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NRS 147.050 Claims of personal representative. 1. If a personal representative is a creditor of the decedent, the claim must be filed with the clerk, who must present it for allowance or rejection to the court. Its allowance by the court is sufficient evidence of its correctness,…

NRS 147.060 Claims of district judge. 1. If a judge of the district court files or presents a claim against the estate of a decedent, the administration of which is pending before that judge, the judge must designate, in writing, some other district judge who, upon presentation o…

NRS 147.070 Claims for $250 or more must be supported by affidavit; correction or amendment of defective claim or affidavit. 1. A claim for an amount of $250 or more filed with the clerk must be supported by the affidavit of the claimant that: (a) The amount is justly due (or if …

NRS 147.080 Claims founded on written instrument or secured by mortgage or lien. 1. If a claim is founded upon a bond, bill, note or other instrument, the original instrument need not be filed, but a copy, with all endorsements, must be attached to the statement of the claim and …

NRS 147.090 Effect of statute of limitations. A claim which is barred by the statute of limitations must not be allowed or approved by a personal representative or by the court. No claim which has been timely filed is affected by the statute of limitations, pending the administra…

NRS 147.100 Actions and proceedings pending against decedent or property in estate of decedent. 1. Except as otherwise ordered by the court for good cause shown, an action or proceeding pending against a decedent at the time of the decedent’s death may not be continued against th…

NRS 147.110 Examination of claims by personal representative: Allowance or rejection; effect of failure to act on claims; untimely claims. 1. Within 15 days after the time for filing claims has expired, as provided in this chapter, the personal representative shall examine all cl…

NRS 147.120 Status of approved claims. All claims approved by the personal representative or the court must be ranked among the acknowledged debts of the estate, to be paid in due course of administration. [Part 123:107:1941; A 1953, 505]—(NRS A 1999, 2311)

NRS 147.130 Rejection of claim; notice; time to file suit; procedure for rejected claim; service of summons; removal of personal representative for default. 1. If a claim is rejected by the personal representative or the court, in whole or in part, the claimant must be immediatel…

NRS 147.140 Vacancy in administration. The time during which there is a vacancy in the administration must not be included in any limitations prescribed in this chapter, except as otherwise provided in NRS 147.020. [128:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.128]—(NRS A 1999, 2312)

NRS 147.150 Claims must be filed and rejected; exception for lien or mortgage. No holder of a claim against an estate may maintain an action thereon unless the claim is first filed with the clerk and the claim is rejected in whole or in part, except in the following case: An acti…

NRS 147.160 Offer of partial allowance of claim. 1. A personal representative who, or a court which, acts upon a filed claim shall endorse on the claim the amount offered to be allowed. 2. If the creditor refuses to accept the amount offered to be allowed in satisfaction of the c…

NRS 147.170 Reference of controversy. 1. If the personal representative doubts the correctness of any claim filed, the personal representative may enter into an agreement in writing with the claimant to refer the matter in controversy to some disinterested person, as a master, to…

NRS 147.180 Compromise of claim or action against estate: Petition; notice of hearing; execution of conveyances. 1. After the time for the presentation of claims has expired, the personal representative, with the approval of the court, may compromise any claim against the estate …

NRS 147.190 Reimbursement for costs. If a judgment is recovered with costs against a personal representative, the costs must be allowed to the personal representative from the accounts of the administration, unless it appears that the action or proceeding in which the costs were …

NRS 147.195 Debts and charges of estate: Priority of payment. The debts and charges of the estate must be paid in the following order: 1. Expenses of administration. 2. Funeral expenses. 3. The expenses of the last illness. 4. Family allowance. 5. Debts having preference by laws …

NRS 147.200 Status of judgment against estate. 1. The effect of a judgment rendered against a personal representative upon a claim for money against the estate of the decedent is only to establish the claim in the same manner as if it had been allowed by the personal representati…

NRS 147.210 Execution of judgment entered against decedent before decedent’s death; execution levied upon property of decedent during decedent’s lifetime; conversion of lien of attachment. 1. If a judgment has been entered against the decedent in the decedent’s lifetime, no execu…

NRS 147.220 Interest on claims. All claims paid bear interest from date of filing at a rate equal to the prime rate at the largest bank in Nevada, as ascertained by the Commissioner of Financial Institutions, on January 1 or July 1, as the case may be, immediately preceding the d…

NRS 147.230 Personal representative not chargeable with debts of estate except under written agreement. No personal representative is chargeable upon any special promise to assume liability for damages or to pay the debts of the decedent from his or her own assets, unless the agr…