NRS 156.240 – Limitation of actions.
No claims against the estate of a missing person, or against the personal representative of the estate or any surety or distributee may be brought by any person, including the missing person and persons claiming under him or her, after the expiration of 5 years from the date of disappearance as determined in the manner […]
NRS 156.150 – Manner of giving notice of hearing.
Notice of hearing the petition for administration of the estate or probate of the will of the missing person shall be given in the manner provided in this title for giving notice of hearing in the administration of estates of deceased persons, and notice shall be mailed by registered or certified mail to the last […]
NRS 156.120 – Person deemed missing after 3 years; administration of property; procedure.
If any person owning property in this State has been absent from his or her last known place of residence for a continuous period of 3 years, with his or her whereabouts for that period unknown to the persons most likely to know thereof, he or she shall be deemed to be a missing person, […]
NRS 156.130 – Jurisdiction of proceedings; residence of absentee; entitlement of proceedings.
1. If such person was a resident of this State at the time of his or her disappearance, the district court of the county in which that residence was located shall have jurisdiction of all proceedings initiated under NRS 156.120 to 156.260, inclusive. 2. If such person was a nonresident of this State, the district […]
NRS 156.140 – Petition for administration or probate; contents and verification of petition; appointment of day for hearing.
1. If a petition is presented to the court having jurisdiction, as provided in NRS 156.130, by a missing person’s spouse or any of the missing person’s family or friends, representing that the missing person’s whereabouts has been for the required period and still is unknown and that the missing person left an estate which […]