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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 111.721 (2026)

“Nonprobate transfer” defined

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NRS 111.721  “Nonprobate transfer” defined.

      1.  “Nonprobate transfer” means a transfer of any property or interest in property from a decedent to one or more other persons by operation of law or by contract that is effective upon the death of the decedent and includes, without limitation:

      (a) A transfer by right of survivorship, including a transfer pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 115.060;

      (b) A transfer by deed upon death pursuant to NRS 111.655 to 111.699, inclusive; and

      (c) A security registered as transferable on the death of a person.

      2.  The term does not include:

      (a) Property that is subject to administration in probate of the estate of the decedent;

      (b) Property that is set aside, without administration, pursuant to NRS 146.070;

      (c) Property transferred pursuant to an affidavit as authorized by NRS 146.080; and

      (d) Property transferred from an estate or a trust pursuant to a power of appointment granted under a will or trust, as applicable.

      (Added to NRS by 2011, 1418; A 2017, 1665)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2019–2021 · leading case: Genworth Life & Annuity Ins. Co. v. Ruckman (D. Nev. 2019).
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Genworth Life & Annuity Ins. Co. v. Ruckman (D. Nev. 2019). · cites it 2× “Because life insurance 22 proceeds qualify as a nonprobate transfer under Nevada law (see Nev. Rev. Stat. § 111.721 ), and 23 because decedent died after October 1, 2011 (see ECF No.”
Primerica Life Ins. Co. v. Aguilar (D. Nev. 2021). · cites it 2× “38 I find those courts’ decisions persuasive and reason similarly, holding that Coleman’s 2 divorce from Aguilar automatically revoked her status as his policy’s beneficiary as a matter of 3 law.”
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