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Nevada probate fees
| Item | Nevada |
|---|---|
| Attorney fees | Under NRS §150.060(2) an attorney for a personal representative may be compensated on the attorney's hourly rate, on the value of the estate accounted for, under a §150.061(4) agreement, or by any other method the court preapproves. Where compensation is based on the value of the estate, §150.060(4) sets the ordinary-services schedule at 4 percent of the first $100,000, 3 percent of the next $100,000, 2 percent of the next $800,000, 1 percent of the next $9,000,000, 0.5 percent of the next $15,000,000, and, above $25,000,000, a reasonable amount determined by the court. Subsections 5 and 8 require a written agreement signed by the personal representative and court approval before compensation on that basis is paid. |
| Executor / personal representative fees | NRS §150.020(1) sets the personal representative's compensation, but only where the will provides none or the representative renounces all claim to it: 4 percent of the first $15,000, 3 percent of the next $85,000, and 2 percent of all above $100,000, on the whole amount of the estate accounted for less liens and encumbrances. Under §150.020(4) the court may allow further fees it deems just and reasonable where that schedule is not sufficient. The attorney's and executor's fees apply separately. Family executors often waive their commission. §150.020(2) allows the same fees where there is no will, and §150.020(3) requires the court to apportion the compensation among two or more personal representatives "according to the services actually rendered by each". A separate section, NRS §150.025(1), provides that notwithstanding any contrary provision in the will, a personal representative who is an attorney retained to perform services for the personal representative "may receive compensation for services as a personal representative or for services as an attorney for the personal representative, but not both", unless the court approves a different method in advance and finds it to be for the advantage, benefit and best interests of the estate. |
| Fee basis | statutory |
| Appraisal / referee | Not used. Nevada does not appoint a state appraiser. The personal representative files an inventory and may retain a disinterested appraiser for real estate or unusual assets. |
Worked example
On a $400,000 Nevada estate, the statutory commission is $600 (4% of $15,000) + $2,550 (3% of $85,000) + $6,000 (2% of the remaining $300,000) = about $9,150. If the schedule doesn't fairly compensate unusual work, the court may allow additional 'just and reasonable' fees.
Nevada thresholds and deadlines
| Item | Nevada |
|---|---|
| Small-estate threshold | NRS §146.070(1)(a) lets the court set aside an estate without administration where the value of the decedent's estate does not exceed $150,000. The section imposes no surviving-spouse or minor-children condition on that subsection; the spouse and minor children appear in subsections 3 to 6, which govern how a set-aside estate is divided and when the court may set it aside without paying creditors. NRS §146.080 separately allows transfer without letters where the decedent left no Nevada real property and the gross value of the decedent's Nevada property, above amounts due for service in the Armed Forces and the value of registered motor vehicles, does not exceed the "applicable amount", which §146.080(7) defines as $150,000 where the claimant is the surviving spouse and $25,000 for any other claimant. The affidavit route runs 40 days after the death. |
| Creditor claim period | Ninety days after the first publication of the notice to creditors under NRS §155.020, or ninety days after the mailing for those required to be mailed (NRS §147.040(1)). A creditor who receives the notice by mail under §155.020(5) must file within 30 days after that mailing or 90 days after first publication, whichever is later (§147.040(2)). §147.040(4) reduces the 90 days to 60 where summary administration is granted under chapter 145. Under §147.040(3) a claimant who shows they had neither notice under §155.020 nor actual notice of the administration may file at any time before the final account is filed. |
| Statutory floor (creditor period) | Ninety days after the first publication of the notice to creditors under NRS §155.020, or ninety days after the mailing for those required to be mailed (NRS §147.040(1)). A creditor who receives the notice by mail under §155.020(5) must file within 30 days after that mailing or 90 days after first publication, whichever is later (§147.040(2)). §147.040(4) reduces the 90 days to 60 where summary administration is granted under chapter 145. Under §147.040(3) a claimant who shows they had neither notice under §155.020 nor actual notice of the administration may file at any time before the final account is filed. |
| Transfer-on-death deed | Nevada has a deed upon death. NRS §111.655 provides that NRS 111.655 to 111.699 "may be cited as the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act". §111.671 provides that the owner of an interest in property "may create a deed which conveys his or her interest in property to a beneficiary or multiple beneficiaries and which becomes effective upon the death of the owner", and that such a deed "must be known as a deed upon death". §111.681 provides that it "is valid only if executed and recorded as provided by law in the office of the county recorder of the county where the property is located before the death of the owner or the death of the last surviving owner". §111.685 provides that during the owner’s lifetime the deed does not affect the owner’s interest or right, "including, without limitation, the right to transfer or encumber the property". |
What passes outside Nevada probate
These transfers are not part of the estate the fees above are calculated on:
- Beneficiary designations — retirement accounts, life insurance, payable-on-death accounts.
- Joint ownership with right of survivorship.
- Transfer-on-death deed — Nevada has a deed upon death. NRS §111.655 provides that NRS 111.655 to 111.699 "may be cited as the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act". §111.671 provides that the owner of an interest in property "may create a deed which conveys his or her interest in property to a beneficiary or multiple beneficiaries and which becomes effective upon the death of the owner", and that such a deed "must be known as a deed upon death". §111.681 provides that it "is valid only if executed and recorded as provided by law in the office of the county recorder of the county where the property is located before the death of the owner or the death of the last surviving owner". §111.685 provides that during the owner’s lifetime the deed does not affect the owner’s interest or right, "including, without limitation, the right to transfer or encumber the property".
- Assets titled into a funded living trust.
Sources for this sheet
- Statutes: NRS §150.020; NRS §150.060; NRS §146.070; NRS §146.080; NRS §147.040; NRS §111.655 et seq. (deed upon death)
- State authority: Nevada Revised Statutes (Nevada Legislature, leg.state.nv.us)
- Attorney fees: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-150.html
- Executor fees: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-150.html
- Transfer-on-death deed: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-111.html
Compiled August 15, 2026 from the sources listed above. Fee schedules, thresholds, and court costs are amended by legislatures and courts — confirm each figure against the cited statute or the Nevada court before relying on it.
The full Nevada guides
- How Much Does Probate Cost in Nevada? — the full cost breakdown.
- How Much Does an Executor Get Paid in Nevada? — the fee rule in detail.
- How Long Does Probate Take in Nevada? — the timeline and its statutory floor.
- Executor Deadlines in Nevada — inventory deadline, creditor-claim period and outer bar, each quoted from the statute.
- How to Avoid Probate in Nevada — the transfers that pass outside it.
- How Much Does a Will Cost in Nevada? — execution requirements and pricing.
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This sheet sets out Nevada probate figures as published at the time of compilation. It is not legal advice. Figures and statutes change and their application depends on the specific estate. Confirm current figures with the Nevada courts or a licensed Nevada attorney.