Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 155 - Notices, Transfers, Orders, Procedure and Appeals
NRS 155.0967 - Jurisdiction over assets of estate or trust of decedent; jurisdiction over certain persons; sanctions.

1. In a proceeding involving the estate of a decedent or a testamentary trust, the court has jurisdiction over the assets of the estate or trust as a proceeding in rem.
2. In addition to any other basis for claiming jurisdiction over a person, the court has personal jurisdiction over each person:
(a) Who is appointed as a personal representative by the court;
(b) Whose appointment as a trustee is confirmed by the court;
(c) Who files with the court a petition, a motion, other than a motion for dismissal for lack of jurisdiction, an objection or a joinder to a petition or motion;
(d) Who makes an appearance at a hearing of a proceeding involving the estate of a decedent or a testamentary trust, unless the appearance is made solely for the purpose of objecting to the jurisdiction of the court; or
(e) Who is a party to a proceeding commenced by a petition filed pursuant to NRS 153.031 if notice is given pursuant to NRS 155.010.
3. Sanctions against a person that are imposed by the court pursuant to any provision of law or the terms of a will or testamentary trust are limited to that person’s interest in the estate or trust unless the court has personal jurisdiction over that person.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3533)

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