Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 123.270 (2026)
Contracts or settlements to be written and acknowledged
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NRS 123.270 Contracts or settlements to be written and acknowledged. All marriage contracts or settlements must be
in writing, and executed and acknowledged or proved in like manner as a
conveyance of land is required to be executed and acknowledged or proved.
[27:119:1873; B § 177; BH § 525; C § 536; RL § 2181; NCL § 3381]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1981–2012 · leading case: Grisham v. Grisham, 289 P.3d 230 (Nev. 2012).
Grisham v. Grisham, 289 P.3d 230 (Nev. 2012). “We also noted and requested supplemental briefing in this case on NRS 123.270, which provides that “[a]ll marriage contracts or settlements must be in writing, and executed and acknowledged or proved in like manner as a conveyance of land is required to be executed and…”
Occhiuto v. Occhiuto, 625 P.2d 568 (Nev. 1981). “*147 In the remaining causes of action there are no allegations that any of the conduct of the parties was either done or withheld in contemplation of marriage and for that reason neither NRS 123.270 4 or NRS 111.220(3) bear upon this case.”
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