Firstly, sorry for your loss.

The Will signed by your bf would need to be viewed to see whether it is a valid Will under NV Statute; A registered domestic partner does have rights under the NV Statutes, so I would recommend that you meet with an attorney to review the Will and discuss your... View More

Under NV Statute, the Will should be filed with the Court. If there are no assets, only liabilities, then there is no reason to spend funds opening an insolvent Probate. It would be different if there were assets to be transferred to you as the heir.

You can't get title with an affidavit. You will need to do a probate. The proper value of the estate is the value of the home at the time of your mother's death which is probably a lot less than the current value. The Court will accept the Zillow.com value and the Zillow.com website... View More

It would be a cheaper and simpler probate process if you could get the value of the house down to no more than $100,000 so you could do a set-aside--assuming you could truthfully state under penalty of perjury that all known debts have been paid.

You can do the zillow.com evaluation at the... View More

Firstly, sorry for your loss.

You mentioned that you own the property as 'community property' - did you mean 'joint tenants'? If you are joint tenants then the property will revert to the surviving joint tenant(s) upon recording of an Affidavit Terminating the Joint... View More

Firstly, sorry for your loss.

NRS 136.050 provides as follows:

1. Any person having possession of a will shall, within 30 days after knowledge of the death of the person who executed the will, deliver it to the clerk of the district court which has jurisdiction of the case or to... View More

Our firm does uncontested probates at discounted rates through out Nevada if the are Set Asides, Summary Administration or General Administration. These terms are explained on our website, probatenevada.net

If the probate is contested (because family members are fighting) you want to... View More

Typically you can transfer real property, personal property, membership interests, stocks, vehicles, and the like. Assets that cannot be 'owned' by a revocable trust are Qualified Plans [IRA, 401K], Annuities and Life Insurance Policies. [Life Insurance Policies can be owned by an... View More

Nobody 'reads' wills any longer. This is a Hollywood myth.

As an heir, however, you are supposed to get a copy of any will that is being probated. If you haven't gotten one already, you can certainly go to the probate court and review the file.

Once you have done... View More

Typically personal property doesn't go through probate unless it is 'valuable', or if there is a contest. Oftentimes clients leave a "memorandum" which sets forth which child gets certain pieces of personal property. You don't say whether you have a revocable living... View More

Firstly, sorry for your loss.

If there is equity in the home, a Probate will need to be opened to transfer the residence to the sole heir, or to allow the sole heir to sell the residence, unless Mom filed a Deed Upon death prior to her passing.

I hope this helps.

If the account was payable on death to daughter the ordinary procedure would be for the bank to release the funds upon being shown mother's death certificate. The bank should have exercised caution with respect to funds deposited after the mother's death. However, the daughter is unlikely... View More

The first thing you may want to do is to reach out to the Nevada State Bar to see if they have any knowledge of anyone taking over the practice, or the transfer of files. Typically files are kept for 7 years, so if it is longer than that, you may not be able to obtain a copy.

Good luck to you.

What I typically see is a "Declination" prepared by and signed by the resigning Trustee(s) just stating that they acknowledge they were nominated to serve as Trustees of the "Name" Trust, however they decline to accept that appointment. The form could include language stating... View More

You will need to prepare and execute a Warranty Deed and also a Declaration of Value to accompany it. You will need to present a copy of the Trust or Trust Certificate to the Recorders Office at the time of filing your documents, however the Trust is not recorded. You should then re-file your... View More

Firstly, sorry for your loss.

Based upon the information you have provided, a Probate will not be necessary. The original Will should be filed with the Clark County Court, and costs $18.00 to do so.

In the event your mother did not have a named beneficiary on her bank account, the... View More

If they are ignoring you, I would suggest you hire a lawyer.

You will need to do two things: 1) remove all assets from the trust and 2) Revoke the trust (if that is possible)

The details of HOW to do this legally and effectively go beyond what can be done in a Q&A format. You should seek local professional legal help to insure you do both steps... View More

Most attorneys prepare a Will so that is valid in all states. If you have a concern, you should call the office of the attorney who prepared your Will and ask this question.

If one is a beneficiary of the trust, one must be given a copy upon the death of the author. If one is not a beneficiary, that person usually doesn't have a right to see the trust. Trusts are designed to afford more privacy than will; of course, they have other advantages as well.