In the absence of a provision in the will to the contrary, if any beneficiary who is a descendant of the testator dies before the testator, leaving lineal descendants, the property, share or beneficial interest that would have been distributed or allocated to that deceased beneficiary must be distributed or allocated to that beneficiary’s descendants then living, by right of representation, to be distributed under the same terms that would have applied to the deceased beneficiary.
NRS 133.200
Death of beneficiary
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Hannam v. Brown (1998)
Most recently applied in State v. Palm (February 2012)
[18:61:1862; A 1937, 48; 1931 NCL § 9922]—(NRS A 1999, 2258; 2011, 1435)
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Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.