Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 41B - Action Against Killer of Decedent for Forfeiture of Certain Property, Benefits and Rights
NRS 41B.320 - Community property with right of survivorship and joint tenants with right of survivorship.


1. A killer of a decedent forfeits any right of survivorship in property that, at the time of the killing, was held by the decedent and the killer as community property with right of survivorship or as joint tenants with right of survivorship.
2. If a killer forfeits any right of survivorship pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) The respective interests in the property held by the decedent and the killer:
(1) Shall be deemed to be severed and transformed into tenancies in common; and
(2) Are presumed to be undivided equal interests in the property, unless a personal representative of the decedent establishes that the contributions made by the decedent concerning the property exceeded the contributions made by the killer; and
(b) The interest of the decedent passes as the separate property of the decedent and as if the killer had predeceased the decedent.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1353)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 41B - Action Against Killer of Decedent for Forfeiture of Certain Property, Benefits and Rights

NRS 41B.010 - Definitions.

NRS 41B.020 - "Acquitted" defined.

NRS 41B.030 - "Agent" defined.

NRS 41B.040 - "Beneficiary" defined.

NRS 41B.050 - "Community property" defined.

NRS 41B.060 - "Community property with right of survivorship" defined.

NRS 41B.070 - "Convicted" and "conviction" defined.

NRS 41B.080 - "Culpable actor in the felonious and intentional killing of a decedent" defined.

NRS 41B.090 - "Governing instrument" defined.

NRS 41B.100 - "Interest" defined.

NRS 41B.110 - "Interested person" defined.

NRS 41B.120 - "Joint tenants with right of survivorship" defined.

NRS 41B.130 - "Killer" defined.

NRS 41B.140 - "Payor" defined.

NRS 41B.150 - "Person" defined.

NRS 41B.160 - "Property" defined.

NRS 41B.200 - General rule; killer cannot profit or benefit from wrong; anti-lapse statute and right of representation; contingent, residuary and other beneficiaries; common law.

NRS 41B.210 - Acts constituting felonious and intentional killing; insanity or diminished capacity.

NRS 41B.250 - Criminal action: Conclusive effect of judgment of conviction; admissibility of judgment of conviction in civil action.

NRS 41B.260 - Civil action: Parties; burden of proof; evidence; stay of proceedings; limitation on time for commencement.

NRS 41B.300 - Estate of decedent.

NRS 41B.310 - Governing instruments.

NRS 41B.320 - Community property with right of survivorship and joint tenants with right of survivorship.

NRS 41B.330 - Action for wrongful death.

NRS 41B.400 - Payor or other third person who pays or transfers forfeited property, interest or benefit.

NRS 41B.410 - Person who acquires or receives forfeited property, interest or benefit without legal right or authorization.

NRS 41B.420 - Killer who transfers forfeited property, interest or benefit to third person; effect of preemption by federal law.