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]
NRS 136.220 – Admissibility of certified copy of will and order admitting will to probate.
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. [31:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.31]—(NRS A 1999, 2266)
NRS 136.225 – Applicability of provisions concerning revocation of certain transfers of real property based upon divorce or annulment to transfers of property pursuant to will.
The provisions of NRS 111.781 concerning the revocation of certain transfers based upon divorce or annulment apply to transfers of property made pursuant to a will. (Added to NRS by 2011, 1436)
NRS 136.070 – Persons qualified to petition for probate.
1. A personal representative or devisee named in a will, or any other interested person, may, at any time after the death of the testator, petition the court having jurisdiction to have the will proved, whether the will is in the possession of that person or not, or is lost or destroyed, or is beyond […]
NRS 136.090 – Petition for probate: Requirements; effect of defect.
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 […]
NRS 136.100 – Petition for probate: Clerk to set for hearing; notice of hearing.
1. A petition for the probate of a will and for the issuance of letters must be signed by the party petitioning, or the attorney for the petitioner, and filed with the clerk of the court, who shall set the petition for hearing. 2. The petitioner shall give notice of the hearing for the period […]
NRS 136.120 – Service of petition when petition presented by person other than named personal representative or by fewer than all named personal representatives.
If a petition for probate is presented by any person other than the personal representative named in the will, or if it is presented by fewer than all of the personal representatives named in the will, the petition must be served upon the personal representatives not joining in the petition. [13:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.13]—(NRS […]
NRS 136.130 – Attesting witnesses to will subpoenaed; unnecessary where self-proving affidavits.
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. [14:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.14]
NRS 136.140 – Proof of notice; witnesses to testify orally.
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. […]
NRS 136.150 – Evidence of subscribing witnesses: Affidavits ex parte.
1. If no person appears to contest the probate of a will, the court may admit it to probate on the testimony of only one of the subscribing witnesses, if that testimony shows that the will was executed in all particulars as required by law, and that the testator was of sound mind and had […]