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 136.010 – Determination of proper court.
1. The estate of a decedent may be settled by the district court of any county in this State: (a) In which any part of the estate is located; or (b) Where the decedent was a resident at the time of death. 2. If the decedent was a resident of this State at the time […]
NRS 136.020 – Disqualified judge.
A district judge shall not admit any will to probate, or grant letters in any case where the judge is: 1. Interested as next of kin to the decedent. 2. A devisee under the will. 3. Named as personal representative or trustee in the will. 4. A witness to the will. [96:107:1941; 1931 NCL § […]
NRS 136.030 – Disqualified judge required to transfer proceedings to qualified judge; duties, powers and jurisdiction of qualified judge.
1. If a district judge, who would otherwise be authorized to act, is precluded from acting from the causes mentioned in NRS 136.020, or if the judge is interested in any manner, the judge shall transfer all proceedings in the matter of the estate to another judge of the same county, if there is one, […]