Nevada § 40.515 - Petition, notice, hearing and order; alternative method of terminating interest

§ 40.515. Petition, notice, hearing and order; alternative method of terminating interest

1. If any person has died, or shall hereafter die, who at the time of the person's

death was the owner of a life estate which terminates by reason of the person's death,

any person interested in the property, or in the title thereto, in which such life

estate was held, may file in the district court of the county in which the property

is situated, the person's verified petition, setting forth such facts, and thereupon

and after such notice by publication or otherwise, as the court or judge may order,

the court or judge shall hear such petition and the evidence offered in support thereof,

and if upon such hearing it shall appear that such life estate of such deceased person

absolutely terminated by reason of the person's death, the court or judge shall make

an order to that effect, and thereupon a certified copy of such order may be recorded

in the office of the county recorder. 2. As an alternative method of terminating the interest of any person who has died,

or will hereafter die, and who at the time of the person's death was the owner of

a life estate which terminates by reason of the person's death, any person who has

knowledge of the facts may record in the office of the county recorder in the county

where the property is situated an affidavit meeting the requirements of NRS 111.365 , accompanied by a certified copy of the death certificate of the deceased person.