134.040 - Surviving spouse and issue.

134.040  Surviving spouse and issue.

      1.  If the decedent leaves a surviving spouse and only one child, or the lawful issue of one child, the estate goes one-half to the surviving spouse and one-half to the child or the issue of the child.

      2.  If the decedent leaves a surviving spouse and more than one child living, or a child and the lawful issue of one or more deceased children, the estate goes one-third to the surviving spouse and the remainder in equal shares to the children and the lawful issue of any deceased child by right of representation.

      [Part 297:107:1941; A 1945, 349; 1943 NCL § 9882.297]—(NRS A 1999, 2259)