Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE12 WILLS AND ESTATES OF DECEASED PERSONS |
CHAPTER134. Succession |
SEPARATE PROPERTY |
NRS134.040. Surviving spouse and issue.
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1. If the decedent leaves a surviving spouse and only one child, or the lawful issue of one child, the estate goes one-half to the surviving spouse and one-half to the child or the issue of the child.
2. If the decedent leaves a surviving spouse and more than one child living, or a child and the lawful issue of one or more deceased children, the estate goes one-third to the surviving spouse and the remainder in equal shares to the children and the lawful issue of any deceased child by right of representation.
[Part 297:107:1941; A 1945, 349; 1943 NCL § 9882.297]—(NRS A 1999, 2259)