NRS 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.
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 […]
NRS 136.250 – Restraint of administration pending petition.
If, before or during the pendency of an application to prove a lost or destroyed will, letters of administration have been granted upon the estate of the decedent, or letters testamentary of any previous will of the decedent, the court may restrain the administration if necessary to protect the interests of devisees claiming under the […]
NRS 136.260 – Probate of foreign wills: Procedure.
1. A will duly proved, allowed and admitted to probate outside of this State may be admitted to probate and recorded in the proper court of any county in this State in which the testator left any estate. 2. When a copy of the will and the order admitting it to probate, duly certified, are […]
NRS 136.160 – Proof of will by affidavits of attesting witnesses.
1. Any or all of the attesting witnesses to any will may, after the death of the testator and at the request of the executor or any interested person, make and sign an affidavit stating such facts as a witness would be required to testify to in court to prove the will. The sworn statement […]
NRS 136.170 – Proof of will when subscribing witnesses are unavailable.
1. If it appears to the court that a will cannot be proven as otherwise provided by law because one or more or all the subscribing witnesses to the will, at the time the will is offered for probate, are dead or mentally or physically incapable of testifying or otherwise unavailable, the court may admit […]
NRS 136.180 – Proof of will by copy.
1. If the will of a person is detained beyond the jurisdiction of the State, in a court of any other state, country or jurisdiction, and cannot be produced for probate in this State, a copy of the will may be admitted to probate in this State in lieu thereof and has the same force […]
NRS 136.185 – Proof of electronic will.
1. An electronic will executed or deemed to be executed in or pursuant to the laws of this State may be proved and letters granted in the county in which the decedent was a resident at the time of his or her death or the domicile or registered office of the qualified custodian exists. 2. […]
NRS 136.190 – Proof of holographic will.
A holographic will may be proved by authentication satisfactory to the court. [3:111:1895; C § 3094; RL § 6225; NCL § 9928] + [30:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.30]—(NRS A 1999, 2266)
NRS 136.200 – Appointment of attorney to represent minors, unborn members of interested class or nonresidents; retention of other counsel.
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 […]
NRS 136.210 – Translation and recording of will in foreign language.
If the will is in a foreign language the court shall certify to a correct translation thereof into English and the certified translation shall be recorded in lieu of the original. [28:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.28]