In a Sale
What This Means When the House Is Being Sold
Where someone dies intestate, the heirs are the people the sale proceeds are ultimately meant for, but they generally have no authority to sign anything until an administrator is appointed. A family member calling escrow directly, without an appointment behind them, will not move a sale forward regardless of how clearly they are entitled to inherit.
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Not to Be Confused With
What Tells Them Apart
An heir inherits by operation of state law where there is no will. A beneficiary is named in a document, a will or a trust, and the two categories often overlap but are not identical. Next of Kin is a related but narrower concept, describing closest living relatives, which sometimes but not always matches the legal list of heirs.
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Questions People Ask
Who is considered an heir if there is no will?
State law sets a fixed order of priority, typically starting with a surviving spouse and children, then extending to more distant relatives if none exist. An estate attorney can confirm exactly who qualifies as an heir for a specific family situation under Nevada law.