Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 137.010 (2026)

Proceedings preliminary to trial

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NRS 137.010 Proceedings preliminary to trial.

1. The Attorney General or any interested person, including a devisee under a former will, may contest the will by filing written grounds of opposition to the probate thereof at any time before the hearing of the petition for probate. Personal notice must then be given by a citation directed to the heirs of the decedent and to all interested persons, including minors and incapacitated persons, wherever residing, directing them to plead to the contest within 30 days after service of the citation in the manner provided in NRS 155.050.

2. A person so served may interpose any defense or objection to the contest by any motion authorized by the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure in civil actions. If the motion is granted, the court may allow the contestant 10 days within which to amend the contest. If the motion is denied, the petitioner and other interested persons, within 10 days after the receipt of written notice thereof, may jointly or separately answer the contest. The times specified in this section may be extended by the court.

[Part 18:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.18]—(NRS A 1999, 2268)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1959–2022 · leading case: Wolzinger v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court, 773 P.2d 335 (Nev. 1989).

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Wolzinger v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court, 773 P.2d 335 (Nev. 1989). “2d 338 (1936) (interpreting the predecessor to NRS 137.010, allowing only interested persons to contest a will, this court held that a special administrator was not an interested person under the statute).”

In re Est. of Sweet, 2022 NV 68 (Nev. 2022). · cites it 4× “See NRS 137.010(1) (stating who may contest a will and how to initiate the process).”

In re Est. of Sweet (Nev. 2022). · cites it 2× “See NRS 137.010(1) (stating who may contest a will and how to initiate the process).”

Close v. Flanary, 339 P.2d 379 (Nev. 1959). “*257 NRS 137.010 provides for the contesting of a will by “any person interested.”

— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 137.010(1) — 2 cases

In re Est. of Sweet, 2022 NV 68 (Nev. 2022). “See NRS 137.010(1) (stating who may contest a will and how to initiate the process).”

In re Est. of Sweet (Nev. 2022). “See NRS 137.010(1) (stating who may contest a will and how to initiate the process).”

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