Nevada Small Estate Affidavit: Limit, Wait, Notary

Short answer. Less than $25,000; 40 days after the death; notarized; handed to the holder.

At a glance

Limit: Less than $25,000 for other relatives (vehicles not included), or less than $150,000 for a surviving spouse. The person can't have owned real property (land, homes, timeshares).
Wait after death: At least 40 days after the death.
Notary: Sign only in front of a notary.
Where it goes: Nothing is filed in court; present it to whoever holds the property.
Official form: Affidavit of Entitlement (NRS 146.080). The Self-Help Center's fillable form. Open it
Simplified procedure: Petition for direct transfer (ex parte petition for transfer of property). A court petition when a holder won't transfer on the affidavit.
Surviving spouse: A surviving spouse can use the affidavit when the estate is under $150,000.

In the official wording

Limit

"less than $25,000 (value of vehicles is not included)"

Wait

"At least 40 days have passed since the person died"

Notary

"Do not sign the Affidavit of Entitlement until you are in the presence of a notary."

Where it goes

"Present the Affidavit of Entitlement to the entity holding the property."

Spouse

"the value of the estate is less than $150,000"

Three example estates

For a death on November 7, 2025, the stated limit gives:

$6,300: under the stated limit. See why
$22,500: under the stated limit. See why
$37,500: over the general limit; under the spouse limit. See why

Your own numbers: open the checker for this state.

Where an affidavit has to be notarized or sworn: MCC Solutions notarizes in New Jersey, with a mobile notary who comes to you and remote online notarization. Elsewhere, a local notary can help.

Official sources

Nevada Courts Self-Help Center: Affidavit of entitlement (checked November 2026)

General information, not legal advice; we are not lawyers. Each holder may still ask for its own form, and a lawyer can confirm whether the estate qualifies.

Common questions

What is the small estate limit in Nevada?

Less than $25,000. Less than $25,000 for other relatives (vehicles not included), or less than $150,000 for a surviving spouse. The person can't have owned real property (land, homes, timeshares).

How long after a death can the Nevada affidavit be used?

40 days. At least 40 days after the death.

Does a Nevada small estate affidavit need a notary?

Yes. Sign only in front of a notary.

Is it filed with a court in Nevada?

No. Nothing is filed in court; present it to whoever holds the property.

Can real estate pass this way in Nevada?

Owning it rules the procedure out.

Is there anything for a surviving spouse in Nevada?

A surviving spouse can use the affidavit when the estate is under $150,000.

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Small Estate Affidavit Organizer

A start-here guide, an eligibility and documents checklist for every state with its official links, an asset holder letter log (each bank, motor vehicle office or employer may want its own form), a distribution record, and an Excel inventory that totals countable assets against this state's limit and flags excluded ones, as Word files and PDFs. It isn't an affidavit form; it points to the official forms.

Nevada small estate affidavit