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 136.230 – Jurisdiction of court to take proof of execution and validity of lost or destroyed will.
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. [34:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.34]—(NRS A […]
NRS 136.040 – Transfer of proceedings back to original court.
If, before the administration of any estate transferred as provided in NRS 136.030 is closed, another person becomes judge of the court in which the proceeding was originally commenced who is not disqualified to act in the settlement of the estate, and the causes for which the proceeding was transferred no longer exist, any interested […]
NRS 136.050 – Delivery of will after death; liability for nondelivery; record of will; inspection of records.
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 […]
NRS 136.060 – Order to produce will; penalty for failure to comply with order.
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 […]
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 […]