If you die in the state of Nevada without a will, you are said to have passed away intestacy. Your personal assets will be divided among your family according to intestate succession laws. What your spouse receives depends on how the two of you owned the property, as separate or community property. Community property is acquired while the couple was married, and separate property is acquired before marriage. Gifts and inheritances given solely to the deceased are separate property, even if acquired during marriage.

Read the following to understand intestacy laws in Nevada:

• If the deceased leave behind children but no spouse, parents, or siblings, the children will inherit the intestate property in equal shares.
• If the deceased leave behind a spouse but no children, parents, or siblings, the spouse will inherit everything.
• If the deceased leave behind parents but no children, spouse, or siblings, the parents will inherit everything.
• If the deceased leave behind siblings but no children, spouse, or parents, the siblings will inherit everything in equal shares.
• If the deceased leave behind a spouse and children, the spouse will inherit all of the community property and 1/2 or 1/3 of the separate property. The children will inherit 1/2 or 2/3 of the separate property.
• If the deceased leave behind a spouse and parents, the spouse will inherit all of the community property and 1/2 of the separate property. The parents will inherit 1/2 of the separate property.
• If the deceased leave behind a spouse and siblings but no parents, the spouse will inherit all of the community property and 1/2 of the separate property. The siblings will inherit the other 1/2 of the separate property.

To learn more about intestacy laws in Nevada, visit www.nolo.com.

If you or someone you know has lost a loved one without a will, contact the lawyers at Meyerson and O’Neill law firm today at 877-373-8059.