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NRS 152.150 – Procedure when property cannot be partitioned.

If particular property cannot be divided without prejudice or inconvenience to the owners, the court may assign the whole to one or more of the parties entitled to shares therein, who will accept and pay to the other parties interested their just proportion of the true value thereof, or secure the same to their satisfaction […]

NRS 152.160 – Apportionment of expenses; attorney’s fees.

The expenses of partition must be equitably apportioned by the court among the parties, but each party must pay his or her own attorney’s fees, unless otherwise ordered by the court for good cause. [258:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.258]—(NRS A 1999, 2350)

NRS 152.170 – Effect of allotment by court: When appealable.

The allotment made by the court controls upon proceedings for distribution, unless modified for good cause upon reasonable notice, and the proceedings leading to the allotment may be reviewed upon appeal from the order of distribution. [259:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.259]—(NRS A 1999, 2350)

NRS 152.040 – Appointment of guardians and attorneys before partition.

Before any partition may be made, as provided in this chapter, guardians must be appointed for all minor, unborn or incapacitated persons interested in the estate to be divided, and an attorney may be appointed for all nonresident or absent heirs or other persons interested. [Part 265:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.265]—(NRS A 1999, 2348)

NRS 152.050 – Commissioners for partition: Appointment; warrant; oath; qualifications.

1. If the property to be partitioned is entirely personal property, the court shall appoint three competent, disinterested persons as commissioners for that purpose, who shall be sworn by any person authorized to administer oaths to faithfully and impartially discharge their duties. 2. A certified copy of the order appointing them, attached to a certified […]

NRS 152.070 – Notice of time for partition.

The commissioners shall notify all persons interested in the partition, their guardians, agents or attorneys, of the time when they will proceed to make partition, or the court, in the order of appointment, may fix the time. [Part 265:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.265]—(NRS A 1999, 2349)

NRS 152.080 – Commissioners may take testimony.

The commissioners may take testimony, for which purpose any one of them may administer an oath, and they may take all necessary steps to enable them to form a correct judgment upon the matters before them. [Part 265:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.265]