Nevada Small Estates: the small estate affidavit
The short answer
Nevada calls its simplified route the small estate affidavit, and it is set out in NRS 146.080. The limit is $150,000 when the surviving spouse files. Vehicles don't count. It can't be used if there is any real estate. You have to wait a set number of days after the death before using it. Real estate has its own separate route in this state, with its own limit and its own wait. The card above states both. The current limit and the date we last read the statute are on the card below.
Nevada’s small estate affidavit
Nevada sets this out in NRS 146.080. The limit is $150,000 when the surviving spouse files. Vehicles don't count. It can't be used if there is any real estate. The figure itself, and the date we last read that statute, are on the card below.[1]
Nevada
- Procedure:
- small estate affidavit
- Limit:
- $25,000
- Wait:
- 40 days
- Real estate:
- separate procedure
The limit is $150,000 when the surviving spouse files. Vehicles don't count. It can't be used if there is any real estate.
A court can set aside estates up to $150,000, including real estate, without full probate.
NRS 146.080 — official page read September 18, 2026
Real estate has its own separate route in this state, with its own limit and its own wait. The card above states both. A court can set aside estates up to $150,000, including real estate, without full probate.[1]
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Creditor claims under NRS 147.010, 147.040, 155.020
Above the limit it is a regular Nevada probate case, and whoever the court appoints has to publish a notice to creditors in a local newspaper. The window for claims is 90 days after the notice is first published.. Paying anyone out before that window closes can leave the person who paid personally liable.[2]
Nevada
- Published notice:
- required
- Claim window:
- 90 days after the notice is first published.
NRS 147.010, 147.040, 155.020 — official page read September 18, 2026
Sources
- NRS 146.080 (small estate affidavit) — Nevada — official statute or court self-help page. Read September 18, 2026.
- NRS 147.010, 147.040, 155.020 (notice to creditors) — Nevada — official statute or court self-help page. Read September 18, 2026.
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