NRS 156.250 – Powers and duties of administrators and executors.
The administrator or executor to whom letters have been issued as provided in NRS 156.120 to 156.260, inclusive, shall administer and distribute the estate of the missing person in the same manner and method and with the same force and effect as provided in this title for the administration and settlement of estates of deceased […]
NRS 156.260 – Applicability of NRS 156.120 to 156.260, inclusive.
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. (Added to NRS by 1959, 509)
NRS 156.230 – Distribution without bond if absence exceeds 5 years.
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. (Added to NRS by 1959, 509; A […]
NRS 156.240 – Limitation of actions.
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 […]
NRS 156.150 – Manner of giving notice of hearing.
Notice of hearing the petition for administration of the estate or probate of the will of the missing person shall be given in the manner provided in this title for giving notice of hearing in the administration of estates of deceased persons, and notice shall be mailed by registered or certified mail to the last […]
NRS 156.160 – Hearing; appointment of administrator or executor; time fixed when person became missing; finding concerning death.
1. The court shall hear all evidence in support of or in opposition to the petition provided for in NRS 156.140, and, if satisfied that the allegations thereof are true, and that the missing person has remained missing for a continuous period of 3 years or more and that his or her whereabouts is unknown, […]
NRS 156.170 – No sale, mortgage or distribution of property for 1 year; exceptions.
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, […]
NRS 156.180 – Distribution of property to heirs and devisees: Time; bond of distributee; conditions.
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 […]
NRS 156.190 – Petition of person claiming to be missing person: Contents; service; security for costs; trial of issue of identity.
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 […]
NRS 156.200 – Order vacating proceedings; exceptions; delivery of residue to claimant.
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 […]