Nevada Independent Administration of Estates Act

[vc_row triangle_shape="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text] By: Robert L. Morris, Esq., Partner at Grant Morris Dodds During the 2011 Legislative Session the Nevada State Legislature passed Senate Bill 221.  A major provision of SB 221 was the enactment of the Independent Administration of Estates Act, hereafter the “Act.”  The Act became effective October 1, 2011, and is codified in Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 143.300 et al. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="15px"][vc_column_text] The goal of the Act is to streamline the probate process in Nevada.  Many people will also see this statute as creating a “do-it-yourself probate.” Historically “probate” has been a hiss and a byword and was categorized with unnecessary legal fees, court...