; (g) A description of the personal property and the portion claimed; (h) That the affiant has given written notice, by personal service or by certified mail, identifying the affiant's claim and describing the property claimed, to every person whose right to succeed to the decedent's property is equal or superior to that of the affiant, and that at least 14 days have elapsed since the notice was served or mailed; (i) That the affiant is personally entitled, or the Department of Health and Human Services is entitled, to full payment or delivery of the property claimed or is entitled to payment or delivery on behalf of and with the written authority of all other successors who have an interest in the property; (j) That the affiant has no knowledge of any existing claims for personal injury or tort damages against the decedent; and (k) That the affiant acknowledges an understanding that filing a false affidavit constitutes a felony in this State.

3. If the affiant: (a) Submits an affidavit which does not meet the requirements of subsection 2 or which contains statements which are not entirely true, any money or property the affiant receives is subject to all debts of the decedent. (b) Fails to give notice to other successors as required by subsection 2, any money or property the affiant receives is held by the affiant in trust for all other successors who have an interest in the property.

4. A person who receives an affidavit containing the information required by subsection 2 is entitled to rely upon that information, and if the person relies in good faith, the person is immune from civil liability for actions based on that reliance.

5. Upon receiving proof of the death of the decedent and an affidavit containing the information required by this section: (a) A transfer agent of any security shall change the registered ownership of the security claimed from the decedent to the person claiming to succeed to ownership of that security. (b) A governmental agency required to issue certificates of title, ownership or registration to personal property shall issue a new certificate of title, ownership or registration to the person claiming to succeed to ownership of the property. The governmental agency may not refuse to accept an affidavit containing the information required by this section, regardless of the form of the affidavit.

6. If any property of the estate not exceeding the applicable amount is located in a state which requires an order of a court for the transfer of the property, or if the estate consists of stocks or bonds which must be transferred by an agent outside this State, any person qualified pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 to have the stocks or bonds or other property transferred may do so by obtaining a court order directing the transfer. The person desiring the transfer must file a petition, which may be ex parte, containing: (a) A specific description of all the property of the decedent. (b) A list of all the liens and mortgages of record at the date of the decedent's death. (c) An estimate of the value of the property of the decedent. (d) The names, ages of any minors and residences of the decedent's heirs and devisees. (e) A request for the court to issue an order directing the transfer of the stocks or bonds or other property if the court finds the gross value of the estate does not exceed the applicable amount. (f) An attached copy of the executed affidavit made pursuant to subsection 2. If the court finds that the gross value of the estate does not exceed the applicable amount and the person requesting the transfer is entitled to it, the court may enter an order directing the transfer.

7. As used in this section, “ applicable amount ” means: (a) If the claimant is the surviving spouse of the decedent, $100,000. (b) For any other claimant, $25,000.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 151.005 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 151 / Section 151.005
Agreement by distributees to alter interests, shares or amounts to which they are otherwise entitled under terms of will: Requirements; exceptions; personal representative to abide by terms
Status: in_force

Subject to the rights of creditors and taxing authorities, distributees may agree among themselves to alter the interests, shares or amounts to which they are entitled under the terms of the will of the decedent, or under the laws of intestacy, in any way that they provide in a written agreement executed by all who are affected by its provisions. The personal representative shall abide by the terms of the agreement subject to his or her obligation to administer the estate for the benefit of creditors, to pay all taxes and costs of administration, and to carry out the responsibilities of the office for the benefit of any distributees of the decedent who are not parties. Personal representatives of the estate of decedents are not required to oversee the performance of trusts if the trustee thereof is another person who is willing to accept the trust. Accordingly, trustees of a testamentary trust are distributees for the purposes of this section. This section does not relieve trustees of any duties owed to beneficiaries of trusts.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 137.140 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 137 / Section 137.140
Appeal from final order
Status: in_force

An appeal from a final order determining the contest of a will is governed by the Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure, and the notice of appeal must be filed with the clerk of the district court not later than 30 days after the date of service of written notice of entry of a final order. A party may make any motion after the determination that is provided by the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.080 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.080
Sales under direction of will
Status: in_force

If property is directed by the will to be sold, or authority is given in the will to sell the property, the personal representative may sell it either at public auction or private sale, and with or without notice, as the personal representative may determine, but the personal representative must make a return of sales and obtain confirmation as in other cases. In either case, no title passes unless the sale is confirmed by the court, but the necessity of the sale, or its advantage or benefit to the estate or interested persons need not be shown. If directions are given in the will as to the mode of selling, or the particular property to be sold, those directions must be observed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.540 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.540
Grant of exclusive right to sell property
Status: in_force

1. The personal representative who has limited authority or full authority has the following powers: (a) The power to grant an exclusive right to sell property for a period not to exceed 90 days. (b) The power to grant to the same broker one or more extensions of an exclusive right to sell property, each extension being for a period not to exceed 90 days.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the personal representative may exercise the powers described in subsection 1 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 grants to the same broker an extension of an exclusive right to sell property and the period of the extension, together with the periods of the original exclusive right to sell the property and any previous extensions of that right, is more than 270 days.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.040 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.040
“Administrator” defined
Status: in_force

“Administrator” means a person not designated in a will who is appointed by the court to administer an estate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 136.050 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 136 / Section 136.050
Delivery of will after death; liability for nondelivery; record of will; inspection of records
Status: in_force

1. Any person having possession of a will shall, within 30 days after knowledge of the death of the person who executed the will, deliver it to the clerk of the district court which has jurisdiction of the case or to the personal representative named in the will.

2. Any person named as personal representative in a will shall, within 30 days after the death of the testator, or within 30 days after knowledge of being named, present the will, if in possession of it, to the clerk of the court.

3. Every person who neglects to perform any of the duties required in subsections 1 and 2 without reasonable cause is liable to every person interested in the will for the damages the interested person may sustain by reason of the neglect.

4. A will that is delivered or presented pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 becomes part of the permanent record maintained by the clerk of the court, whether or not a petition for the probate of the will is filed.

5. A will that is part of the permanent record maintained by the clerk of the court becomes a court record open to inspection unless the will is sealed pursuant to Part VII of the Nevada Supreme Court Rules.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 145.080 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 145 / Section 145.080
Close of administration and distribution
Status: in_force

The administration of the estate may be closed and distribution made at any time after the expiration of the time for the personal representative to act on the claims, if it appears to the court that all the debts of the estate, expenses and charges of administration and allowances to the family, if any, have been paid, and the estate is in condition to be finally settled.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.525 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.525
Payment of family allowance
Status: in_force

1. The personal representative who has limited authority or full authority has the power to pay a reasonable family allowance. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the personal representative may exercise this power without giving notice of the proposed action pursuant to NRS 143.700 to 143.760 , inclusive.

2. The personal representative shall give notice of a proposed action pursuant to NRS 143.700 to 143.760 , inclusive, for all the following: (a) Making the first payment of a family allowance. (b) Making the first payment of a family allowance for a period commencing more than 12 months after the death of the decedent. (c) Making any increase in the amount of the payment of a family allowance.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.065 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.065
Attorneys for personal representatives: Allowance of compensation after period for creditors to file claims against estate
Status: in_force

1. At any time after the expiration of the period for creditors of the estate to file their claims in a summary or full administration pursuant to NRS 145.060 or 147.040 , as applicable, a personal representative or an attorney for a personal representative may file a petition with the court for an allowance upon the compensation of the attorney for the personal representative.

2. The clerk shall set the petition for hearing and the petitioner shall give notice of the petition to the personal representative if he or she is not the petitioner and to all known heirs in an intestacy proceeding and devisees in a will proceeding. The notice must be given for the period and in the manner provided in NRS 155.010 . If a complete copy of the petition is not attached to the notice, the notice must include a statement of the amount of the compensation which the court will be requested to approve or allow and the manner in which the compensation was determined.

3. On the hearing, the court may enter an order allowing the portion of the compensation of the attorney for the personal representative for such services rendered up to that time as the court deems proper. The order must authorize the personal representative to charge against the estate the amount of compensation allowed by the court pursuant to this subsection.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.190 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.190
Sale of other personal property: Publication; description of property; inspection
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and NRS 148.080 , 148.170 and 148.180 and in summary administration under chapter 145 of NRS, a personal representative may sell personal property of the estate only after notice is published in a newspaper published in the county where the proceedings are pending, if there is such a newspaper, and if not, then in one having general circulation in the county, for 2 weeks, consisting of three publications 1 week apart, before the day of the sale or, in the case of a private sale, before the day on or after which the sale is to be made. For good cause shown, the court may decrease the number of publications to one and shorten the time for publication to a period not less than 8 days. The notice shall include a brief description of the property to be sold, a place where bids or offers will be received, and a day on or after which the sale will be made.

2. Public sales may be made at the courthouse door, at some other public place, at the residence of the decedent or at a place designated by the personal representative, but no sale may be made of any personal property which is not available for inspection at the time of sale, unless the court otherwise orders.

3. If the personal representative is the sole devisee or heir of the estate, or if all devisees or heirs of the estate consent in writing, the court may waive the requirement of publication.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 139.010 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 139 / Section 139.010
Qualifications
Status: in_force

No person is entitled to letters of administration if the person:

1. Is under the age of majority;

2. Has been convicted of a felony, unless the court determines that such a conviction should not disqualify the person from serving in the position of an administrator;

3. Upon proof, is adjudged by the court disqualified by reason of conflict of interest, drunkenness, improvidence, lack of integrity or understanding or other compelling reason;

4. Is not a resident of the State of Nevada, unless the person: (a) Associates as coadministrator a resident of the State of Nevada or a banking corporation authorized to do business in this State; or (b) Is named as personal representative in the will if the will is the subject of a pending petition for probate, and the court in its discretion believes it would be appropriate to make such an appointment; or

5. Is a banking corporation that is not authorized to do business in this State, unless the banking corporation: (a) Associates as coadministrator a resident of the State of Nevada or a banking corporation authorized to do business in this State; or (b) Is named as personal representative in the will if the will is the subject of a pending petition for probate, and the court in its discretion believes it would be appropriate to make such an appointment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.190 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.190
“Intestate” defined
Status: in_force

“Intestate,” used as a noun, means a decedent who dies without leaving a will.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133.087 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133 / Section 133.087
Notarization of documents in proceedings related to an electronic will
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an electronic notary public or other notarial officer may, for purposes of this title, including, without limitation, all purposes relating to the execution and filing of any document with the court in any proceeding relating to an electronic will: (a) Notarize the signature or electronic signature of a person, as applicable, who is not in the physical presence of the electronic notary public or other notarial officer if the person is in his or her presence within the meaning of NRS 133.088 ; and (b) Notarize any document relating to a will, codicil or testamentary trust.

2. This section must be liberally construed and applied to promote the purposes of NRS 133.085 to 133.088 , inclusive, and 133.300 to 133.340 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.123 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.123
Temporary restraining orders or injunctions issued to protect assets of estate or trust
Status: in_force

In accordance with the provisions of NRS 33.010 and the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, and upon such terms and conditions as the court deems just and appropriate, the court may issue a temporary restraining order or an injunction to preserve and protect assets of the estate or trust.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 135.030 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 135 / Section 135.030
Beneficiaries of another person's disposition of property
Status: in_force

Where two or more beneficiaries are designated to take successively by reason of survivorship under another person's disposition of property and there is insufficient evidence that these beneficiaries died otherwise than simultaneously, the property thus disposed of must be divided into as many equal portions as there are successive beneficiaries and these portions must be distributed respectively to those who would have taken in the event that each designated beneficiary had survived.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 153.060 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 153 / Section 153.060
Petition for distribution of residue of trust estate, estate for life or estate for years: Notice
Status: in_force

If a petition is filed for distribution of the residue of the trust estate, estate for life or estate for years to those entitled thereto, the clerk shall set the petition for hearing and the petitioner shall give notice of the hearing for the period and in the manner provided in NRS 155.010 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 152.030 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 152 / Section 152.030
Contents of petition; contents and service of citation
Status: in_force

1. A person interested in the partition may file a petition stating the necessary facts, particularly describing the property to be partitioned and the person or persons interested in the property.

2. Upon filing the petition, a citation must issue to all persons interested to appear and show cause why an order of partition should not be made as requested.

3. The citation must specify the estate and the party petitioning for partition.

4. The citation must be served in the manner provided in NRS 155.050 at least 10 days before the hearing or for such other period as the court may order.

5. Upon proof that the citation has been properly served, the court shall proceed to hear the petition and the allegation and proofs of the respective parties, and enter an order accordingly.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 152.130 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 152 / Section 152.130
Commissioners may set off quality against quantity to make shares of equal value
Status: in_force

In making partition, the commissioners shall always have regard to quantity and quality, and may set off quantity against quality, or quality against quantity, so that when the partition is made all the shares partitioned shall be of equal value as near as possible.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.200 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.200
Actions not to abate on death, disqualification, resignation or removal of personal representative; substitution of successor
Status: in_force

No action to which a personal representative is a party abates by reason of the death, disqualification, resignation or removal of the personal representative, but the person who is appointed, qualifies and is acting as the successor must, upon motion, be substituted as a party to the action.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.045 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.045
“Agent” defined
Status: in_force

“Agent” means a person authorized to represent or act for another person, including an attorney-in-fact under a durable or nondurable power of attorney and a person authorized to make decisions concerning the health care of another person.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.130 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.130
Sale of property subject to mortgage or other lien
Status: in_force

1. If real or personal property is sold that is subject to a mortgage or other lien which is a valid claim against the estate, the purchase money must be applied, after paying the necessary expenses of the sale: (a) First to the payment and satisfaction of the mortgage or other lien; and (b) The residue, if any, in due course of administration.

2. The application of the purchase money to the satisfaction of the mortgage or other lien must be made without delay, and the property is subject to the mortgage or other lien until the purchase money has been so applied.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 156.230 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 156 / Section 156.230
Distribution without bond if absence exceeds 5 years
Status: in_force

If the petition provided in NRS 156.140 is filed more than 5 years after the disappearance of the missing person, the estate of the person may be finally distributed and closed at the end of 1 year after the filing of the petition, without a bond being given.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 144.050 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.050
Claims against personal representative
Status: in_force

The naming of a person as personal representative in a will does not operate as a discharge of any just receivable or demand which was due the testator from that person, but the receivable or demand must be included in the inventory and the person named as personal representative is liable for it when it becomes due, unless it is proved that the personal representative had not, then or thereafter, any means with which to pay the receivable or demand, or such part as may remain unpaid, and that the inability did not arise from any fraud committed by the personal representative, but any commissions allowed must be applied toward payment of the receivable or demand.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 144.090 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.090
Supplemental inventory of newly discovered property
Status: in_force

1. If property not mentioned in an inventory filed with the clerk comes into the possession or knowledge of the personal representative, the personal representative shall file a supplementary inventory of that property within 20 days after its discovery, in the same manner as an original inventory.

2. The court may enforce the filing of a supplementary inventory as provided in NRS 144.080 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133A.100 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133A / Section 133A.100
Revocation
Status: in_force

An international will is subject to the ordinary rules of revocation of wills.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 139.120 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 139 / Section 139.120
Facts to be proved
Status: in_force

Before letters are granted, the fact of death and that the decedent died intestate, and that notice has been given as required in this chapter, must be proved by the evidence of the petitioner or others. The court may also examine the petitioner or any other person concerning the time, place and manner of death, the place of the decedent's residence at the time of death, the character and value of the decedent’s property, and whether or not the decedent left a will, and the court may compel any person to attend as a witness for that purpose.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.615 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.615
Payment of taxes, assessments and expenses
Status: in_force

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

1. Taxes and assessments.

2. Expenses incurred in the collection, care and administration of the estate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 151.010 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 151 / Section 151.010
Petition for partial distribution; bond
Status: in_force

1. At any time after the lapse of 3 months from the issuing of letters, the personal representative or any heir or devisee, or the assignee, grantee or successor in interest of any heir or devisee, may petition the court to distribute a share of the estate, or any portion thereof, to any person entitled thereto, upon the person giving a bond, with approved security, for the payment of the person's proportion of the debts of the estate.

2. The court may dispense with a bond if it is made to appear that the bond is unnecessary.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133.060 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133 / Section 133.060
Devise to subscribing witness
Status: in_force

All devises in a will to a subscribing witness are void unless there are two other competent subscribing witnesses to the will.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.355 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.355
“Trustee” defined
Status: in_force

“Trustee” includes an original, additional or successor trustee, whether or not appointed or confirmed by a court.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 134.100 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 134 / Section 134.100
No surviving spouse but issue and children of issue
Status: in_force

If the decedent leaves no surviving spouse, but there is a child or children and the lawful issue of a child or children, the estate goes to the child or children and lawful issue of the child or children by right of representation as follows: To the child or children, each a share and to the lawful issue of each deceased child, by right of representation, the same share that the parent would have received if the parent had been living at the time of the death of the decedent.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 137.030 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 137 / Section 137.030
Admissibility of testimony concerning declarations of testator
Status: in_force

In the contest, the testimony as to the declaration of a testator is admissible if contemporaneous with the execution of the will insofar as the declaration relates to the testator's intention, state of mind, feelings, competency, and the existence or nonexistence of duress and undue influence.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 142.035 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 142 / Section 142.035
Jurisdiction of court over surety; clerk of court appointed as agent of surety; enforcement of liability of surety
Status: in_force

If a personal representative is required by a court pursuant to the provisions of this chapter to provide security in the form of cash or a bond, stipulation or other undertaking with one or more sureties, each surety for that security submits to the jurisdiction of the court which ordered the security, and irrevocably appoints the clerk of that court as the agent upon whom any papers affecting the surety's liability on the security may be served. The liability of the surety may be enforced on petition without the necessity of an independent action. The petition and such notice of the hearing upon the petition as the court prescribes may be served on the clerk of the court, who shall mail copies to the surety at the surety's last known address.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 147.080 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 147 / Section 147.080
Claims founded on written instrument or secured by mortgage or lien
Status: in_force

1. If a claim is founded upon a bond, bill, note or other instrument, the original instrument need not be filed, but a copy, with all endorsements, must be attached to the statement of the claim and filed therewith.

2. If a claim is secured by a mortgage or lien, a certified copy of the mortgage or lien must be attached to the claim and filed with the clerk.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 139.070 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 139 / Section 139.070
Discretion of the court
Status: in_force

When there are several persons equally entitled to the administration, the court may, in its discretion, grant letters to one or more of them.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.270 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.270
Hearing concerning confirmation of sale: Considerations; higher offer; continuance; confirmation of sale without bids of property subject to lien or mortgage exceeding value of property
Status: in_force

1. At the hearing, the court shall consider the necessity for the sale, or the advantage, benefit and interest of the estate in having the sale made, and must examine the return and the evidence in relation to the sale.

2. If it appears to the court that good reason existed for the sale, that the sale was legally made and fairly conducted, and complied with the requirements of NRS 148.260 , that the sum bid is not disproportionate to the value, and it does not appear that a sum exceeding the bid by at least 5 percent if the bid is not more than $100,000, or by at least $5,000 if the bid is $100,000 or more, may be obtained, the court shall enter an order confirming the sale and directing conveyances to be executed. Otherwise, it shall vacate the sale. If the court directs that the property be resold, notice must be given and the sale in all respects conducted as if no previous sale had taken place.

3. If a written offer of 5 percent or $5,000 more in amount than that named in the return is made to the court by a responsible person, as provided in subsection 2, and the bid complies with all provisions of the law, the court may accept the offer and confirm the sale to that person, order a new sale or conduct a public auction in open court.

4. If a higher bid is received at the time of a hearing to confirm the sale, the court may continue the hearing if it finds that the original bidder was not notified of the hearing and might desire to increase his or her bid, but failure to notify the original bidder or to continue the hearing is not grounds to void an order confirming a sale.

5. If the court accepts a higher bid at the time of a hearing to confirm the sale, the court shall confirm the original purchase contract and include in the order confirming the sale the substitution of the new sale price and purchaser. The order confirming the sale is a sufficient addendum to the original contract to allow escrow to close.

6. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, if the estate is subject to a lien or mortgage that exceeds the value of the property and the estate has entered into an agreement with the holder of the lien or mortgage to waive any deficiency as to other estate property and accept the net sales proceeds as full satisfaction of the lien or mortgage, the court shall confirm the sale without accepting bids on the property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.445 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.445
Disclaimers
Status: in_force

The personal representative who has limited authority or full authority has the power to make a disclaimer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 135.060 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 135 / Section 135.060
Community property
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 135.050 or in a premarital agreement between spouses which is enforceable pursuant to chapter 123A of NRS , where both spouses have died, leaving community property, and there is insufficient evidence that they died otherwise than simultaneously, one-half of all the community property must be distributed as if one spouse had survived and the other one-half thereof must be distributed as if the other spouse had survived.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.090 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.090
“Designation of beneficiary” defined
Status: in_force

“ Designation of beneficiary ” means a governing instrument naming a beneficiary of an insurance policy or annuity, of an account designated as payable on death, of a security registered as transferable on death, or of a pension, profit-sharing, retirement or similar benefit plan or other nonprobate transfer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.286 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.286
“Qualified custodian” defined
Status: in_force

“ Qualified custodian ” means a person who meets the requirements of NRS 133.320 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.285 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.285
“Property” defined
Status: in_force

“Property” means anything that may be the subject of ownership, and includes both real and personal property and any interest therein.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 156.020 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 156 / Section 156.020
Notice of hearing: Publication by clerk; court may direct further notice
Status: in_force

The clerk of the court shall thereupon cause a notice to be published in some daily or weekly newspaper published in the county, at least 10 days prior to such hearing, stating that such petition will be heard at the courtroom of the court at the time appointed for the hearing. The court may direct further notice of the application to be given in such manner and to such persons as it may deem proper.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.210 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.210
“Joint tenants with right of survivorship” defined
Status: in_force

“Joint tenants with right of survivorship” includes co-owners of property held under circumstances that entitle one or more to the whole of the property on the death of the other or others.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.190 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.190
Appealable orders
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, in addition to any order from which an appeal is expressly permitted by this title, an appeal may be taken to the appellate court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the rules fixed by the Supreme Court pursuant to Section 4 of Article 6 of the Nevada Constitution within 30 days after the notice of entry of an order: (a) Granting or revoking letters testamentary or letters of administration. (b) Admitting a will to probate or revoking the probate thereof. (c) Setting aside an estate claimed not to exceed $100,000 in value. (d) Setting apart property as a homestead, or claimed to be exempt from execution. (e) Granting or modifying a family allowance. (f) Directing or authorizing the sale or conveyance or confirming the sale of property. (g) Settling an account of a personal representative or trustee. (h) Instructing or appointing a trustee. (i) Instructing or directing a personal representative. (j) Directing or allowing the payment of a debt, claim, devise or attorney's fee. (k) Determining heirship or the persons to whom distribution must be made or trust property must pass. (l) Distributing property. (m) Refusing to make any order mentioned in this section. (n) Making any decision wherein the amount in controversy equals or exceeds, exclusive of costs, $10,000. (o) Granting or denying a motion to enforce the liability of a surety filed pursuant to NRS 142.035 . (p) Granting an order for conveyance or transfer pursuant to NRS 148.410 .

2. If a party timely files in the district court any of the following motions under the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, the time to file a notice of appeal pursuant to this section runs for all parties from entry of an order disposing of the last such remaining motion, and the notice of appeal must be filed not later than 30 days after the date of service of written notice of entry of that order: (a) A motion for judgment under Rule 50(b); (b) A motion under Rule 52(b) to amend or make additional findings of fact; (c) A motion under Rule 59 to alter or amend the judgment; or (d) A motion for a new trial under Rule 59.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 152.110 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 152 / Section 152.110
Sale of property when it cannot be divided fairly: Rules of sale
Status: in_force

1. If it cannot otherwise be fairly divided, the whole or any part of the property may be recommended by the commissioners to be sold, and if the report is confirmed, the court may order a sale by the personal representative or by a commissioner appointed for that purpose, and distribute the proceeds.

2. The sale must be conducted, reported upon and confirmed in the same manner and under the same rules as in ordinary cases of sales of real property or personal property, as the case may be, by a personal representative under chapter 148 of NRS.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.120 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.120
Accounting when authority of personal representative ceases
Status: in_force

If the authority of a personal representative ceases or is revoked for any reason, the personal representative may be cited by the court to account, at the instance of the person succeeding to the administration of the same estate, in like manner as the personal representative might have been by any interested person during the term of the appointment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.440 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.440
Hearing and order
Status: in_force

1. At the time appointed, the court, upon proof that due notice of the hearing has been given, shall hear the petition and any objection that has filed or is presented.

2. If the court is satisfied that the conveyance or transfer should be made, it shall enter an order directing the personal representative to execute the conveyance or transfer to the person entitled thereto.

3. If the transaction relates to real property, a certified copy of the order must be recorded with the deed in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the real property is located.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.040 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.040
Personal notice by citation
Status: in_force

If personal notice is required by this title to be given to any person in the matter of an estate or testamentary trust, and no other mode of giving notice is prescribed, it must be given by citation, issued by the clerk and directed to the person to be served, and must command the person to appear before the court at a time and place to be named in the citation. The nature or character of the proceedings must be briefly stated in the citation, and a copy of the petition, if any, must be attached.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 140.030 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 140 / Section 140.030
Bond and oath
Status: in_force

Before letters issue to a person as a special administrator, the person must:

1. Give bond in such sum as the court directs, with sureties to the satisfaction of the court, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties, unless the court waives bond, with or without conditions, or dispenses the bond and alternatively requires the establishment of a blocked account; and

2. Take the usual oath of office.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 146.070 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 146 / Section 146.070
Estates not exceeding $100,000 and estates to be distributed to trustee of nontestamentary trust: Procedure to set aside estate; exceptions; petition; notice; fees; reduction of estate by nonprobate transfer; hearing; findings; distribution of interest of minor; court-appointed designated person
Status: in_force

1. All or part of the estate of a decedent may be set aside without administration by the order of the court as follows: (a) If the value of a decedent's estate does not exceed $100,000, the estate may be set aside without administration by the order of the court; or (b) If a decedent's will directs that all or part of the decedent's estate is to be distributed to the trustee of a nontestamentary trust established by the decedent and in existence at the decedent's death, the portion of the estate subject to such direction may be set aside without administration. Any portion of a decedent's estate set aside to the nontestamentary trust pursuant to this paragraph is subject to creditors of the estate unless the petitioner provides proof to the court that the trustee has published or mailed the requisite notice to such creditors on behalf of the nontestamentary trust and settlor pursuant to NRS 164.025 .

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the whole estate set aside pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 must be assigned and set apart in the following order: (a) To the payment of the petitioner's attorney's fees and costs incurred relative to the proceeding under this section; (b) To the payment of funeral expenses, expenses of last illness, money owed to the Department of Health and Human Services as a result of payment of benefits for Medicaid and creditors, if there are any; (c) To the payment of other creditors, if any; and (d) Any balance remaining to the claimant or claimants entitled thereto pursuant to a valid will of the decedent, and if there is no valid will, pursuant to intestate succession in accordance with chapter 134 of NRS .

3. If the value of the estate does not exceed $100,000 and the decedent is survived by a spouse or one or more minor children, the court must set aside the estate for the benefit of the surviving spouse or the minor child or minor children of the decedent, subject to any reduction made pursuant to subsection 4 or 5. The court may allocate the entire estate to the surviving spouse, the entire amount to the minor child or minor children, or may divide the estate among the surviving spouse and minor child or minor children.

4. As to any amount set aside to or for the benefit of the surviving spouse or minor child or minor children of the decedent pursuant to subsection 3, the court must set aside the estate without the payment of creditors except as the court finds necessary to prevent a manifest injustice.

5. To prevent an injustice to creditors when there are nonprobate transfers that already benefit the surviving spouse or minor child or minor children of the decedent, the court has the discretion to reduce the amount set aside under subsection 3 to the extent that the value of the estate, when combined with the value of nonprobate transfers, as defined in NRS 111.721 , from the decedent to or for the benefit of the surviving spouse or minor child or minor children of the decedent exceeds $100,000.

6. In exercising the discretion granted in this section, the court shall consider the needs and resources of the surviving spouse and minor child or minor children, including any assets received by or for the benefit of the surviving spouse or minor child or minor children from the decedent by nonprobate transfers.

7. For the purpose of this section, a nonprobate transfer from the decedent to one or more trusts or custodial accounts for the benefit of the surviving spouse or minor child or minor children shall be considered a transfer for the benefit of such spouse or minor child or minor children.

8. Proceedings taken under this section must not begin until at least 30 days after the death of the decedent and must be originated by a petition containing: (a) A specific description of all property in the decedent's estate; (b) A list of all known liens and encumbrances against estate property at the date of the decedent's death, with a description of any that the petitioner believes may be unenforceable; (c) An estimate of the value of the property, together with an explanation of how the estimated value was determined; (d) A statement of the debts of the decedent so far as known to the petitioner; (e) 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 the heirs and devisees to the decedent, so far as known to the petitioner; and (f) If the decedent left a will, a statement concerning all evidence known to the petitioner that tends to prove that the will is valid.

9. If the petition seeks to have the estate set aside for the benefit of the decedent's surviving spouse or minor child or minor children without payment to creditors, the petition must also contain: (a) A specific description and estimated value of property passing by one or more nonprobate transfers from the decedent to the surviving spouse or minor child or minor children; or (b) An allegation that the estimated value of the property sought to be set aside, combined with the value of all nonprobate transfers from the decedent to the surviving spouse or minor child or minor children who are seeking to receive property pursuant to this section, is less than $100,000.

10. When property is distributed pursuant to an order granted under this section, the court may allocate the property on a pro rata basis or a non-pro rata basis.

11. The clerk shall set the petition for hearing and the petitioner shall give notice of the petition and hearing in the manner provided in NRS 155.010 to the decedent's heirs and devisees and to the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services. If a complete copy of the petition is not enclosed with the notice, the notice must include a statement setting forth to whom the estate is being set aside.

12. No court or clerk's fees may be charged for the filing of any petition in, or order of court thereon, or for any certified copy of the petition or order in an estate not exceeding $2,500 in value.

13. At the hearing on a petition under this section, the court may require such additional evidence as the court deems necessary to make the findings required under subsection 14.

14. The order granting the petition shall include: (a) The court's finding as to the validity of any will presented; (b) The court's finding as to the value of the estate and, if relevant for the purposes of subsection 5, the value of any property subject to nonprobate transfers; (c) The court's determination of any property set aside under subsection 2; (d) The court's determination of any property set aside under subsection 3, including, without limitation, the court's determination as to any reduction made pursuant to subsection 4 or 5; and (e) The name of each distributee and the property to be distributed to the distributee.

15. As to the distribution of the share of a minor child set aside pursuant to this section, the court may direct the manner in which the money may be used for the benefit of the minor child as is deemed in the court's discretion to be in the best interests of the minor child, and the distribution of the minor child's share shall be made as permitted for the minor child's share under the terms of the decedent's will or to one or more of the following: (a) A parent of such minor child, with or without the filing of any bond; (b) A custodian under chapter 167 of NRS ; or (c) A court-appointed guardian of the estate, with or without bond.

16. The court, upon request of a petitioner under this section and upon such terms and conditions the court deems advisable to protect any interested person of the estate: (a) May order that any asset assigned and set apart pursuant to subsection 2 be distributed first to a designated person who resides in this State and is otherwise qualified pursuant to NRS 139.010 ; (b) May order the designated person to distribute the assets to the person or persons entitled thereto; and (c) Shall retain jurisdiction to enforce its orders until the designated person demonstrates to the court, by the production of satisfactory receipts, that all sums of money due and all the property of the estate has been distributed to the persons entitled thereto and all acts lawfully required have been performed.

17. For the purposes of this section, the value of property must be the fair market value of that property, reduced by the value of all enforceable liens and encumbrances. Property values and the values of liens and encumbrances must be determined as of the date of the decedent's death.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.030 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.030
Duty to take possession of estate and collect debts; exception for certain assets held by guardian
Status: in_force

1. A personal representative shall take into possession all the estate of the decedent, real and personal, except that exempted as provided in this title, and shall collect all receivables due the decedent or the estate.

2. For the purpose of bringing actions to quiet title or for partition of the estate, the possession of the personal representative shall be deemed the possession of the heirs or devisees. The possession of heirs or devisees is subject, however, to the possession of the personal representative for all other purposes.

3. A personal representative shall not take into possession any assets held by a guardian of the decedent pursuant to chapter 159 or 159A of NRS until the guardianship is terminated according to the provisions of NRS 159.1905 , 159.191 , 159A.1905 or 159A.191 and the guardian is ordered to distribute the assets to the personal representative.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 156.170 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 156 / Section 156.170
No sale, mortgage or distribution of property for 1 year; exceptions
Status: in_force

Except for the purposes of paying taxes, assessments, liens, insurance premiums, allowing claims for debts contracted by the missing person before his or her disappearance or to prevent the depreciation of property on account of neglect or waste, or to specifically perform contracts made by the missing person before his or her disappearance, no sale, mortgage or other disposition or distribution of the property of such person shall be made until the lapse of 1 year after the appointment and qualification of the executor or administrator.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.420 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.420
Authorization of conveyance
Status: in_force

If a person who is bound by contract in writing to convey or transfer property dies before making the conveyance or transfer, and the decedent, if living, could have been compelled to make the conveyance or transfer, the court in which proceedings are pending for the administration of the estate of the decedent may enter an order directing the personal representative to convey or transfer the property to the persons entitled thereto.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 140.070 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 140 / Section 140.070
Effect of grant of letters testamentary or letters of administration
Status: in_force

If letters testamentary or letters of administration are granted, the powers of a special administrator cease, and the special administrator shall immediately deliver to the executor or administrator all the property and effects of the decedent in the possession of the special administrator and the executor or administrator may prosecute to final judgment any action commenced by the special administrator.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 154.070 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 154 / Section 154.070
Judgment and costs
Status: in_force

After the issues are tried, if it shall appear from the facts that the State has a good title to the estate mentioned in the information, or any part thereof, or if no defense be made by anyone, judgment shall be rendered that the State be seised thereof, and recover costs of suit against the defendants, if any appear.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 153.080 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 153 / Section 153.080
Conclusiveness of order
Status: in_force

An order entered under the provisions of this chapter, when it becomes final, is conclusive upon all interested persons, whether or not they are competent or in being.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 147.180 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 147 / Section 147.180
Compromise of claim or action against estate: Petition; notice of hearing; execution of conveyances
Status: in_force

1. After the time for the presentation of claims has expired, the personal representative, with the approval of the court, may compromise any claim against the estate or any action brought against the personal representative as such by the transfer of specific assets of the estate or otherwise.

2. To obtain such approval, the personal representative shall file a petition with the clerk showing the advantage of the compromise.

3. The clerk shall set the petition for hearing, and the personal representative shall give notice thereof for the period and in the manner required by NRS 155.010 .

4. If, under this section, the court authorizes the transfer of real property of the estate, conveyances must be executed by the personal representative in the same manner as provided in NRS 148.280 , and have the same force and effect as conveyances executed pursuant to that section.

5. A certified copy of the order authorizing the transfer must be recorded in the office of the recorder of the county in which the real property, or any portion thereof, is located.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.200 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.200
“Inventory” defined
Status: in_force

“Inventory” means the description of assets required by NRS 144.040 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.225 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.225
Payments to be made according to will; sources of payment if provision or property of will insufficient
Status: in_force

1. If a testator makes provision by will, or designates property to be appropriated, for the payment of debts, the expenses of administration or family allowances, they must be paid according to that provision or out of the property thus appropriated, to the extent that the provision or property is sufficient.

2. To the extent the provision or property is insufficient, any portion of the estate not disposed of by the will must be appropriated for that purpose. To the extent that is not sufficient, the property given to residuary devisees, and thereafter all other property devised, is liable for those obligations in proportion to the value or amount of the respective devises, but specific devises are exempt from that liability if exemption appears to the court necessary to carry out the intent of the testator and there is other sufficient property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.1165 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.1165
“Domestic partners” defined
Status: in_force

“ Domestic partners ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 122A.030 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 136.140 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 136 / Section 136.140
Proof of notice; witnesses to testify orally
Status: in_force

1. At the time appointed, or at any other time to which the hearing may be continued, upon proof being made by affidavit or otherwise to the satisfaction of the court that notice has been given as required by this chapter, the court shall proceed to hear the testimony in proof of the will.

2. All witnesses who appear and are sworn shall testify orally.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.350 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.350
Assignment after confirmation
Status: in_force

Upon the confirmation of the sale, the personal representative shall execute to the purchaser an assignment of the contract, which vests in the purchaser, and the heirs and assigns of the purchaser, all the right, title and interest of the estate, or of the persons entitled to the interest of the decedent, in the property sold at the time of the sale, and the purchaser has the same rights and remedies against the seller of the property as the decedent would have had if living.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.290 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.290
Sale on credit
Status: in_force

1. If a sale is made upon credit, the personal representative shall take the note or notes of the purchaser for the unpaid portion of the purchase money, with a mortgage on the property to secure their payment.

2. The mortgage may contain a provision for release of parts of the property if the court approves the provision.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 141.030 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 141 / Section 141.030
Letters of administration with will annexed
Status: in_force

Letters of administration with the will annexed may be in substantially the following form, after properly entitling the court:

The administrator with the will annexed, after being duly qualified, may act and has the authority and duties of administrator with the will annexed.

In testimony of which, I have this date signed these letters and affixed the seal of the court.

OATH

I,______________, whose mailing address is ______________, solemnly affirm that I will faithfully perform according to law the duties of administrator with the will annexed, and that all matters stated in any petition or paper filed with the court by me are true of my own knowledge or, if any matters are stated on information and belief, I believe them to be true.

SUBSCRIBED AND AFFIRMED before me this _______ (day) of _______ (month) of _______ (year).
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 136.060 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 136 / Section 136.060
Order to produce will; penalty for failure to comply with order
Status: in_force

1. If it is alleged in any petition that the will of a decedent is in the possession of a third person, and the court is satisfied that the allegation is correct, an order must be issued and served upon the person having possession of the will, requiring that person to produce it at a time to be named in the order.

2. Any person having the possession of a will who neglects or refuses to produce it in obedience to such an order may, by warrant from the court, be committed to the county jail, and be kept in close confinement until the person produces the will. The court may make all other necessary orders at chambers to enforce the production of the will.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 154.105 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 154 / Section 154.105
Sale of escheated property; deposit of proceeds
Status: in_force

1. The State Treasurer may sell at a public sale property in the custody of the State Treasurer which has escheated to the State. The State Treasurer shall cause public notice of the sale to be given. Any money received from the sale must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the Fund for Escheated Estates.

2. The personal representative of an estate shall sell any property and transmit the proceeds of the sale to the State Treasurer for credit to the Fund for Escheated Estates unless the State Treasurer authorizes transmittal of the property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.185 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.185
“Interested person” defined
Status: in_force

“ Interested person ” means a person whose right or interest under an estate or trust may be materially affected by a decision of a fiduciary or a decision of the court. The fiduciary or court shall determine who is an interested person according to the particular purposes of, and matter involved in, a proceeding.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.275 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.275
“Probate” defined
Status: in_force

“Probate,” used as a noun, means a legal proceeding in which the court has jurisdiction to administer, pay out and distribute the assets of a decedent to the persons entitled to them, including devisees, heirs, creditors and others.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 156.140 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 156 / Section 156.140
Petition for administration or probate; contents and verification of petition; appointment of day for hearing
Status: in_force

1. If a petition is presented to the court having jurisdiction, as provided in NRS 156.130 , by a missing person’s spouse or any of the missing person’s family or friends, representing that the missing person’s whereabouts has been for the required period and still is unknown and that the missing person left an estate which requires administration, the clerk of the court shall appoint a day for hearing the petition, not less than 3 months from the date of filing.

2. The petition may be for administration of the estate or probate of the will of the missing person, as the case may be, and must be verified to the best knowledge and belief of the petitioner.

3. The petition must set forth a statement of facts as required in the case of administration of estates of deceased persons and must contain allegations as to the last known place of residence of the missing person, when the missing person disappeared therefrom, the fact that the missing person has not been heard from by the person most likely to hear, naming the person and his or her relationship, for a period of 3 years or more, and the fact that the missing person’s whereabouts is unknown to the person and the petitioner.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.310 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.310
Proration of tax among persons interested in estate; exceptions
Status: in_force

1. If it appears upon any accounting, or in any appropriate action or proceeding, that a personal representative, trustee or other fiduciary has paid or may be required to pay an estate tax to the Federal Government under the provisions of any federal estate tax law, now existing or hereafter enacted, upon or with respect to any property required to be included in the gross estate of a decedent under the provisions of any such law, the amount of the tax must be equitably prorated among the persons interested in the estate, whether residents or nonresidents of this State, to whom the property was, is or may be transferred or to whom any benefit accrues, except: (a) Where a testator otherwise directs in his or her will. (b) Where by written instrument, including, without limitation, an electronic trust, executed inter vivos direction is given for apportionment among the beneficiaries of taxes assessed upon the specific fund dealt with in the instrument.

2. As used in this section, “ electronic trust ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 163.0015 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 137.060 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 137 / Section 137.060
Order admitting will to probate
Status: in_force

If the court is satisfied upon the proof taken when heard by the court, or by the verdict of a jury if a jury is had, that the will was duly executed by the testator, who was at the time of sound and disposing mind and not under duress, menace, undue influence or fraudulent representation, the court, by order in writing, shall admit the will to probate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133.320 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133 / Section 133.320
Restriction on and duties of qualified custodian; written notice; requirements governing electronic will also govern electronic codicil and electronic revocation of will
Status: in_force

1. A qualified custodian of an electronic will: (a) Must not be an heir of the testator or a beneficiary or devisee under the electronic will. (b) Shall consistently employ, and store electronic records of electronic wills in, a system that protects electronic records from destruction, alteration or unauthorized access and detects any change to an electronic record. (c) Shall store in the electronic record of an electronic will each of the following: (1) A photograph or other visual record of the testator and the attesting witnesses that was taken contemporaneously with the execution of the electronic will; (2) A photocopy, photograph, facsimile or other visual record of any documentation that was taken contemporaneously with the execution of the electronic will and provides satisfactory evidence of the identities of the testator and the attesting witnesses, including, without limitation, documentation of the methods of identification used pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 240.1655 ; and (3) An audio and video recording of the testator, attesting witnesses and notary public, as applicable, taken at the time the testator, each attesting witness and notary public, as applicable, placed his or her electronic signature on the electronic will, as required pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 133.085 . (d) Shall provide to any court that is hearing a matter involving an electronic will which is currently or was previously stored by the qualified custodian any information requested by the court pertaining to the qualifications of the qualified custodian and the policies and practices of the qualified custodian concerning the maintenance, storage and production of electronic wills.

2. For the purposes of this title, if a qualified custodian or other person is required to provide written notice to a testator, notice shall be deemed to be provided if the qualified custodian or other person delivers written notice to the last known address of the testator.

3. Except as otherwise provided by law, the requirements governing an electronic will also govern an electronic codicil and electronic revocation of a will.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 147.070 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 147 / Section 147.070
Claims for $250 or more must be supported by affidavit; correction or amendment of defective claim or affidavit
Status: in_force

1. A claim for an amount of $250 or more filed with the clerk must be supported by the affidavit of the claimant that: (a) The amount is justly due (or if the claim is not yet due, that the amount is a just demand and will be due on the _____ day of _________). (b) No payments have been made thereon which are not credited. (c) There are no offsets to the amount demanded to the knowledge of the claimant or other affiant.

2. Every claim filed with the clerk must contain the mailing address of the claimant. Any written notice mailed by a personal representative to the claimant at the address furnished is proper notice.

3. When the affidavit is made by any other person than the claimant, the reasons why it is not made by the claimant must be set forth in the affidavit.

4. The oath may be taken before any person authorized to administer oaths.

5. The amount of interest must be computed and included in the statement of the claim and the rate of interest determined.

6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, the court may, for good cause shown, allow a defective claim or affidavit to be corrected or amended on application made at any time before the filing of the final account, but an amendment may not be made to increase the amount of a claim after the time for filing a claim has expired.

7. The court shall allow the Department of Health and Human Services to amend at any time before the filing of the final account a claim for the payment of benefits for Medicaid that the Department identifies after the original claim has been filed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 144.020 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.020
Appraisers: When appointment authorized; compensation; record of value in lieu of appraisement; exceptions
Status: in_force

1. A personal representative may engage a qualified and disinterested appraiser to ascertain the fair market value, as of the decedent's death, of any asset the value of which is subject to reasonable doubt. Different persons may be engaged to appraise different kinds of assets included in the estate.

2. Any such appraiser is entitled to a reasonable compensation for the appraisal and may be paid the compensation by the personal representative out of the estate at any time after completion of the appraisal.

3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 144.010 , if there is no reasonable doubt as to the value of assets, such as money, deposits in banks or credit unions, bonds, policies of life insurance, or securities for money or evidence of indebtedness, and the asset is equal in value to cash, the personal representative shall file a verified record of value in lieu of the appraisement.

4. If it appears beyond reasonable doubt that there will be no need to sell assets of the estate to pay the debts of the estate or expenses of administration, or to divide assets for distribution in kind to the devisees or heirs, the personal representative may petition the court for an order allowing a verified record of value to be filed in lieu of the appraisement or, if no interested person is prejudiced thereby, an order waiving the requirement for filing an appraisement or verified record of value, and the court may enter such an order with or without notice.

5. If the personal representative reasonably believes that the value of the household furniture and furnishings of the estate is less than $30,000, the personal representative may file a verified record of value in lieu of the appraisement. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, any interested person may petition the court to require the personal representative to obtain an appraisement on some or all of such household furniture and furnishings. Upon a showing of good cause, the court shall order the appraisement.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.810 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.810
Objection to proposed action
Status: in_force

An objection to a proposed action pursuant to the Independent Administration of Estates Act as set forth in NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, may be in the following form:

OBJECTION TO PROPOSED ACTION
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 153.041 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 153 / Section 153.041
Accounting by trustee
Status: in_force

The trustee of a testamentary trust shall account in accordance with the provisions of chapter 165 of NRS. 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 order a trustee of a testamentary trust to account, upon good cause, to the persons and in the manner ordered by the court.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 156.200 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 156 / Section 156.200
Order vacating proceedings; exceptions; delivery of residue to claimant
Status: in_force

If the court determines that the claimant is the missing person, an order shall be made vacating all of the proceedings for administration, except those providing for the payment of taxes, assessments, liens, insurance premiums, allowed claims, the specific performance of contracts, preservation of the property, and any sale, encumbrance or other disposition of the property made in compliance with an order of the court. The remainder of the estate, less fees, costs and expenses incurred, shall be surrendered and delivered to the claimant.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 137.120 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 137 / Section 137.120
Period of limitation
Status: in_force

If no person contests the validity of a will or of the probate thereof, within the time specified in NRS 137.080 , the probate of the will is conclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.240 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.240
Order of court for payment of debts; treatment of classes of creditors; discharge of personal representative upon compliance with order if property of estate exhausted
Status: in_force

1. Upon the settlement of any account of the personal representative after the time to file claims has expired, the court shall order the payment of the debts as the circumstances of the estate permit. If there is not sufficient money to pay all of the debts, the order must specify the sum to be paid to each creditor.

2. No creditor of any one class may receive any payment until all those of a preferred class are fully paid, and if the estate is insufficient to pay all debts of any one class, each creditor of that class must be paid a dividend in proportion to that creditor's claim.

3. If the property of the estate is exhausted by the payment ordered, the account constitutes a final account, and the personal representative is entitled to his or her discharge upon filing the necessary proof showing that he or she has complied with the order.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.095 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.095
“Devise” defined
Status: in_force

“Devise,” used as a noun, means a testamentary disposition of real or personal property and, used as a verb, means to dispose of real or personal property by will.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133.040 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133 / Section 133.040
Valid wills: Requirements of writing, subscription, witnesses and attestation
Status: in_force

No will executed in this State, except such electronic wills or holographic wills as are mentioned in this chapter, is valid unless it is in writing and signed by the testator, or by an attending person at the testator's express direction, and attested by at least two competent witnesses who subscribe their names to the will in the presence of the testator.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 152.040 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 152 / Section 152.040
Appointment of guardians and attorneys before partition
Status: in_force

Before any partition may be made, as provided in this chapter, guardians must be appointed for all minor, unborn or incapacitated persons interested in the estate to be divided, and an attorney may be appointed for all nonresident or absent heirs or other persons interested.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.100 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.100
“Devisee” defined
Status: in_force

“Devisee” means a person designated in a will to receive a devise. For the purposes of chapters 133, 134, 135 and 148 of NRS, in the case of a devise to an existing trust or trustee, or to a trustee of a trust described by will, the term means the trust or trustee, and not a beneficiary of the trust.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.405 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.405
Sale or exchange of real property
Status: in_force

The personal representative who has full authority has the power to sell or exchange real property of the estate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.040 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.040
Contracts for higher compensation void
Status: in_force

A contract between a personal representative and an heir or devisee for a higher compensation than that allowed by NRS 150.020 and 150.030 is void.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 151.040 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 151 / Section 151.040
Order for distribution: Prerequisites to order; bond; assumption of personal liability by heir or devisee
Status: in_force

1. Subject to the provisions of subsection 3, if it appears at the hearing that the estate has little debt and that the share or shares of the party or parties petitioning may be allowed without injury to the creditors of the estate, the court shall enter an order in conformity with the request of the petitioner or petitioners.

2. The order may direct the personal representative to deliver to the petitioner or petitioners the whole portion of the estate to which each is entitled, or a part of the portion, if there is sufficient property remaining in the estate to satisfy the debts or if there is filed with the court an assumption of liability for a contingent or disputed debt as provided in subsection 3. The court may impose any other conditions it determines are just, including a requirement that a distributee give a security interest in all or part of the property distributed or give bond in an amount determined by the court. The bond must be payable to the personal representative and conditioned for the payment by the distributee, whenever required, of his or her proportion of the debts of the estate.

3. As a condition of an order under subsection 2, if directed by the court, each heir or devisee shall file with the court a signed and acknowledged agreement assuming personal liability for the contingent or disputed debt and consenting to jurisdiction in this State for the enforcement of the debt if it becomes absolute or established. The personal liability of each heir or devisee does not exceed the fair market value on the date of distribution of the property distributed less the amount of any liens or encumbrances. If there is more than one heir or devisee, their personal liability is joint and several.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.0937 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.0937
“Dependent adult” defined
Status: in_force

“ Dependent adult ” means a person who at the time of executing a transfer instrument pursuant to this chapter is 18 years of age or older and:

1. Is unable, without assistance, to provide properly for his or her personal needs for physical health, food, clothing or shelter; or

2. Has difficulty managing his or her own financial resources without assistance or resisting fraud or undue influence.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133A.090 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133A / Section 133A.090
Effect of certificate
Status: in_force

In the absence of evidence to the contrary, the certificate of the authorized person is conclusive of the formal validity of the instrument as a will under this chapter. The absence or irregularity of a certificate does not affect the formal validity of a will under this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.150 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.150
Issues of fact and questions of costs
Status: in_force

1. All issues of fact in matters of an estate must be disposed of in the same manner as is by law provided upon the trial of issues of fact in a common-law action, but all matters must be tried by the court except as otherwise provided in NRS 137.020 .

2. All questions of cost may be determined by the court, and execution may issue therefor in accordance with the order of the court.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.700 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.700
Circumstances pursuant to which notice of proposed action is required or authorized
Status: in_force

1. A personal representative who has been granted authority to administer the estate pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, shall give notice of a proposed action as provided in NRS 143.700 to 143.760 , inclusive, before taking the proposed action without court supervision if the provisions of NRS 143.365 to 143.655 , inclusive, giving the personal representative the power to take the action so require. Nothing in this subsection authorizes a personal representative to take an action pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, if the personal representative does not have the power to take the action pursuant to those provisions.

2. A personal representative who has been granted authority to administer the estate pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, may give notice of a proposed action as provided in NRS 143.700 to 143.760 , inclusive, even if the provisions of NRS 143.365 to 143.655 , inclusive, giving the personal representative the power to take the action authorize the personal representative to take the action without giving notice of the proposed action. Nothing in this subsection requires the personal representative to give notice of a proposed action where not required under subsection 1 or authorizes a personal representative to take any action that the personal representative is not otherwise authorized to take.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.465 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.465
Modification of terms of obligation to or in favor of decedent
Status: in_force

The personal representative who has limited authority or full authority has the power to extend, renew or in any manner modify the terms of an obligation owing to or in favor of the decedent or the estate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 139.140 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 139 / Section 139.140
Right of person with priority to petition for revocation and reissuance of letters
Status: in_force

When letters of administration have been granted to any person other than the surviving spouse or the spouse's nominee, or the child, parent, brother or sister of the decedent, any one of them, if otherwise qualified, may obtain the revocation of the letters by presenting to the court a petition requesting the revocation, and that letters of administration be issued to the petitioner.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 156.180 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 156 / Section 156.180
Distribution of property to heirs and devisees: Time; bond of distributee; conditions
Status: in_force

No distribution of the property of the missing person to the heirs or devisees of the missing person may be made until the lapse of 1 year after the appointment and qualification of the executor or administrator, unless the distributee gives a bond in a penal sum not less than the value of the property distributed and for such additional amount as the court prescribes, conditioned for the return of the property or the value thereof to the personal representative of the estate in case the missing person be adjudicated to be still living since the commencement of the 3-year period, and also conditioned to save the personal representative of the estate harmless from the damages and expenses of all suits brought by the missing person or anyone succeeding to the rights of the missing person, by reason of the distribution during the period of 1 year.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.317 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.317
“Spouse” defined
Status: in_force

“ Spouse ” includes a domestic partner as set forth in NRS 122A.200 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.0955 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.0955
“Transfer instrument” defined
Status: in_force

“ Transfer instrument ” means a legal document intended to effectuate a transfer of property for less than fair market value, whether such transfer becomes effective during the life of the transferor or on or after the transferor's death and includes, without limitation:

1. A will;

2. A trust;

3. A deed; and

4. Any form, contract or other document which: (a) Creates, conveys or transfers any interest in property; (b) Creates any type of joint ownership; (c) Establishes a right of survivorship; (d) Designates a beneficiary; (e) Adds an authorized signer on any bank or brokerage account; (f) Creates or attempts to effectuate a nonprobate transfer to be effective upon the death of the transferor; or (g) Is intended to amend, modify, eliminate, supersede or revoke any other transfer instrument.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133A.120 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133A / Section 133A.120
Persons authorized to act in relation to international will; eligibility; recognition by authorizing agency
Status: in_force

Persons who have been admitted to practice law before the courts of this State and who are in good standing as active law practitioners in this State are hereby declared to be authorized persons in relation to international wills.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 154.100 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 154 / Section 154.100
Appeal from judgment
Status: in_force

As in civil cases, the Attorney General, in behalf of the State, and any party who has appeared in any proceedings mentioned in NRS 154.060 , has the right to appeal from any judgment rendered in the proceedings.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133.080 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133 / Section 133.080
Foreign execution
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 133A of NRS , if in writing and subscribed by the testator, a last will and testament executed outside this State in the manner prescribed by the law, either of the state where executed or of the testator's domicile, shall be deemed to be legally executed, and is of the same force and effect as if executed in the manner prescribed by the law of this State.

2. This section must be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

3. As used in this section, “ subscribed ” includes, without limitation, placing an electronic signature on an electronic will.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 139.160 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 139 / Section 139.160
Assertion of prior right
Status: in_force

The surviving spouse, or nominee of the surviving spouse, when letters of administration have been granted to a child, parent, brother or sister of the decedent, or any of those relatives, when letters have been granted to any other of them, may assert the prior right of the spouse or nominee, and obtain letters of administration, and have the previous letters revoked in the manner prescribed in NRS 139.150 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.097 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.097
Validity; circumstances in which transfer is presumed void; rebuttable presumption; exceptions
Status: in_force

1. Regardless of when a transfer instrument is made, to the extent the court finds that a transfer was the product of fraud, duress or undue influence, the transfer is void and each transferee who is found responsible for the fraud, duress or undue influence shall bear the costs of the proceedings, including, without limitation, reasonable attorney's fees.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 and NRS 155.0975 , a transfer is presumed to be void if the transfer is to a transferee who is: (a) The person who drafted the transfer instrument; (b) A caregiver of the transferor who is a dependent adult; (c) A person who materially participated in formulating the dispositive provisions of the transfer instrument or paid for the drafting of the transfer instrument; or (d) A person who is related to, affiliated with or subordinate to any person described in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

3. The presumption created by this section is a presumption concerning the burden of proof and may be rebutted by proving, by clear and convincing evidence that the donative transfer was not the product of fraud, duress or undue influence.

4. The provisions of subsection 2 do not apply to a transfer instrument that is intended to effectuate a transfer: (a) After the transferor's death, unless the transfer instrument is made on or after October 1, 2011; or (b) During the transferor's lifetime, unless the transfer instrument is made on or after October 1, 2015.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 147.230 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 147 / Section 147.230
Personal representative not chargeable with debts of estate except under written agreement
Status: in_force

No personal representative is chargeable upon any special promise to assume liability for damages or to pay the debts of the decedent from his or her own assets, unless the agreement for that purpose, or some memorandum or note thereof, is in writing and signed by the personal representative, or by some other person thereunto specially authorized by the personal representative.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.750 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.750
Effect of failure to object to proposed action; court review of action by personal representative under certain circumstances
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, only a person described in NRS 143.705 has a right to have the court review the proposed action after it has been taken or otherwise to object to the proposed action after it has been taken. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, a person described in NRS 143.705 waives the right to have the court review the proposed action after it has been taken, or otherwise to object to the proposed action after it has been taken, if: (a) The person has been given notice of the proposed action, as provided in NRS 143.700 to 143.730 , inclusive, and fails to object as provided in subsection 4; or (b) The person has waived notice of or consented to the proposed action as provided in NRS 143.710 and 143.715 .

2. Unless the person has waived notice of or consented to the proposed action as provided in NRS 143.710 and 143.715 , the court may review the action taken upon a petition filed by a person described in NRS 143.705 who establishes that he or she did not actually receive the notice of proposed action before the time to object pursuant to subsection 4 expired.

3. The court may review the action of the personal representative upon a petition filed by an heir or devisee who establishes all the following: (a) At the time notice of the proposed action was given, the heir or devisee lacked capacity to object to the proposed action or was a minor; (b) No notice of proposed action was actually received by the guardian, conservator or other legal representative of the heir or devisee; (c) The guardian, conservator or other legal representative did not waive notice of the proposed action; and (d) The guardian, conservator or other legal representative did not consent to the proposed action.

4. For the purposes of this section, an objection to a proposed action is made only by one or both of the following methods: (a) Delivering or mailing a written objection as provided in NRS 143.735 within the time specified in subsection 3 of that section; or (b) Serving a restraining order obtained pursuant to NRS 143.740 in the manner prescribed and within the time specified in subsection 2 of that section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.100 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.100
Neglect or misconduct of personal representative
Status: in_force

If there is neglect or misconduct in the proceedings of the personal representative in relation to any sale by which an interested person suffers damage, the person aggrieved may recover damages in an action upon the bond of the personal representative or otherwise.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 151.080 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 151 / Section 151.080
Petition for final distribution
Status: in_force

1. If a personal representative files his or her final account with a petition requesting the allowance and confirmation thereof, the personal representative may also include in the petition a request for the distribution of the estate. Upon the settlement and allowance of the final account, the court may also order a distribution of the residue of the estate, if any, among the persons who are by law entitled thereto.

2. If a final account is settled and allowed without an order of distribution, the personal representative, or an heir or devisee, or an assignee or grantee of an heir or devisee, at any time thereafter, may petition the court for an order distributing the estate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 137.070 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 137 / Section 137.070
Perpetuation of testimony
Status: in_force

The testimony of each subscribing witness who has testified must be reduced to writing, signed in the form of an affidavit or deposition and filed with the court, and is admissible in evidence in any subsequent contest of the will if the witness has died or has permanently moved from the State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 141.080 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 141 / Section 141.080
Procedure for resigning appointment of personal representative
Status: in_force

A personal representative may resign the appointment at any time, by a writing filed with the court, to take effect upon the settlement of the accounts. If, however, by reason of any delay in the settlement or for any other cause, the circumstances of the estate or the rights of those interested therein require it, the court, at any time after the tendering of the resignation, may revoke the letters of the personal representative and appoint a successor personal representative in the same manner as is directed in relation to original letters. The liability of the previous personal representative or of the sureties on the bond of the personal representative is not discharged, released or affected by the resignation or appointment, but continues until the personal representative has delivered up all the estate to the successor and filed an accounting in accordance with NRS 150.080 , and the accounting has been approved by the court.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 142.090 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 142 / Section 142.090
Hearing on sufficiency: Issuance and service of citation; order
Status: in_force

1. If the court is satisfied from a petition for additional bond or otherwise believes that the matter requires investigation, a citation must be issued to the personal representative requiring the personal representative to appear before the court at a designated time and place, to show cause why the personal representative should not give further security. The citation must be served on the personal representative pursuant to NRS 155.050 .

2. On the return of the citation or at such other time as the court may appoint, it shall proceed to hear the matter, and if it satisfactorily appears that the security, from any cause, is insufficient, it shall enter an order requiring the personal representative to give further security, or to file a new bond in the usual form, within a reasonable time, not less than 5 nor more than 30 days.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.380 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.380
Terms: “Writing” or “written”
Status: in_force

As used in this title, unless the context otherwise requires, when the term “writing” or “written” is used in reference to a will, the term includes an electronic will.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 144.070 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.070
Oath of personal representative endorsed upon or annexed to inventory
Status: in_force

A personal representative shall take and subscribe an oath, before any person authorized to administer oaths, that the inventory contains a true statement of all the estate of the decedent which has come into the possession or of which the personal representative has knowledge, and particularly of all money belonging to the decedent, and of all just claims of the decedent, against the personal representative. The oath must be endorsed upon or annexed to the inventory.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 154.150 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 154 / Section 154.150
Petition to acquire title to escheated property
Status: in_force

1. A person desiring to acquire title to any individual item or real property which has escheated to the State must proceed by petition to the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources on forms obtainable at the office of the Director and in the manner described in NRS 154.150 to 154.180 , inclusive.

2. A petition for unimproved real property outside of approved townsites may not be accepted for a parcel of land less than the smallest legal subdivision (40 acres) unless the area in its entirety is less than 40 acres. In such a case, that portion of the subdivision must be described and disposed of on one petition unless, in the discretion of the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, it is found that the remaining portion could be disposed of within a reasonable length of time, and would not become an isolated tract. The Director may then accept an application for a portion of the tract, if a survey is made and a plat submitted on tracing cloth, 24 inches by 32 inches, on which is set forth an accurate description of the property by metes and bounds, with at least one corner of the property tied to a point on the United States public land surveys.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.290 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.290
Short title
Status: in_force

NRS 150.290 to 150.380 , inclusive, may be cited as the Federal Estate Tax Apportionment Law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 145.110 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 145 / Section 145.110
Revocation of summary administration
Status: in_force

If at any time after the entry of an order for the summary administration of an estate it appears that the gross value of the estate, after deducting any encumbrances, exceeds $300,000 as of the death of the decedent, the personal representative shall petition the court for an order revoking summary administration. The court may, if deemed advisable considering the nature, character and obligations of the estate, provide in its order revoking summary administration that regular administration of the estate may proceed unabated upon providing such portions of the regular proceedings and notices as were dispensed with by the order for summary administration.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.170 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.170
Contest of account: Rights of interested person; hearing
Status: in_force

1. An interested person may appear and file written objections to the account and contest it.

2. Upon the hearing, the personal representative may be examined under oath concerning the account and the property and effects of the decedent and the disposition thereof.

3. All matters, including allowed claims not addressed in the settlement of any former account and not reduced to judgment, may be contested for cause shown.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.230 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.230
“Minor” defined
Status: in_force

“Minor” means a person who is under 18 years of age.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.510 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.510
Power to enter contracts without notice; exception
Status: in_force

1. The personal representative who has limited authority or full authority has the power to enter into a contract to carry out the exercise of a specific power granted pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, including, without limitation, the powers granted by NRS 143.505 and 143.605 . Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the personal representative may exercise this power without giving notice of the proposed action pursuant to NRS 143.700 to 143.760 , inclusive.

2. The personal representative shall comply with the requirements of NRS 143.700 to 143.760 , inclusive, and shall give notice of a proposed action where the contract is one that by its provisions is not to be fully performed within 2 years after the date the parties entered into the contract, except that the personal representative is not required to comply with those requirements if the personal representative has the unrestricted right under the contract to terminate the contract within 2 years after the date the parties entered into the contract.

3. Nothing in this section excuses compliance with the requirements of NRS 143.700 to 143.760 , inclusive, when the contract is made to carry out the exercise of a specific power, and the provision that grants that power requires compliance with NRS 143.700 to 143.760 , inclusive, for the exercise of the power.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 145.075 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 145 / Section 145.075
Hearing and notices required upon filing of final account and petition for distribution
Status: in_force

1. Upon the filing of a final account and petition for distribution of an estate for which summary administration was ordered, the notice of hearing, the account and petition, together with notice of the amount agreed or requested as attorney's fees, must be given to the persons entitled thereto.

2. The petitioner shall give notice of hearing for the period and in the manner provided in NRS 155.010 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.360 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.360
Court order directing amounts of tax to be charged against or paid by takers of estate
Status: in_force

1. The court, upon making a determination as provided in NRS 150.290 to 150.380 , inclusive, shall enter an order directing the personal representative or other fiduciary to charge the determined amounts against the persons against whom the tax has been prorated insofar as the personal representative or other fiduciary is in possession of property or interests of those persons against whom the charge may be made, and summarily directing all other persons against whom the tax has been prorated or who are in possession of property or interests of those persons to make payment of the determined amounts to the personal representative or other fiduciary.

2. The orders may be preliminary, intermediate or final.

3. If the personal representative or other fiduciary holds property of a person liable to apportionment which is insufficient to satisfy the determined amount, the court may direct that the balance be paid by the person liable.

4. If it appears that the personal representative or other fiduciary cannot recover the amount apportioned against any person, the amount not recovered must be charged in such manner as the court may determine.

5. If an overpayment is made the court may direct appropriate reimbursement.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.105 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.105
Annual account: Contents
Status: in_force

Until all remaining property is delivered pursuant to an order of final distribution, a personal representative shall file with the court, annually, an account showing the income the personal representative has received, what expenditures he or she has made, what property has been disbursed, or sold and at what price, and the nature and value of the property remaining on hand.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.345 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.345
“Testator” defined
Status: in_force

“Testator” means a person who makes a will.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 156.260 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 156 / Section 156.260
Applicability of NRS 156.120 to 156.260, inclusive
Status: in_force

The provisions of NRS 156.120 to 156.260 , inclusive, apply to all missing persons, whether their absence commenced prior to March 30, 1959, is still continuing, or commences subsequent to March 30, 1959.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 156.210 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 156 / Section 156.210
Petition claiming death of missing person: Service; security for costs; trial of issue; order
Status: in_force

1. If any other person within 1 year after the appointment and qualification of the representative files a petition claiming that the missing person died subsequent to the commencement of the 3-year period provided herein, and the petitioner is entitled to the property in the estate, or any portion thereof, as successor in interest to the rights of the missing person, and if the petitioner causes a copy of the petition to be served personally or by registered or certified mail upon the personal representative of the estate and upon each of the heirs and devisees, the court shall determine the truth of the facts contained in the petition.

2. The court may, upon application or on its own motion, require the claimant to give security to be approved by the court for all costs and expenses involved in the hearing and determination of the truth of the facts contained in the petition, in case the hearing is decided adverse to the claimant.

3. If the hearing is decided in favor of the claimant, the court shall make and enter such order as the circumstances require.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.610 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.610
Conveyance or transfer of property under certain circumstances
Status: in_force

The personal representative who has limited authority or full authority has the power to convey or transfer property to carry out the exercise of a specific power granted pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.400 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.400
Requirements for exercise of powers by personal representative
Status: in_force

The personal representative may exercise the powers described in NRS 143.400 to 143.465 , inclusive, only if the requirements of NRS 143.700 to 143.760 , inclusive, are satisfied.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.096 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.096
“Transferee” defined
Status: in_force

“ Transferee ” means a devisee, a beneficiary of trust, a grantee of a deed, including a grantee of a deed pursuant to NRS 111.655 to 111.699 , inclusive, and any other person designated in a transfer instrument to receive a nonprobate transfer or other interest in property for less than fair market value.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.330 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.330
Effect of provision in will that prohibits independent administration of estate
Status: in_force

The personal representative may not be granted authority to administer the estate pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, if the decedent's will provides that the estate must not be administered pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 134.210 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 134 / Section 134.210
Vesting of estate if both spouses die intestate
Status: in_force

Whenever one spouse dies intestate, leaving heirs, if the other spouse dies intestate after the first spouse, without heirs, leaving property, the estate of the second spouse to die vests in the heirs of the first spouse to die, subject to expenses of administration and payment of legal debts against the estate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 141.050 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 141 / Section 141.050
Effect of subsequent probate
Status: in_force

If, after granting letters of administration on the ground of intestacy, a will of the decedent is duly proved and allowed by the court, the letters of administration must be revoked and the power of the administrator ceases, and the administrator shall render an account of his or her administration within such time as the court directs. In such a case, the executor of the will, or the administrator with the will annexed, is entitled to demand, maintain an action for and collect all the goods, chattels and effects of the decedent, remaining unadministered, and may prosecute to final judgment any action commenced by or against the administrator before the revocation of that administrator's letters.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 141.045 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 141 / Section 141.045
Letters of special administration
Status: in_force

Letters of special administration may be in substantially the following form, after properly entitling the court:

The special administrator, after being duly qualified, may act and has the authority and duties of special administrator.

In testimony of which, I have this date signed these letters and affixed the seal of the court.

OATH

I, ______________, whose mailing address is ______________, solemnly affirm that I will faithfully perform according to law the duties of special administrator, and that all matters stated in any petition or paper filed with the court by me are true of my own knowledge or, if any matters are stated on information and belief, I believe them to be true.

SUBSCRIBED AND AFFIRMED before me this _______ (day) of _______ (month) of _______ (year).
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 139.060 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 139 / Section 139.060
Relatives of whole blood preferred to those of half blood
Status: in_force

When there shall be several persons claiming and equally entitled to the administration, relatives of the whole blood are preferred to those of the half blood.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.180 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.180
Appointment of attorney to represent minor, unborn, incapacitated or absent heirs and devisees; fees
Status: in_force

1. If a minor is interested in the estate who has no legally appointed guardian, the court may appoint a disinterested attorney to represent the minor who may contest the account as any other interested person might contest it.

2. The court may also appoint an attorney to represent unborn, incapacitated or absent heirs and devisees.

3. An attorney so appointed must be paid as provided in NRS 150.060 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.200 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.200
No undertaking on appeal required of personal representative
Status: in_force

An appeal by a personal representative who has given an official bond as provided in this title is complete and effectual without an undertaking on appeal.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 151.190 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 151 / Section 151.190
Sale of unclaimed personal property; disposition of proceeds
Status: in_force

1. If personal property remains in the possession of a personal representative unclaimed for 1 year, or if the distributee refuses to accept or give a proper receipt for the property, or is a minor or incapacitated person and has no legally qualified guardian of his or her estate, and it appears to the court that it is for the benefit of those interested, or if the personal representative desires to be discharged and it appears to the court that no injury will result to those interested, the court shall order the property to be sold.

2. The proceeds, after deducting such expenses of sale as may be allowed by the court, must be paid into the State Treasury. The depositor must take from the Treasurer a receipt, which must be filed with the court.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 151.090 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 151 / Section 151.090
Notice of hearing of petition
Status: in_force

1. When a petition for final distribution is filed, 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 .

2. The court may order such further notice as it deems proper.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.230 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.230
Duty to pay certain expenses, allowances, debts and claims upon receipt of sufficient money; discretion to pay certain smaller debts; funeral expenses and expenses of last illness not charged to community share of surviving spouse
Status: in_force

1. The personal representative shall, as soon as sufficient money is available, upon receipt of a sworn statement of the amount due and without any formal action upon creditors' claims, pay the funeral expenses, the expenses of the last illness, the allowance made to the family of the decedents, money owed to the Department of Health and Human Services as a result of payment of benefits for Medicaid and wage claims to the extent of $600 of each employee of the decedent for work done or personal services rendered within 3 months before the death of the employer, but may retain the necessary expenses of administration.

2. The personal representative is not obliged to pay any other debt or any devise until the payment is ordered by the court.

3. The personal representative may, before court approval or order, pay any of the decedent's debts amounting to $500 or less if: (a) Claims for payment thereof have been properly filed in the proceedings; (b) The debts are legally due; and (c) The estate is solvent. In settling the account of the estate, the court shall allow any such payment if the conditions of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) have been met. Otherwise, the personal representative is personally liable to any person sustaining loss or damage as a result of the payment.

4. Funeral expenses and expenses of a last illness are debts payable out of the estate of the decedent and must not be charged to the community share of a surviving spouse, whether or not the surviving spouse is financially able to pay those expenses and whether or not the surviving spouse or any other person is also liable therefor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.705 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.705
Persons to whom notice of proposed action is required to be given
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 143.710 and 143.715 , notice of a proposed action must be given to all the following:

1. Each known devisee whose interest in the estate would be affected by the proposed action.

2. Each known heir whose interest in the estate would be affected by the proposed action.

3. Each person who has filed a request for special notice pursuant to NRS 155.030 .

4. The Attorney General, at the Office of the Attorney General in Carson City, if any portion of the estate is to escheat to the State and its interest in the estate would be affected by the proposed action.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.280 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.280
Conveyances after confirmation of sale
Status: in_force

1. If a sale is confirmed, a conveyance must be executed to the purchaser by the personal representative. The conveyance must refer to the order confirming sale, and a certified copy of the order must be recorded in the office of the recorder of the county in which the property, or any portion thereof, is located.

2. A conveyance so made conveys all the right, title, interest and estate of the decedent in the property at the time of the decedent’s death, and if before the sale, by operation of law or otherwise, the estate has acquired any right, title or interest in the property other than or in addition to that of the decedent at the time of his or her death, that right, title or interest also passes by the conveyance.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133A.110 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133A / Section 133A.110
Source and construction
Status: in_force

NRS 133A.020 to 133A.100 , inclusive, derive from Annex to Convention of October 26, 1973, Providing a Uniform Law on the Form of an International Will. In interpreting and applying this chapter, regard must be given to its international origin and to the need for uniformity in its interpretation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 154.040 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 154 / Section 154.040
Receiver: Appointment on petition of Attorney General after filing of information; bond
Status: in_force

1. After the filing of an information as provided in NRS 154.020 , and upon petition of the Attorney General, either before or after answer, upon notice to the person or persons holding, possessing or claiming the property, if known, the court may, on sufficient cause therefor being shown, appoint a receiver to take charge of the real estate or personal property, other than money, mentioned in the information, and receive the rents and profits of the property until the title of the property is finally settled.

2. The receiver shall, before entering upon his or her duties, execute a bond to the State of Nevada in a sum to be fixed by the court, with sureties to be approved by the court, conditioned to perform faithfully the duties of the trust and to account fully to the person finally determined to be entitled to the property. That person may maintain an action on the bond for any default or damage.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.127 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.127
Order nunc pro tunc to correct previous order: Issuance; form; use of original order; manner of correction
Status: in_force

1. If through inadvertence or mistake an order entered fails to state correctly the order made by the court, and the inadvertence or mistake is brought to the attention of the court by petition or the court acts on its own motion, the court may enter an order nunc pro tunc correcting the previous order.

2. The order nunc pro tunc must be in the form of an amended order and bear the caption “Amended Order of _____” The body of the amended order must be identical to the order being corrected, except for the correction, and conclude with language substantially as follows: “This is an order nunc pro tunc correcting the previous order of____, dated _____”

3. If the order to be amended is many pages in length, the court may cause to be filed a document captioned “Amendment to Order of____ ” which addresses only the correction, together with sufficient language to identify the correction, and concludes with the same language as an amended order. Such an amendment to an order must be accompanied by a verified petition, or an affidavit of counsel, specifying the reasons for the correction.

4. The original order may not be physically changed, but must be used in conjunction with the order nunc pro tunc correcting it. In making corrections in the amendment document, a complete clause or sentence must be stricken and replaced, even if the only change is to correct a single word or figure.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.260 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.260
Liability of personal representative
Status: in_force

1. If an order is entered by the court for the payment of creditors, the personal representative is personally liable to each creditor for the amount of his or her claim, or the dividends thereon, and execution may be issued upon the order as upon a judgment in any other action, in favor of each creditor, and the same proceedings may be had under the execution as if it had been issued upon a judgment.

2. The personal representative is also liable on his or her bond to each creditor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 153.090 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 153 / Section 153.090
Declination or resignation of person named or designated trustee: Procedure
Status: in_force

1. A person named or designated as a trustee of a testamentary trust in a will may, at any time before distribution of any of the estate to the person, decline to act as trustee, and an order of court must be entered accepting the resignation, but the declination of any person who has qualified as trustee may not be accepted by the court unless the testamentary trust is subject to ongoing court jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 153.020 and a petition to accept the declination is filed in the proceeding for administration of the testamentary trust. Upon the filing of the petition, the clerk shall set it for hearing and the petitioner shall give notice to all interested persons for the period and in the manner provided in NRS 155.010 .

2. A person named or designated as a trustee of a testamentary trust in a will that is no longer subject to ongoing court jurisdiction may resign as trustee in accordance with the terms of the testamentary trust or will which created the testamentary trust or, if the testamentary trust or will is silent on the matter, may seek court approval of such resignation in conjunction with a petition under NRS 164.010 or 164.030 .

3. In accepting a declination or resignation, the court may enter and enforce any order which may be necessary for the preservation of the estate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 136.090 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 136 / Section 136.090
Petition for probate: Requirements; effect of defect
Status: in_force

1. A petition for the probate of a will and issuance of letters must state: (a) The jurisdictional facts; (b) Whether the person named as personal representative consents to act or renounces the right to letters; (c) The names and residences of the heirs, next of kin and devisees of the decedent, the age of any heir, next of kin or devisee who is a minor, and the relationship of the heirs and next of kin to the decedent, so far as known to the petitioner; (d) The character and estimated value of the property of the estate; (e) The name of the person for whom letters are requested, and whether the person has been convicted of a felony; (f) The name of any devisee who is deceased; and (g) How the district court in which the petition is being filed is a convenient forum to: (1) The person named as personal representative or trustee in the will; and (2) The heirs, devisees, interested persons or beneficiaries to the decedent or estate and their legal counsel.

2. No defect of form or in the statement of jurisdictional facts actually existing voids the probate of a will.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 154.020 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 154 / Section 154.020
Information filed by Attorney General: Contents
Status: in_force

1. If the Attorney General is informed, or has reason to believe, that any real or personal property has become escheatable to this State for the reasons specified in NRS 154.010 , or that any such property has, for any other reason, become escheatable, the Attorney General shall file an information on behalf of the State in the district court of the county where the property, or any part thereof, is located.

2. The information must set forth: (a) A description of the property. (b) The name of the person last lawfully seised. (c) The name of the persons holding, possessing or claiming the property, if known. (d) The facts and circumstances giving rise to the claim for escheatment.

3. The information must allege that the State of Nevada has by law the right to the property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 138.070 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 138 / Section 138.070
Executor of deceased executor; account of deceased personal representative
Status: in_force

1. No executor of the will of a deceased executor, as such, is authorized to administer the estate of the first testator, but on the death of the sole or surviving executor of any last will, letters of administration with the will annexed of the estate of the first testator left unadministered must be issued. If no executor is named in the will, or if the sole executor or all the executors named therein are dead or incapacitated, or neglect or fail to apply for letters, or to appear and qualify, or die after the issuance of letters and before the completion of the administration, letters of administration with the will annexed must be granted.

2. The account of a deceased personal representative may be settled, duties may be terminated, and sureties may be released of liability subsequently incurred, upon the petition of either the attorney who represented the deceased personal representative in the probate or administration or upon the petition of any of the sureties, and upon such notice as the court directs.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.350 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.350
“Trust” defined
Status: in_force

“Trust” means an interest in property held by one person for the benefit of another, established by an instrument executed during the life of the settlor or by the settlor’s will. The term includes an express trust, private or charitable, with additions thereto, wherever and however created. The term also includes a trust created or determined by judgment or decree under which the trust is to be administered in the manner of an express trust.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.160 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.160
Responses and objections to proceedings
Status: in_force

1. An interested person may appear and make a response or objection in writing at or before the hearing.

2. An interested person may appear and make a response or objection orally at the hearing. The court may hear and determine the response or objection at the hearing or grant a continuance to allow the response or objection to be made in writing.

3. If the court is not in session at the time set for the hearing of any matter concerning the settlement of the estate of a decedent, anyone opposing the petition therein made may file objections thereto with the clerk.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133A.010 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133A / Section 133A.010
Short title
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform International Wills Act.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 138.045 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 138 / Section 138.045
Appointment of substitute executors and coexecutors
Status: in_force

1. A person who is named as executor under a will, either alone or with another or others, who is otherwise qualified to act under NRS 138.020 , may appoint a substitute if: (a) The person named in the will is unwilling or unable to undertake or continue the execution of the will; and (b) The testator has not designated an alternate to serve in place of the named executor, or the alternate designated in the will is unwilling or unable to serve.

2. A person named as alternate executor who is not disqualified under NRS 138.020 may appoint a substitute if: (a) The named alternate is unwilling or unable to undertake or continue the execution of the will; and (b) A named executor is disqualified or has not designated a substitute within 30 days after being notified that the named alternate is unwilling or unable to serve.

3. A qualified person who alone is named as the executor under a will may appoint a coexecutor if: (a) The person named is unwilling or unable to undertake or continue the sole execution of the will; and (b) The testator has not designated an alternate to serve in place of the named executor, or the named alternate is unwilling or unable to serve.

4. The substitute or coexecutor, unless otherwise disqualified under this chapter, is entitled to letters testamentary in like manner as if the substitute or coexecutor had been named in the will.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.120 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.120
Division of commission upon confirmation of highest bid
Status: in_force

When an offer is presented for confirmation by the court, other offerors may submit higher bids and the court may confirm the highest bid. Except as otherwise provided in this section, upon confirmation, the real estate commission must be divided between the listing agent and the agent, if any, who procured the purchaser to whom the sale was confirmed, in accordance with the listing agreement. If the agent who procured the offer presented for confirmation by the court is not the agent who procured the purchaser to whom the sale was confirmed, then the real estate commission payable to the agent who procured the purchaser must be divided equally between the agent who procured the offer and the agent who procured the purchaser unless otherwise directed by the court.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 151.170 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 151 / Section 151.170
Payments to county treasurer for person who cannot be found, minor or incapacitated person without guardian, and others
Status: in_force

If property is assigned or distributed to a person who cannot be found or who refuses to accept the property or to give a proper voucher therefor, or to a minor or incapacitated person who has no legal guardian to receive the property, or person authorized to receipt therefor, and the property or any part thereof consists of money, the personal representative may deposit the money, in the name of the assignee or distributee, with the county treasurer of the county in which the proceedings are pending. The county treasurer shall give a receipt for the money and is liable upon the official bond of the county treasurer therefor. The receipt must be received by the court as a voucher in favor of the personal representative with the same force and effect as if executed by the assignee or distributee.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 154.170 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 154 / Section 154.170
Notice of sale: Posting, publication and contents; rejection of bids
Status: in_force

1. The Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall issue a receipt to the petitioner for the amount deposited in his or her trust and shall without any unnecessary delay cause notice of the petition to be given in the following manner: (a) By posting one of the notices in a conspicuous place in the office of the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (b) By posting one of the notices at a conspicuous place at the property. (c) By publishing a notice in a newspaper in the county in which the real property is located at least once each week for 4 consecutive weeks prior to the date of sale.

2. The notice must contain: (a) The name of the deceased owner in which was vested the title before death, if known. (b) A description of the property as contained in the petition. (c) The amount of the offer contained in the petition. (d) A statement that the property will be sold to the highest bidder, specifying the time and place of the sale and that the transaction must be handled in legal tender of the United States or a certified check.

3. The Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources may reject any or all bids.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 151.070 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 151 / Section 151.070
Costs
Status: in_force

The costs of proceedings for a partial distribution must be paid by the heir or devisee or, if there are more than one, must be prorated among them.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 152.170 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 152 / Section 152.170
Effect of allotment by court: When appealable
Status: in_force

The allotment made by the court controls upon proceedings for distribution, unless modified for good cause upon reasonable notice, and the proceedings leading to the allotment may be reviewed upon appeal from the order of distribution.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.260 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.260
Confirmation of sale: Requirement of appraisement; court waiver of requirement of appraisement under certain circumstances
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a sale of real property at a private sale must not be confirmed by the court unless the court is satisfied that the sum offered represents the fair market value of the property sold and the real property has been appraised within 1 year before the time of sale. If the property has not been appraised, a new appraisement must be performed, as in the case of an original appraisement of an estate, at any time before the sale or confirmation of the property.

2. The court may waive the requirement of an appraisement: (a) For good cause shown; (b) If the personal representative is the sole devisee or heir of the estate and consents in writing to sale without an appraisal; (c) If the property is specifically devised in the will of the decedent, all devisees to whom the property is devised consent in writing to sale without an appraisal; (d) If the property is not specifically devised in the will of the decedent, all residuary devisees consent in writing to sale without an appraisal; or (e) In the case of an intestate estate, all heirs to the estate consent in writing to the sale without an appraisal, in which case the personal representative may rely on the assessed value of the property for taxation in obtaining confirmation of the sale.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 141.095 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 141 / Section 141.095
Powers of personal representative limited after receiving notice of proceeding to suspend or remove appointment; disposition or transfer of assets after removal
Status: in_force

After receipt of notice of a proceeding to suspend or remove a person as personal representative, the person shall not act except to account, correct malfeasance or misfeasance of administration, or preserve the estate. If removal is ordered, the court shall also order the disposition or transfer of the assets remaining in the name or under the control of the personal representative being removed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.067 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.067
Attorneys for personal representatives: Final compensation; petition; notice; hearing and order
Status: in_force

1. At the time of the filing of the final account and of a petition for an order for final distribution of the estate, the personal representative or the attorney for the personal representative may file a petition with the court for an order fixing and allowing the compensation of the attorney for the personal representative for all services rendered in the estate proceeding.

2. The request for compensation described in subsection 1 may be included in the final account or in the petition for an order for final distribution of the estate or may be made in a separate petition.

3. The clerk shall set the petition for hearing and the petitioner shall give notice of the petition to the personal representative if he or she is not the petitioner and to all known heirs in an intestacy proceeding and devisees in a will proceeding. The notice must be given for the period and in the manner provided in NRS 155.010 . If a complete copy of the petition is not attached to the notice, the notice must include a statement of the amount of the compensation which the court will be requested to approve or allow and the manner in which the compensation was determined.

4. On the hearing, the court shall make an order fixing and allowing the compensation for all services rendered in the estate proceeding. The order must authorize the personal representative to pay the attorney out of the estate the amount of compensation allowed by the court pursuant to this subsection less any amount paid to the attorney out of the estate pursuant to NRS 150.065 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 147.030 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 147 / Section 147.030
Filing of notice and affidavit of publication or certificate of mailing
Status: in_force

After the notice to creditors has been mailed or published, a copy, with the affidavit of publication or, if notice is mailed, with a certificate of mailing, must be filed with the clerk.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 151.220 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 151 / Section 151.220
Specific devise of personal property for life only
Status: in_force

If a specific devise of personal property is for life only, the life tenant must sign and deliver to the remainderman or, if there is none, to the personal representative, an inventory of the property, acknowledging that it is in the life tenant's custody for life only, and that, on death, it is to be delivered to the remainderman.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.165 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.165
“Heirs” defined
Status: in_force

“Heirs” means persons, including the surviving spouse and the state, who are entitled by intestate succession to the property of a decedent.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133.115 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133 / Section 133.115
Revocation of provisions in favor of former spouse on divorce or annulment; exceptions
Status: in_force

Divorce or annulment of the marriage of the testator revokes every devise, beneficial interest or designation to serve as personal representative given to the testator's former spouse in a will executed before the entry of the decree of divorce or annulment unless otherwise:

1. Provided in a property or separation agreement which is approved by the court in the divorce or annulment proceedings; or

2. Ordered by the court in the divorce or annulment proceedings,

and the will takes effect in the same manner as if the former spouse had died before the testator.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 139.130 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 139 / Section 139.130
Entry in minutes or written order conclusive evidence of notice
Status: in_force

An entry in the minutes or in the written order appointing the administrator that proof was made and that notice had been given according to law is conclusive evidence of the fact of such notice.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 152.120 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 152 / Section 152.120
Severance of common and undivided real property held by heirs or devisees and another person: Procedure
Status: in_force

1. When partition of real property among heirs or devisees is required, and such real property is in common and undivided with the real property of any other person, the commissioners shall first divide and sever the property of the decedent from the property in which it lies in common, and such division, so made and established by the court, is binding upon all the interested persons.

2. The court may authorize the personal representative to bring an action for such partition when deemed necessary.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 137.020 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 137 / Section 137.020
Trial of contest: Jury; costs
Status: in_force

1. In the contest, the contestant is plaintiff and the petitioner is defendant. The written grounds of opposition constitute a pleading and are subject to the same rules governing pleadings as in the case of a complaint in a civil action.

2. An issue of fact involving the competency of the decedent to make a will, the freedom of the decedent at the time of the execution of the will from duress, menace, fraud or undue influence, the due execution and attestation of the will, or any other question substantially affecting the validity of the will, must be tried by the court unless one of the parties demands a jury. The party demanding the jury shall advance the jury costs.

3. Upon the determination of the contest, costs must be awarded in accordance with the provisions of chapter 18 of NRS.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 156.060 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 156 / Section 156.060
Trustee's powers and duties; payments for family expenses or support
Status: in_force

1. The trustee shall take possession of the real and personal estate in this State of such missing person, and collect and receive the rents, income and proceeds thereof, collect all indebtedness owing to him or her, and pay such indebtedness of the missing person as may be authorized by the court.

2. The court may direct the trustee to pay to the family of the missing person such sums of money for family expenses and support from the income and principal of the estate as it may, from time to time, determine.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.100 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.100
Entry of minutes by clerk
Status: in_force

The clerk shall enter a minute of all proceedings in matters of estates, as in other actions.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133.155 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133 / Section 133.155
Specific devise passes subject to mortgage or lien existing on date of death
Status: in_force

A specific devise passes subject to any mortgage or lien existing on the date of death, without right of exoneration, regardless of a general directive in the will to pay debts.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.220 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.220
“Letters” defined
Status: in_force

“Letters” includes letters testamentary, letters of administration, letters of administration with will annexed and letters of special administration.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 151.160 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 151 / Section 151.160
Determination of questions as to advancements
Status: in_force

All questions as to advancements made, or alleged to have been made, by a decedent to heirs or devisees may be heard and determined by the court, and must be specified in the order distributing the estate, and in the warrant to the commissioners provided for in NRS 152.050 , and the final order of the court is binding on all interested persons, subject to the right of any party to appeal from a final order.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 154.115 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 154 / Section 154.115
Duties of State Controller
Status: in_force

The State Controller shall:

1. Keep a true account of all money paid into the State Treasury for credit to the Fund for Escheated Estates and of all real and personal property vested in the State by escheat.

2. Account separately for the proportionate share of interest earned on the money in the Fund for Escheated Estates and credit an amount equal to that interest to the Fund.

3. Transfer: (a) All of the interest earned on the money in the Fund for Escheated Estates; (b) All income of any kind which is earned on any real or personal property vested in the State by escheat; and (c) All estates which are not claimed within the period fixed by NRS 154.120 , to the State Permanent School Fund at least annually.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 139.080 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 139 / Section 139.080
Failure to claim letters
Status: in_force

Letters of administration may be granted to any petitioner, even if it appears that there are other persons having priority for appointment, if the latter fail to appear and claim the issuance of letters to themselves after receiving due notice of the proceeding.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 136.230 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 136 / Section 136.230
Jurisdiction of court to take proof of execution and validity of lost or destroyed will
Status: in_force

If a will is lost by accident or destroyed by fraud without the knowledge of the testator, the court may take proof of the execution and validity of the will and establish it, after notice is given to all persons, as prescribed for proof of wills in other cases.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.060 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.060
Extent of power to sue and be sued
Status: in_force

Actions for the recovery of any property, real or personal, or for the possession thereof, or to quiet title thereto, or to determine any adverse claim thereon, and all actions founded upon contracts, may be maintained by and against a personal representative in all cases in which the actions might have been maintained by or against the decedent.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 137.010 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 137 / Section 137.010
Proceedings preliminary to trial
Status: in_force

1. The Attorney General or any interested person, including a devisee under a former will, may contest the will by filing written grounds of opposition to the probate thereof at any time before the hearing of the petition for probate. Personal notice must then be given by a citation directed to the heirs of the decedent and to all interested persons, including minors and incapacitated persons, wherever residing, directing them to plead to the contest within 30 days after service of the citation in the manner provided in NRS 155.050 .

2. A person so served may interpose any defense or objection to the contest by any motion authorized by the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure in civil actions. If the motion is granted, the court may allow the contestant 10 days within which to amend the contest. If the motion is denied, the petitioner and other interested persons, within 10 days after the receipt of written notice thereof, may jointly or separately answer the contest. The times specified in this section may be extended by the court.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.120 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.120
Procedure when conversion alleged: Commitment for refusal to appear for examination; order requiring delivery of property to personal representative
Status: in_force

1. If the person so cited refuses to appear and submit to examination or to testify concerning the matter of the complaint, the court may commit the person to the county jail, there to remain confined until the person obeys the order of the court or is discharged according to law.

2. If, upon examination, it appears that the person has concealed, converted, smuggled, conveyed away, or in any manner disposed of any money, goods or chattels of the decedent, or that the person has possession or control of any deeds, conveyances, bonds, contracts or other writings which contain evidence of, or tend to disclose the right, title, interest or claim of the decedent to any real or personal property, claim or demand, or any last will of the decedent, the court may enter an order requiring the person to deliver any such property or effects to the personal representative at such time as the court may fix. If the person fails to comply with the order, the court may commit the person to the county jail until the order is complied with or the person is discharged according to law.

3. The order of the court for the delivery of the property is prima facie evidence of the right of the personal representative to the property in any action that may be brought for its recovery, and any judgment recovered must be for treble damages equal to three times the value of the property.

4. In addition to the examination of the party, witnesses may be produced and examined on either side.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.625 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.625
Exercise of option
Status: in_force

The personal representative who has limited authority or full authority has the power to exercise an option right that is property of the estate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.640 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.640
Exercise of security subscription or conversion rights
Status: in_force

The personal representative who has limited authority or full authority has the power to exercise security subscription or conversion rights.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 139.100 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 139 / Section 139.100
Clerk to set petition for hearing; notice of hearing
Status: in_force

The clerk shall set the petition for hearing, and notice must be given to the heirs of the decedent, the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services as provided in NRS 155.020 and, if the petitioner is not the surviving spouse or any kindred specified in NRS 139.040 or nominated by the surviving spouse or any such kindred, the public administrator of the county or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 , as applicable. The notice must state the filing of the petition, the object and the time for hearing.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133.050 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133 / Section 133.050
Attesting witnesses may sign self-proving declarations or affidavits to be attached to or associated with will
Status: in_force

1. Any attesting witness to a will, including, without limitation, an electronic will, may sign a declaration under penalty of perjury or an affidavit before any person authorized to administer oaths in or out of the State, stating such facts as the witness would be required to testify to in court to prove the will. The declaration or affidavit must be written on the will or, if that is impracticable, on some paper attached thereto. If the will is an electronic will, the declaration or affidavit must be in a record incorporated as part of, attached to or logically associated with the electronic 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 in substantially the following form: State of Nevada } } ss. County of__________________ } (Date) _______________________________________ Then and there personally appeared __________ and __________, who, being duly sworn, depose and say: That they witnessed the execution of the foregoing will of the testator, __________; that the testator subscribed the will and declared it to be his or her last will and testament in their presence; that they thereafter subscribed the will as witnesses in the presence of the testator and in the presence of each other and at the request of the testator; and that the testator at the time of the execution of the will appeared to them to be of full age and of sound mind and memory. ______________________________________________ Affiant ______________________________________________ Affiant Subscribed and sworn to before me this __________ day of the month of __________ of the year __________ ___________________________________________ Notary Public

3. The declaration described in subsection 1 may be in substantially the following form: Under penalty of perjury pursuant to the law of the State of Nevada, the undersigned, __________and__________, declare that the following is true of their own knowledge: That they witnessed the execution of the foregoing will of the testator,__________; that the testator subscribed the will and declared it to be his or her last will and testament in their presence; that they thereafter subscribed the will as witnesses in the presence of the testator and in the presence of each other and at the request of the testator; and that the testator at the time of the execution of the will appeared to them to be of full age and of sound mind and memory. Dated this __________ day of__________, __________ ____________________Declarant ____________________Declarant

4. If a testator or a witness signing an affidavit or declaration described in subsection 1 appears by means of audio-video communication, the form for the affidavit or declaration, as set forth in subsections 2 and 3, respectively, must be modified to indicate that fact.

5. As used in this section, “audio-video communication” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 133.088 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 139.090 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 139 / Section 139.090
Contents of petition; effect of defect
Status: in_force

1. A petition for letters of administration must be in writing, signed by the petitioner or the attorney for the petitioner and filed with the clerk of the court, and must state: (a) The jurisdictional facts; (b) The names and addresses of the heirs of the decedent and their relationship to the decedent, so far as known to the petitioner, and the age of any who is a minor; (c) The character and estimated value of the property of the estate; (d) The names and personal addresses of the proposed appointed administrators and the name and personal address of any associated coadministrator under paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NRS 139.040 or, if the coadministrator is an attorney who is licensed in this State or a banking corporation authorized to do business in this State, the business address of the coadministrator; and (e) Whether the person to be appointed as administrator has been convicted of a felony.

2. No defect of form or in the statement of jurisdictional facts actually existing voids an order appointing an administrator or any of the subsequent proceedings.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.170 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.170
“Holographic will” defined
Status: in_force

“Holographic will” means a testamentary document that complies with the requirements of NRS 133.090 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 142.070 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 142 / Section 142.070
Bond may be required despite provisions of will
Status: in_force

If it is expressly provided in the will of a decedent that no bond may be required of the personal representative, letters may issue without any bond being given, but a personal representative to whom letters have been issued without bond may, at any time afterward, if it is shown for any cause to be necessary or proper, be required to provide and file a bond as in other cases.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 133.340 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 133 / Section 133.340
Affidavit required upon creation of certified paper original of electronic will; certification of revocation after electronic revocation of will
Status: in_force

1. A qualified custodian may cause an electronic will to be converted into a certified paper original of the electronic will under the following circumstances: (a) At the direction of the testator; or (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 9, with 30 days' written notice to the testator that the qualified custodian intends to convert the electronic will into a certified paper original.

2. An electronic will may be converted into a certified paper original by creating a tangible document that contains the following: (a) The text of the electronic will; and (b) An affidavit satisfying the requirements of subsections 3, 4 and 5, as applicable.

3. A qualified custodian converting an electronic will into a certified paper original shall state all of the following in an affidavit: (a) That the qualified custodian is not a person described in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 133.320 ; (b) That the qualified custodian is the qualified custodian designated by the testator in the electronic will or was designated to act in such a capacity pursuant to subsection 2 or 4 of NRS 133.310 ; (c) That an electronic record was created at the time the testator executed the electronic will; (d) That the electronic record has been in the custody of one or more qualified custodians since the execution of the electronic will, and has not been altered since the time it was created; (e) The identity of all qualified custodians who have had custody of the electronic record since the execution of the electronic will; (f) That the certified paper original is a true, correct and complete tangible manifestation of the electronic will; and (g) That the records described in paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 133.320 are in the custody of the qualified custodian.

4. In addition to the statements required pursuant to subsection 3, a qualified custodian converting a self-proving electronic will to a certified paper original shall state all of the following in the affidavit: (a) That the declaration or affidavits of the attesting witnesses satisfying the requirements of NRS 133.050 were created at the time the testator executed the electronic will and were incorporated as part of, attached to or logically associated with the electronic will as required pursuant to NRS 133.086 ; (b) That the declarations or affidavits of the attesting witnesses have been in the possession of a qualified custodian since the execution of the electronic will and have not been altered since the time they were created; (c) The identity of all qualified custodians who have had possession of the declarations or affidavits of the attesting witnesses since their creation; and (d) That the certified paper original contains a true, correct and complete tangible manifestation of the original declarations or affidavits of the attesting witnesses.

5. If the electronic will has not always been under the custody of a qualified custodian, the person who discovered the electronic will may cause the electronic will to be converted into a certified paper original by creating a tangible document that contains the following: (a) The text of the electronic will; and (b) An affidavit that states, to the best of the person’s knowledge: (1) When the electronic will was created, if not indicated in the electronic will; (2) When, how and by whom the electronic will was discovered; (3) The identities of each person who has had access to the electronic will; (4) The method in which the electronic will was stored and the safeguards in place to prevent alterations to the electronic will; (5) Whether the electronic will has been altered since its execution; and (6) That the certified paper original is a true, correct and complete tangible manifestation of the electronic will.

6. For purposes of making an affidavit pursuant to subsection 3, 4 or 5, the person making the affidavit may rely conclusively on any affidavits delivered by a predecessor qualified custodian.

7. If a testator has revoked a will through an electronic record, the qualified custodian may convert the electronic revocation into a certification of revocation by creating: (a) A certified paper original of the electronic will; and (b) A tangible document that contains the following: (1) The text of the electronic revocation; and (2) An affidavit stating: (I) That an electronic record was created at the time the testator revoked the will; (II) That the electronic record has been in the custody of one or more qualified custodians since the execution of the electronic revocation, and has not been altered since the time it was created; (III) The identity of all qualified custodians who have had custody of the electronic record since the execution of the electronic revocation; (IV) That the certified paper original is a true, correct and complete tangible manifestation of the electronic revocation; and (V) That the records described in paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 133.320 pertaining to the electronic revocation are presently in the custody of the qualified custodian.

8. A certified paper original of an electronic will satisfying the requirements of subsection 2 or 5, as applicable, may be offered for and admitted into probate in the same manner as if it were an original will. A certified paper original of an electronic will is presumed to be valid and, absent any objection, must be admitted to probate expeditiously without requiring further proof of validity.

9. Before the expiration of the 30 days after the qualified custodian gives notice to the testator of the qualified custodian's intent to convert the electronic will into a certified paper original pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1, if the testator objects to the conversion and designates a successor qualified custodian in accordance with NRS 133.310 , the qualified custodian shall not convert the electronic will into a certified paper original and shall instead comply with paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 133.310 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.0605 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.0605
Attorneys for petitioners generally: Compensation when estate’s value does not exceed $100,000
Status: in_force

If the estate is set aside pursuant to NRS 146.070 , the court may order reasonable attorney's fees and costs to be paid from the assets being set aside directly to the attorney for the petitioner.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 147.060 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 147 / Section 147.060
Claims of district judge
Status: in_force

1. If a judge of the district court files or presents a claim against the estate of a decedent, the administration of which is pending before that judge, the judge must designate, in writing, some other district judge who, upon presentation of the claim, is vested with power to approve or reject it.

2. In case of its rejection by the designated judge, the claimant has the same right to bring an action for its recovery as other persons whose claims are rejected.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 136.200 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 136 / Section 136.200
Appointment of attorney to represent minors, unborn members of interested class or nonresidents; retention of other counsel
Status: in_force

1. If a will is offered for probate and it appears there are minors or unborn members of a class who are interested, or if it appears there are other interested persons who reside out of the county and are unrepresented, the court may, whether there is a contest or not, appoint an attorney for them.

2. If a person for whom an attorney has been appointed, pursuant to subsection 1, retains counsel and notifies the court of the retention, the court shall enter an order relieving the court-appointed attorney of further obligation to represent the person.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 148.090 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.090
Petition for order requiring sale
Status: in_force

If the personal representative neglects or refuses to sell any property of the estate when it is necessary or when it is for the advantage, benefit and best interests of the estate and interested persons, or if the personal representative is directed by the will to sell the property, an interested person may petition the court for an order requiring the personal representative to sell. The clerk shall set the petition for hearing by the court, and the petitioner shall give notice to the personal representative by citation served at least 5 days before the hearing.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 132.080 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 132 / Section 132.080
“Community property with right of survivorship” defined
Status: in_force

“Community property with right of survivorship” means community property in which a right of survivorship exists pursuant to NRS 111.064 or 115.060 or any other provision of law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 141.040 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 141 / Section 141.040
Letters of administration
Status: in_force

Letters of administration may be in substantially the following form, after properly entitling the court:

[ ] a directive for the establishment of a blocked account for sums in excess of $_______;

[ ] a directive for the posting of a bond in the sum of $_______; or

[ ] a directive for both the establishment of a blocked account for sums in excess of $_______ and the posting of a bond in the sum of $_______.

The administrator, after being duly qualified, may act and has the authority and duties of administrator.

In testimony of which, I have this date signed these letters and affixed the seal of the court.

OATH

I, ______________, whose mailing address is ______________, solemnly affirm that I will faithfully perform according to law the duties of administrator, and that all matters stated in any petition or paper filed with the court by me are true of my own knowledge or, if any matters are stated on information and belief, I believe them to be true.

SUBSCRIBED AND AFFIRMED before me this _______ (day) of _______ (month) of _______ (year).
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 138.060 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 138 / Section 138.060
Objections to appointment
Status: in_force

1. An interested person may file objections in writing to the granting of letters testamentary to the person or persons named as executors, or any of them, and those objections must be heard and determined by the court.

2. A petition may also be filed for the issuance of letters of administration, with the will annexed, in all proper cases.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 137.130 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 137 / Section 137.130
Probate of other will
Status: in_force

Failure to contest a will does not preclude the subsequent probate of a will executed later in point of time than the one previously admitted to probate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.370 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.370
Retention of jurisdiction by court
Status: in_force

The court shall retain jurisdiction until the purposes of NRS 150.290 to 150.380 , inclusive, have been accomplished.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 150.030 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 150 / Section 150.030
Compensation for extraordinary services
Status: in_force

Such further allowances may be made as the court deems just and reasonable for any extraordinary services, such as:

1. Management, sales or mortgages of real or personal property.

2. Contested or litigated claims against the estate.

3. The adjustment and payments of extensive or complicated estate taxes.

4. Litigation in regard to the property of the estate.

5. The carrying on of the decedent's business pursuant to an order of the court.

6. Such other litigation or special services as may be necessary for the personal representative to prosecute, defend or perform.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 143.310 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 143 / Section 143.310
“Court supervision” defined
Status: in_force

“ Court supervision ” means the judicial order, authorization, approval, confirmation or instructions that would be required if authority to administer the estate had not been granted pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 136.240 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 136 / Section 136.240
Petition for probate; same requirement of proof as other wills; testimony of witnesses; rebuttable presumption concerning certain wills; prima facie showing that will was not revoked; order
Status: in_force

1. The petition for the probate of a lost or destroyed will must include a copy of the will, or if no copy is available state, or be accompanied by a written statement of, the testamentary words, or the substance thereof.

2. If offered for probate, a lost or destroyed will must be proved in the same manner as other wills are proved under this chapter.

3. In addition, no will may be proved as a lost or destroyed will unless its provisions are clearly and distinctly proved by two or more credible witnesses and it is: (a) Proved to have been in legal existence at the death of the person whose will it is claimed to be and has not otherwise been revoked or destroyed without the knowledge, consent or ratification of such person; or (b) Shown to have been fraudulently destroyed in the lifetime of that person.

4. The testimony of each witness must be reduced to writing, signed by the witness and filed, and is admissible in evidence in any contest of the will if the witness has died or permanently moved from the State.

5. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary: (a) The production of a person's lost or destroyed will, whose primary beneficiary is a nontestamentary trust established by the person and in existence at his or her death, creates a rebuttable presumption that the will had not been revoked. (b) The production of a copy of a person's lost or destroyed will, whose provisions are clearly and distinctly proved by two or more credible witnesses, creates a rebuttable presumption that the will had not been revoked. (c) A person may overcome the presumption set forth in paragraph (a) or (b) only by proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the person whose will it is claimed to be destroyed the will with the intent to revoke the will before his or her death. In the absence of such evidence: (1) The lost or destroyed will must be admitted to probate; and (2) The court shall accept a copy of such a will as sufficient proof of the terms thereof without requiring further evidence. (d) For a lost or destroyed will to which the presumption set forth in paragraph (a) or (b) does not apply, if the proponent of a lost or destroyed will makes a prima facie showing that it was more likely than not left unrevoked by the person whose will it is claimed to be before his or her death, then the will must be admitted to probate in absence of an objection. If such prima facie showing has been made, the court shall accept a copy of such a will as sufficient proof of the terms thereof without requiring further evidence in the absence of any objection.

6. If the will is established, its provisions must be set forth specifically in the order admitting it to probate, or a copy of the will must be attached to the order.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 147.130 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 147 / Section 147.130
Rejection of claim; notice; time to file suit; procedure for rejected claim; service of summons; removal of personal representative for default
Status: in_force

1. If a claim is rejected by the personal representative or the court, in whole or in part, the claimant must be immediately notified by the personal representative, and the claimant must bring suit in the proper court against the personal representative within 60 days after the notice or file a timely petition for determination of the validity of the claim pursuant to subsection 2, whether the claim is due or not, or the claim is forever barred. A claimant must be informed of the rejection of the claim by written notice forwarded to the claimant's mailing address by registered or certified mail.

2. If a claim is rejected by the personal representative, a creditor may, within 20 days after receipt of the written notice of rejection, petition the court for determination of the validity of the claim in lieu of bringing suit against the personal representative pursuant to subsection 1. A petition for determination of the validity of the claim must be filed with the clerk, who shall set the petition for hearing, and notice must be given for the period and in the manner required by NRS 155.010 . Allowance of the claim by the court is sufficient evidence of its correctness, and it must be paid as if previously allowed by the personal representative.

3. In any action brought upon a claim rejected in whole or in part by the personal representative, if the personal representative resides out of the State or has departed from the State, or cannot, after due diligence, be found within the State, or conceals himself or herself to avoid the service of summons, the summons, together with a copy of the complaint, must be mailed directly to the last address given by the personal representative, with a copy to the attorney for the estate, and proof of the mailing must be filed with the clerk where the administration of the estate is pending. This service is the equivalent of personal service upon the personal representative, but he or she has 30 days from the date of service within which to answer.

4. If the personal representative defaults after such service, the default is sufficient grounds for his or her removal as personal representative by the court without notice. Upon petition and notice, in the manner provided for an application for letters of administration, an administrator or an administrator with the will annexed must be appointed by the court and, upon his or her qualification as such, letters of administration or letters of administration with the will annexed must be issued.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 136.220 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 136 / Section 136.220
Admissibility of certified copy of will and order admitting will to probate
Status: in_force

A copy of the will and order admitting it to probate, certified by the clerk in whose custody it may be, must be received in evidence and be as effectual in all cases as the original will would be if proved.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 142.110 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 142 / Section 142.110
Suspension of powers pending hearing; effect of order of suspension
Status: in_force

1. If a petition is presented requesting that a personal representative be required to give further security, and if it is also alleged on oath or affirmation that the personal representative is wasting the property of the estate, the court may, by order, suspend the powers of the personal representative until the matter can be heard and determined.

2. If an order of suspension is entered, the personal representative is restrained as provided in NRS 141.095 . After the suspension, the personal representative must be cited to show cause and the matter must be heard and determined pursuant to NRS 141.130 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 156.030 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 156 / Section 156.030
Hearing; appointment of trustee
Status: in_force

The court shall hear the evidence offered in support of or in opposition to the petition, and, if satisfied that the allegations thereof are true, and that such person remains missing, and his or her whereabouts unknown, it shall appoint some suitable person as trustee to take charge and possession of such estate and manage and control it under the direction of the court.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 149.010 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 149 / Section 149.010
Authorization to borrow; purposes warranting borrowing; joint borrowing
Status: in_force

1. If it appears to be to the advantage of the estate to borrow money upon a note or notes, unsecured or to be secured by a security agreement or other lien upon the personal property of the decedent or any part thereof, or to be secured by a mortgage upon the real property of the decedent or any part thereof, or to mortgage or create a security interest or other lien upon the property or any part thereof, in order to pay the debts of the decedent, or devises, or expenses or charges of administration, or to pay, reduce, extend or renew a security interest or agreement or lien or mortgage existing upon property of the estate, and as often as occasion arises in the administration of the estate, the court may direct the personal representative to borrow the money and to execute such note or notes and, in a proper case, to execute such mortgage, or to give other security by way of security interest or other lien, or may authorize, in a proper case, the execution of an extension agreement.

2. If property of the estate consists of an undivided fractional interest in real or personal property, and it appears to be to the advantage of the estate to borrow money in order to improve, utilize, operate or preserve the property jointly with the other co-owner or co-owners, or in order to pay, reduce, extend or renew some security interest or agreement, lien or mortgage existing upon the property, including the other undivided interest or interests therein, the court may direct the personal representative to borrow the money required for those purposes and to join with the owner or owners of the other undivided interest or interests in the property, or their duly authorized representatives or agents, in the execution of such joint and several note or notes as may be necessary, and to join with the owner or owners of the other undivided interest or interests in the property, or their duly authorized representatives or agents, in the execution of such security agreement, lien or mortgage as may be required to secure the payment of the note or notes.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 136.130 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 136 / Section 136.130
Attesting witnesses to will subpoenaed; unnecessary where self-proving affidavits
Status: in_force

1. The clerk shall issue subpoenas to the subscribing witnesses to a will if they reside in the county.

2. No subpoenas to subscribing witnesses need be issued if the affidavits mentioned in NRS 136.160 are filed with the clerk.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.210 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.210
Power of appellate court on appeal
Status: in_force

1. Upon an appeal, the appellate court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the rules fixed by the Supreme Court pursuant to Section 4 of Article 6 of the Nevada Constitution may reverse, affirm or modify the order appealed from, and as to any or all of the parties, and order a remittitur as in other cases, and may order costs to be paid by any party to the proceeding, or out of the estate, as justice may require.

2. Execution for costs may issue out of the district court.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.0967 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.0967
Jurisdiction over assets of estate or trust of decedent; jurisdiction over certain persons; sanctions
Status: in_force

1. In a proceeding involving the estate of a decedent or a testamentary trust, the court has jurisdiction over the assets of the estate or trust as a proceeding in rem.

2. In addition to any other basis for claiming jurisdiction over a person, the court has personal jurisdiction over each person: (a) Who is appointed as a personal representative by the court; (b) Whose appointment as a trustee is confirmed by the court; (c) Who files with the court a petition, a motion, other than a motion for dismissal for lack of jurisdiction, an objection or a joinder to a petition or motion; (d) Who makes an appearance at a hearing of a proceeding involving the estate of a decedent or a testamentary trust, unless the appearance is made solely for the purpose of objecting to the jurisdiction of the court; or (e) Who is a party to a proceeding commenced by a petition filed pursuant to NRS 153.031 if notice is given pursuant to NRS 155.010 .

3. Sanctions against a person that are imposed by the court pursuant to any provision of law or the terms of a will or testamentary trust are limited to that person's interest in the estate or trust unless the court has personal jurisdiction over that person.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 156.240 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 156 / Section 156.240
Limitation of actions
Status: in_force

No claims against the estate of a missing person, or against the personal representative of the estate or any surety or distributee may be brought by any person, including the missing person and persons claiming under him or her, after the expiration of 5 years from the date of disappearance as determined in the manner provided in NRS 156.160 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 156.190 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 156 / Section 156.190
Petition of person claiming to be missing person: Contents; service; security for costs; trial of issue of identity
Status: in_force

1. If any person, within 1 year after the appointment and qualification of a personal representative, files a petition, claiming to be the missing person, and causes a copy of the petition to be served personally or by registered or certified mail upon the personal representative and upon each of the persons entitled to share in the estate of the missing person upon the death of the missing person, and the devisees, the court shall determine the identity of the claimant at a hearing for that purpose.

2. The court may, upon application or of its own motion, require the claimant to give security to be approved by the court for all costs and expenses involved in the hearing and ultimate determination of the action, in case the outcome of the hearing be adverse to the claimant.

3. The petition must set forth the facts and circumstances of the claimant's disappearance and continued absence, and other facts and circumstances upon which the claimant relies for his or her identification.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.180 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.180
Applicability of laws and rules regulating civil actions and appeals
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise specially provided in this title, all the provisions of law and the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure regulating proceedings in civil cases apply in matters of probate, when appropriate, or may be applied as auxiliary to the provisions of this title. The Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure regulating appeals in civil cases apply to appeals taken pursuant to NRS 155.190 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 155.0939 — NV Code / Title 12 / Chapter 155 / Section 155.0939
“Health and social services” defined
Status: in_force

“ Health and social services ” means services provided to a dependent adult because of his or her dependent condition, including, without limitation, the administration of medicine, medical testing, wound care, assistance with hygiene, companionship, housekeeping, shopping, cooking or assistance with finances.