139.120 - Facts to be proved. - Nevada Statutes

139.120  Facts to be proved.  Before letters are granted, the fact of death and that the decedent died intestate, and that notice has been given as required in this chapter, must be proved by the evidence of the petitioner or others. The court may also examine the petitioner or any other person concerning the time, place and manner of death, the place of the decedent’s residence at the time of death, the character and value of the decedent’s property, and whether or not the decedent left a will, and the court may compel any person to attend as a witness for that purpose.

      [58:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.58]—(NRS A 1999, 2274)

      NRS 139.130  Entry in minutes or written order conclusive evidence of notice.  An entry in the minutes or in the written order appointing the administrator that proof was made and that notice had been given according to law is conclusive evidence of the fact of such notice.

      [59:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.59]—(NRS A 1999, 2274)