Nevada Executor and Estate Kit: the $25,000 Small Estate Route After 40 Days, First Month Checklist and Estate Ledger

Who it is for

Whoever is settling the estate of someone who lived in Nevada. Handed to the bank or other holder. Nothing is filed in court; present it to whoever holds the property.

Not the right fit if

The person didn't live in or own property in Nevada, or a will contest or family dispute means you need an estate attorney. Not a form preparation or legal service.

Why it is different

• Sources, checked November 2026: Nevada Courts Self-Help Center: Affidavit of entitlement; NRS Chapter 133, Wills (Nevada Legislature).
• All 12 Nevada facts are confirmed on an official page.

What is inside

• Nevada small estate route. 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). Real estate in the person's name alone takes the estate out of this procedure. 40 days. At least 40 days after the death. Signed before a notary. Sign only in front of a notary. Handed to the bank or other holder. Nothing is filed in court; present it to whoever holds the property. Affidavit of Entitlement (NRS 146.080). The Self-Help Center's fillable form. Petition for direct transfer (ex parte petition for transfer of property): A court petition when a holder won't transfer on the affidavit. A surviving spouse can use the affidavit when the estate is under $150,000.
• How a Nevada will had to be signed. Two witnesses, who sign the will in the testator's presence. Allowed. Witnesses sign an affidavit before anyone authorized to administer oaths, or a declaration under penalty of perjury instead. Recognized, with the same effect as a formally signed and witnessed will. A gift to a witness is void unless two other competent witnesses also signed the will.
• Nevada estate ledger (Excel). Assets, debts, payments and distributions; it compares the countable assets with $25,000, dates day 40 after the death, flags real estate in the person's name alone, which rules the route out, leaves vehicles out and notes the $150,000 figure with a surviving spouse.
• First 30 days, tracker and letters. The first month in order with day 40 marked, a documents and accounts tracker, and plain letters to a bank, a utility and Social Security.