Nevada § 143.345 - Notice of hearing on petition; persons required to receive notice; contents

§ 143.345. Notice of hearing on petition; persons required to receive notice; contents

1. If the authority to administer the estate pursuant to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, is requested in a petition for appointment of the personal representative,

notice of the hearing on the petition must be given for the period and in the manner

applicable to the petition for appointment. 2. Where proceedings for the administration of the estate are pending at the time

a petition is filed pursuant to NRS 143.340 , notice of the hearing on the petition must be given for the period and in the manner

provided in NRS 155.010 to all the following persons: (a) Each person specified in NRS 155.010 ; (b) Each known heir whose interest in the estate would be affected by the petition; (c) Each known devisee whose interest in the estate would be affected by the petition; (d) Each person named as personal representative in the will of the decedent; and (e) The public administrator of the county or a person employed or contracted with

pursuant to NRS 253.125 , as applicable, if the decedent died intestate and the petitioner is not the surviving

spouse or kindred under NRS 139.040 , regardless of any nomination by an heir. 3. The notice of hearing of the petition for authority to administer the estate pursuant

to NRS 143.300 to 143.815 , inclusive, whether included in the petition for appointment or in a separate petition,

must include a statement in substantially the following form: The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration

of Estates Act. This will avoid the need to obtain court approval for many actions taken in connection

with the estate. However, before taking certain actions, the personal representative will be required

to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or have consented

to the proposed action. Independent administration authority will be granted unless good cause is shown

why it should not be.