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Nevada Statutes

§ 139.170 — Discretion of court

Nevada § 139.170
JurisdictionNevada
Title 12WILLS AND ESTATES OF DECEASED PERSONS
Ch. 139Appointment
REVOCATION OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 139.170 (2026).

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The court may refuse to grant letters of administration as provided in this chapter to any person or to the nominee of any person who had actual notice of the first petition and an opportunity to contest it.

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Legislative History

[65:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.65]—(NRS A 1999, 2275 )

Nearby Sections

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§ 139.010
Qualifications
§ 139.030
Surviving partner
§ 139.040
Order of priority for right to appointment; priority of nominee
§ 139.050
Nomination
§ 139.060
Relatives of whole blood preferred to those of half blood
§ 139.070
Discretion of the court
§ 139.080
Failure to claim letters
§ 139.090
Contents of petition; effect of defect
§ 139.100
Clerk to set petition for hearing; notice of hearing
§ 139.110
Right of contest: Filing of counterpetition; notice and hearing
§ 139.120
Facts to be proved
§ 139.130
Entry in minutes or written order conclusive evidence of notice
§ 139.135
Circumstances in which agreement between heir finder and apparent heir is void and unenforceable
§ 139.140
Right of person with priority to petition for revocation and reissuance of letters
§ 139.150
Procedure
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