Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 156 - Administration of Estates of Missing Persons
NRS 156.180 - Distribution of property to heirs and devisees: Time; bond of distributee; conditions.

No distribution of the property of the missing person to the heirs or devisees of the missing person may be made until the lapse of 1 year after the appointment and qualification of the executor or administrator, unless the distributee gives a bond in a penal sum not less than the value of the property distributed and for such additional amount as the court prescribes, conditioned for the return of the property or the value thereof to the personal representative of the estate in case the missing person be adjudicated to be still living since the commencement of the 3-year period, and also conditioned to save the personal representative of the estate harmless from the damages and expenses of all suits brought by the missing person or anyone succeeding to the rights of the missing person, by reason of the distribution during the period of 1 year.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 507; A 1991, 966; 2001, 168)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 156 - Administration of Estates of Missing Persons

NRS 156.010 - Presentment of petition for appointment of trustee; filing; appointment of day for hearing.

NRS 156.020 - Notice of hearing: Publication by clerk; court may direct further notice.

NRS 156.030 - Hearing; appointment of trustee.

NRS 156.040 - Who may be appointed trustee.

NRS 156.050 - Bond of trustee.

NRS 156.060 - Trustee’s powers and duties; payments for family expenses or support.

NRS 156.070 - Accountings by trustee; removal and appointment of another trustee.

NRS 156.080 - Sale or mortgage of property: Filing of petition by trustee; notice of hearing.

NRS 156.090 - Sale or mortgage of property: Hearing; order for sale or mortgage; limitations and procedure.

NRS 156.100 - Accounting if missing person returns.

NRS 156.110 - Settlement of account on return of missing person; order requiring delivery of property.

NRS 156.120 - Person deemed missing after 3 years; administration of property; procedure.

NRS 156.130 - Jurisdiction of proceedings; residence of absentee; entitlement of proceedings.

NRS 156.140 - Petition for administration or probate; contents and verification of petition; appointment of day for hearing.

NRS 156.150 - Manner of giving notice of hearing.

NRS 156.160 - Hearing; appointment of administrator or executor; time fixed when person became missing; finding concerning death.

NRS 156.170 - No sale, mortgage or distribution of property for 1 year; exceptions.

NRS 156.180 - Distribution of property to heirs and devisees: Time; bond of distributee; conditions.

NRS 156.190 - Petition of person claiming to be missing person: Contents; service; security for costs; trial of issue of identity.

NRS 156.200 - Order vacating proceedings; exceptions; delivery of residue to claimant.

NRS 156.210 - Petition claiming death of missing person: Service; security for costs; trial of issue; order.

NRS 156.220 - Final distribution; conclusive presumption of death.

NRS 156.230 - Distribution without bond if absence exceeds 5 years.

NRS 156.240 - Limitation of actions.

NRS 156.250 - Powers and duties of administrators and executors.

NRS 156.260 - Applicability of NRS 156.120 to 156.260, inclusive.