Nevada Revised Statutes Section 139.090 - Wills and Estates of Deceased Persons

Contents of petition; effect of defect.

1. A petition for letters of administration must be in writing, signed by the petitioner or the attorney for the petitioner and filed with the clerk of the court, and must state:

(a) The jurisdictional facts;

(b) The names and addresses of the heirs of the decedent and their relationship to the decedent, so far as known to the petitioner, and the age of any who is a minor;

(c) The character and estimated value of the property of the estate; and

(d) That the person to be appointed as administrator has never been convicted of a felony.

2. No defect of form or in the statement of jurisdictional facts actually existing voids an order appointing an administrator or any of the subsequent proceedings.

Last modified: February 25, 2006