136.090 - Petition for probate: Requirements; effect of defect.

136.090  Petition for probate: Requirements; effect of defect.

      1.  A petition for the probate of a will and issuance of letters must state:

      (a) The jurisdictional facts;

      (b) Whether the person named as personal representative consents to act or renounces the right to letters;

      (c) The names and residences of the heirs, next of kin and devisees of the decedent, the age of any heir, next of kin or devisee who is a minor, and the relationship of the heirs and next of kin to the decedent, so far as known to the petitioner;

      (d) The character and estimated value of the property of the estate;

      (e) The name of the person for whom letters are requested, and whether the person has been convicted of a felony; and

      (f) The name of any devisee who is deceased.

      2.  No defect of form or in the statement of jurisdictional facts actually existing voids the probate of a will.

      [5:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.05]—(NRS A 1975, 1766; 1985, 2036; 1999, 2264; 2009, 1624)