Nevada Code § 156.140

Petition for administration or probate; contents and verification of petition; appointment of day for hearing
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1. If a petition is presented to the court
having jurisdiction, as provided in NRS
156.130 , by a missing persons spouse or any of the missing persons family
or friends, representing that the missing persons whereabouts has been for the
required period and still is unknown and that the missing person left an estate
which requires administration, the clerk of the court shall appoint a day for
hearing the petition, not less than 3 months from the date of filing.
2. The petition may be for administration
of the estate or probate of the will of the missing person, as the case may be,
and must be verified to the best knowledge and belief of the petitioner.
3. The petition must set forth a statement
of facts as required in the case of administration of estates of deceased
persons and must contain allegations as to the last known place of residence of
the missing person, when the missing person disappeared therefrom, the fact
that the missing person has not been heard from by the person most likely to
hear, naming the person and his or her relationship, for a period of 3 years or
more, and the fact that the missing persons whereabouts is unknown to the
person and the petitioner.

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