Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 134.070 (2026)
No issue, surviving spouse or immediate family
✓ current as of July 2026
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NRS 134.070 No issue, surviving spouse or immediate family. If the decedent leaves no issue, surviving
spouse, parent, brother or sister living at the time of death, the estate goes
to the next of kin in equal degree, except that if there are two or more collateral
kindred in equal degree, but claiming through different ancestors, those who
claim through the nearest ancestors are preferred to those who claim through
ancestors more remote.
[Part 297:107:1941; A 1945, 349; 1943 NCL § 9882.297]—(NRS A 1999, 2260; 2001, 2343; 2017, 785)
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Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1995–2026 · leading case: In Re: Est. of Ulvang (civil), 142 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 22 (Nev. 2026).
In Re: Est. of Ulvang (civil), 142 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 22 (Nev. 2026). “: In this appeal, we consider whether NRS 134.070, which prescribes distribution of the decedent's estate to "the next of kin in equal degree," requires distribution to the decedent's closest living relatives per capita, to the exclusion of more remote relatives, or per stirpes,…”
Cole v. Pub. Adm'r, 888 P.2d 433 (Nev. 1995). “The district court entered an order on February 9, 1993, ruling that the above-named respondents are the sole heirs to the decedent’s estate pursuant to NRS 134.070. The court further ruled that appellants were not heirs within the meaning of NRS 134.”
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