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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 12. Wills and Estates of Deceased Persons § 143.750. Effect of failure to object to proposed action; court review of action by personal representative under certain circumstances

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, only a person described in NRS 143.705 has a right to have the court review the proposed action after it has been taken or otherwise to object to the proposed action after it has been taken. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, a person described in NRS 143.705 waives the right to have the court review the proposed action after it has been taken, or otherwise to object to the proposed action after it has been taken, if:

(a) The person has been given notice of the proposed action, as provided in NRS 143.700 to 143.730, inclusive, and fails to object as provided in subsection 4; or

(b) The person has waived notice of or consented to the proposed action as provided in NRS 143.710 and 143.715.

2. Unless the person has waived notice of or consented to the proposed action as provided in NRS 143.710 and 143.715, the court may review the action taken upon a petition filed by a person described in NRS 143.705 who establishes that he or she did not actually receive the notice of proposed action before the time to object pursuant to subsection 4 expired.

3. The court may review the action of the personal representative upon a petition filed by an heir or devisee who establishes all the following:

(a) At the time notice of the proposed action was given, the heir or devisee lacked capacity to object to the proposed action or was a minor;

(b) No notice of proposed action was actually received by the guardian, conservator or other legal representative of the heir or devisee;

(c) The guardian, conservator or other legal representative did not waive notice of the proposed action; and

(d) The guardian, conservator or other legal representative did not consent to the proposed action.

4. For the purposes of this section, an objection to a proposed action is made only by one or both of the following methods:

(a) Delivering or mailing a written objection as provided in NRS 143.735 within the time specified in subsection 3 of that section; or

(b) Serving a restraining order obtained pursuant to NRS 143.740 in the manner prescribed and within the time specified in subsection 2 of that section.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 12. Wills and Estates of Deceased Persons § 143.750. Effect of failure to object to proposed action; court review of action by personal representative under certain circumstances - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-12-wills-and-estates-of-deceased-persons/nv-rev-st-143-750/

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