Nevada Statutes
§ 139.160 — Assertion of prior right
Nevada § 139.160
JurisdictionNevada
Title 12WILLS AND ESTATES OF DECEASED PERSONS
Ch. 139Appointment
REVOCATION OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 139.160 (2026).
Text
The surviving spouse, or nominee of the surviving spouse, when letters of administration have been granted to a child, parent, brother or sister of the decedent, or any of those relatives, when letters have been granted to any other of them, may assert the prior right of the spouse or nominee, and obtain letters of administration, and have the previous letters revoked in the manner prescribed in NRS 139.150.
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§ 139.150
Nevada § 139.150
Legislative History
[64:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.64]—(NRS A 1999, 2275 )
Nearby Sections
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§ 139.010
Qualifications§ 139.030
Surviving partner§ 139.050
Nomination§ 139.070
Discretion of the court§ 139.080
Failure to claim letters§ 139.120
Facts to be proved§ 139.135
Circumstances in which agreement between heir finder and apparent heir is void and unenforceable§ 139.150
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