Nevada Revised Statutes 151.240 – Subsequent administration; limitation on reopening estate
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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the final settlement of an estate does not prevent:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 151.240
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
(a) The reopening of the estate for the purpose of administering other property which has been discovered or for correcting errors made in the description of the property administered.
(b) The subsequent issuance of letters if it becomes necessary or proper for any cause that letters should again be issued.
2. In the absence of fraud, an estate must not be reopened based upon the discovery of:
(a) A will, if the estate was administered as if the decedent had died intestate; or
(b) A will dated later than the will that was probated.