1.  An inventory must include all the estate of the decedent, wherever situated, that is subject to the jurisdiction of the court.

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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 144.040

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.

2.  The inventory must contain:

(a) All the estate of the decedent, real and personal.

(b) A statement of all receivables, partnerships, and other interests, bonds, mortgages, notes, and other securities for the payment of money, belonging to the decedent, specifying the name of the debtor in each security, the date, the sum originally payable, any endorsements with their dates, and the sum which, in the judgment of the appraiser, may be collectible on each debt, interest or security.

(c) Mortgages of any kind on the real and personal property of the estate.

3.  The inventory must also show:

(a) So far as can be ascertained, what portion of the estate is community property and what portion is the separate property of the decedent.

(b) An account of all money belonging to the decedent that has come into the possession of the personal representative.