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NRS 134.060

No issue, surviving spouse or parent but sibling

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Pate v. Mead (1963)

Most recently applied in IN RE: ESTATE OF ROBERT C. MURRAY (March 2015)

[Part 297:107:1941; A 1945, 349; 1943 NCL § 9882.297]—(NRS A 1999, 2260; 2007, 895; 2009, 1624; 2017, 785)

If there is no issue, surviving spouse or parent, then the estate goes in equal shares to the brothers and sisters of the decedent and to the lawful issue of any deceased brother or sister by right of representation as follows:

1. To the brothers and sisters, each a share; and

2. To the lawful issue of each deceased brother and sister, by right of representation, the same share that the parent would have received if the parent had been living at the time of the death of the decedent.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.