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If a person dies without a will or ?intestate,? the probate process can be avoided if someone files for letters of administration from the court within one year of the date of death. If no one files for letters within that time, assets are distributed ing to Nevada law's intestacy.

Q: Does a Will Need to Be Recorded in Nevada? A: Yes. Your family has 30 days after your death to submit your will to the court for record.

You can file the will at the clerk's office for the Eighth Judicial District Court, which is located on the 3rd floor of the Regional Justice Center at 200 Lewis Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89155 or at the Family Courts and Services Center at 601 N. Pecos Road, Las Vegas, NV 89101.

Signature: The will must be signed by the testator or by an attending person at the testator's direction. Witnesses: A Nevada will must be signed by at least two witnesses who are not beneficiaries in the presence of the testator. Writing: A Nevada will must be in writing to be valid.

A person who wishes to register an advance directive for healthcare decisions must submit to the Nevada Lockbox, c/o the Secretary of State, a completed and signed Advance Directive Registration Agreement, along with a copy of the advance directive.

N.R.S. 136.050(1) says that any person who has possession of a will shall, within 30 days after knowledge of the death of the person who executed the will, deliver it to the district court clerk or deliver it to the person named as the personal representative [executor] in the will who then has a duty to file it.