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NRS 163.565

Effect of divorce or annulment of marriage of settlor on revocable inter vivos trust

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Lopez v. Lopez (2023)

Most recently applied in Lopez v. Lopez (November 2023)

(Added to NRS by 2003, 342)

Divorce or annulment of the marriage of a settlor revokes every devise, beneficial interest or designation to serve as trustee given by the settlor to the former spouse of the settlor in a revocable inter vivos trust executed before the entry of the decree of divorce or annulment unless otherwise:

1. Provided in a property or separation agreement that is approved by the court in the divorce or annulment proceedings; or

2. Ordered by the court in the divorce or annulment proceedings,

Ê and the revocable inter vivos trust provisions take effect in the same manner as if the spouse had predeceased the trustor.

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