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 […]
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 […]
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]