Nevada Code § 139.090

Contents of petition; effect of defect
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1. A petition for letters of
administration must be in writing, signed by the petitioner or the attorney for
the petitioner and filed with the clerk of the court, and must state:
(a) The jurisdictional facts;
(b) The names and addresses of the heirs of the
decedent and their relationship to the decedent, so far as known to the
petitioner, and the age of any who is a minor;
(c) The character and estimated value of the
property of the estate;
(d) The names and personal addresses of the
proposed appointed administrators and the name and personal address of any
associated coadministrator under paragraph (a) of subsection 4 of NRS 139.040 or, if the coadministrator is
an attorney who is licensed in this State or a banking corporation authorized
to do business in this State, the business address of the coadministrator; and
(e) Whether the person to be appointed as
administrator has been convicted of a felony.
2. No defect of form or in the statement
of jurisdictional facts actually existing voids an order appointing an
administrator or any of the subsequent proceedings.

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