Subject to the rights of creditors and taxing authorities, distributees may agree among themselves to alter the interests, shares or amounts to which they are entitled under the terms of the will of the decedent, or under the laws of intestacy, in any way that they provide in a written agreement executed by all who are affected by its provisions. The personal representative shall abide by the terms of the agreement subject to his or her obligation to administer the estate for the benefit of creditors, to pay all taxes and costs of administration, and to carry out the responsibilities of the office for the benefit of any distributees of the decedent who are not parties. Personal representatives of the estate of decedents are not required to oversee the performance of trusts if the trustee thereof is another person who is willing to accept the trust. Accordingly, trustees of a testamentary trust are distributees for the purposes of this section. This section does not relieve trustees of any duties owed to beneficiaries of trusts.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1491; A 1999, 2341)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 151 - Adjustments; Distribution and Discharge
NRS 151.003 - Order of priority for payment of devises.
NRS 151.010 - Petition for partial distribution; bond.
NRS 151.020 - Petition for hearing and notice of hearing.
NRS 151.030 - Contest of petition.
NRS 151.060 - Partition when partial distribution ordered.
NRS 151.080 - Petition for final distribution.
NRS 151.090 - Notice of hearing of petition.
NRS 151.095 - Manner of distribution; distribution without proration.
NRS 151.110 - Order and distribution; recording of copy of order conveying real property.
NRS 151.120 - When gift before death not deemed advancement.
NRS 151.130 - Computation of share of estate if heir or devisee received advancement.
NRS 151.140 - Value of property advanced.
NRS 151.150 - Predeceased heir or devisee.
NRS 151.160 - Determination of questions as to advancements.
NRS 151.161 - When gift before death not deemed satisfaction of testamentary gift.
NRS 151.162 - Value of gift in satisfaction of testamentary gift.
NRS 151.163 - Effect of abatement.
NRS 151.180 - Distribution to guardians of nonresident minors and incapacitated persons.
NRS 151.190 - Sale of unclaimed personal property; disposition of proceeds.
NRS 151.210 - Claim of money paid into State Treasury; order of court.
NRS 151.220 - Specific devise of personal property for life only.
NRS 151.240 - Subsequent administration; limitation on reopening estate.