139.090 - Contents of petition; effect of defect.

139.090  Contents of petition; effect of defect.

      1.  A petition for letters of administration must be in writing, signed by the petitioner or the attorney for the petitioner and filed with the clerk of the court, and must state:

      (a) The jurisdictional facts;

      (b) The names and addresses of the heirs of the decedent and their relationship to the decedent, so far as known to the petitioner, and the age of any who is a minor;

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

      (d) Whether the person to be appointed as administrator has been convicted of a felony.

      2.  No defect of form or in the statement of jurisdictional facts actually existing voids an order appointing an administrator or any of the subsequent proceedings.

      [55:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.55]—(NRS A 1985, 2036; 1995, 2770; 1999, 2274; 2009, 1627)