Nevada estate administration
Nevada offers both a court set-aside procedure and a narrower affidavit procedure, each with its own waiting period.
Sources reviewed August 7, 2026
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.
Read the eligibility detailsSimplified route
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.
Eligibility and caveatsCourt cost
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 detailExecutor compensation
Nevada applies a percentage schedule to the estate accounted for, generally net of liens and encumbrances.
Compensation detailThis 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.
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.
This form is for the affidavit track, which is narrower than the court set-aside track modelled on this page.
Each legal input links to the government source reviewed for this page. Source text can change; confirm the current rule before acting.
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
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.
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.