Nevada estate administration

Nevada small-estate limit: $150,000

Nevada offers both a court set-aside procedure and a narrower affidavit procedure, each with its own waiting period.

Sources reviewed August 7, 2026

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Set aside without administration

A court may set aside an estate not exceeding $150,000 after 30 days, measured at fair market value less enforceable liens and encumbrances as of the date of death. The separate affidavit route usually has a lower limit and excludes Nevada real property.

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1. Where and when

StateNevadaFixed to this page. Open the navigator to compare another state.Date of deathRequired. Without it no waiting period can be tested and the route stays undecided.

2. What they left

Ownership determines whether an asset usually enters probate. Choose “Not sure” when title or beneficiary status has not been confirmed.

Asset 1

DescriptionValue$Not entered. A blank amount is not counted as zero.Enforceable liens or mortgage$Not entered. Enter 0 if there is no lien.OwnershipThis is real property

Asset 2

DescriptionValue$Not entered. A blank amount is not counted as zero.Enforceable liens or mortgage$Not entered. Enter 0 if there is no lien.OwnershipThis is real propertyWill it be sold during administration?Some court charges are assessed on sale proceeds and exclude real property that is kept, so this changes the amount.

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Nevada estate snapshot

Route check

More information is needed

Counted probate estate: not yet counted

A valid date of death is required before any waiting period can be tested.

Gross probate propertyNot yet counted

Court chargeMore information neededPetition for letters or to set aside an estate without administrationAt least one asset has no amount entered. A blank amount is not treated as zero, so the charge cannot be computed.Court charges only, for the proceeding named beside each figure. That proceeding is not always the route screened above.

Scheduled executor compensationMore information neededAt least one asset has no amount entered.Nevada applies a percentage schedule to the estate accounted for, generally net of liens and encumbrances.

This route check is general information, not legal advice. It does not test every eligibility condition, creditor issue, will provision, local fee, or asset-title fact.

What the reviewed rules establish

Simplified route

$150,000

Eligibility and caveats

Court cost

$72

The petition fee is $72 when the stated estate value exceeds $2,500. No fee may be charged or collected at $2,500 or less.

Filing-cost detail

Executor compensation

Statutory schedule

Nevada applies a percentage schedule to the estate accounted for, generally net of liens and encumbrances.

Compensation detail

Limits and unresolved costs

This page models the court set-aside track.
Values are fixed as of the date of death, and only enforceable liens reduce them. The petition must list any lien the petitioner believes may be unenforceable.
The affidavit track has different limits and a 40-day wait.
Attorney fees, bond premiums, publication, certified copies, tax work, and asset-sale costs are not included unless expressly shown.
Asset title, beneficiary designations, creditor claims, and will terms can change the route.

Use this as a starting point.

This is general information, not legal, tax, or financial advice, and it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Probate law varies by state and county and changes over time. Verify the current rule with the court or a licensed attorney in the relevant state.

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What Nevada courts publish

The statutes on this page state the rule. These are the documents the court itself publishes. Every link is probed before release, and any link that stops resolving fails the build rather than staying on the page.

Official formAffidavit of Entitlement, fillable (PDF)Nevada Supreme Court Self-Help Center
This form is for the affidavit track, which is narrower than the court set-aside track modelled on this page.
Forms indexNevada probate formsNevada Supreme Court Self-Help Center

Limits on court material

Nevada runs two separate small-estate tracks. The published affidavit form belongs to the affidavit track, not to the $150,000 court set-aside track that this page models.

Primary sources

Each legal input links to the government source reviewed for this page. Source text can change; confirm the current rule before acting.

Statute

NRS 146.070 and 146.080

Reviewed source note: (a) If the value of a decedent's estate does not exceed $150,000, the estate may be set aside without administration by the order of the court; or

Nevada Legislature · Reviewed August 7, 2026

Statute

NRS 19.013(1)

Reviewed source note: On the filing of a petition for letters testamentary, letters of administration or setting aside an estate without administration, which fee includes the court fee prescribed by NRS 19.020 , to be paid by the petitioner: Where the stated value of the estate is more than $2,500............... 72.00 Where the stated value of the estate is $2,500 or less, no fee may be charged or collected.

Nevada Legislature · Reviewed August 7, 2026

Statute

NRS 150.020(1)

Reviewed source note: 1. If no compensation is provided by the will, or the personal representative renounces all claims thereto, fees must be allowed upon the whole amount of the estate which has been accounted for, less liens and encumbrances, as follows: (a) For the first $15,000, at the rate of 4 percent. (b) For the next $85,000, at the rate of 3 percent. (c) For all above $100,000, at the rate of 2 percent.

Nevada Legislature · Reviewed August 7, 2026

Case details

Asset 1

Asset 2

Nevada estate snapshot

More information is needed

What the reviewed rules establish

$150,000

$72

Statutory schedule

Limits and unresolved costs

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What Nevada courts publish

Limits on court material

Primary sources

NRS 146.070 and 146.080

NRS 19.013(1)

NRS 150.020(1)