Probate in Humboldt County

Probate Court Record

Humboldt County Sixth Judicial District Court

Humboldt County · 6th Judicial District

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM

Office

50 West 5th Street, Winnemucca, NV 89445

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Verified October 16, 2026 · Source

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Trust Administration Firms Serving Humboldt County

Established in 2004, Fales Law Group has developed thousands of living trusts and estate planning documents over 20+ years. Serves clients statewide via phone and video technology, providing accessibility to rural Nevada counties.

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Holland & Hart's Las Vegas office at 9555 Hillwood Drive in Summerlin is one of two Nevada offices for the regional firm (the other in Reno-Tahoe). The Private Client group structures and administers estate, trust, and business-succession plans, covering estate, gift, generation-skipping, and charitable planning plus ongoing trust administration.

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Hutchison & Steffen works from Las Vegas (W. Alta Drive) and Reno (W. Liberty Street) as one of Nevada's larger firms. Its Trust & Probate Litigation group represents trustees, banks, and individuals in Clark and Washoe County courts across will contests, undue-influence claims, fiduciary accounting disputes, and trust modifications. Estate and tax work grew with a 2016 merger.

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Settling a trust in Nevada happens outside court: the trustee acts under the state's trust statuteNRS Chapter 163, 164, 165Verified Oct 17, 2026View source, notifies the beneficiaries, then pays the debts and distributes under the trust's terms.

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In Nevada, trustee compensation follows "reasonable compensation" (UTC § 708 or equivalent)NRS 153.070; NRS 164.043; NRS 153.031(3)Verified Sep 18, 2026View source unless the trust instrument sets a different amount.

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How Do I Settle an Estate?

Settling an estate in Nevada: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 120 daysNRS 144.010, NRS 144.090Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 3 monthsNRS 147.040, NRS 147.070, NRS 147.130, NRS 147.195, NRS 155.020Verified Oct 19, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 4 months to 6 months.

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Nevada has no state income tax, so only the federal final Form 1040 is due for the decedentNev. Const. Art. 10, § 1(9)Verified Sep 20, 2026View source; a federal estate tax return (Form 706) is required only for estates above $15,000,00026 USC 2001(c), 2010; P.L. 119-21 §70106Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.

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How Does Step-Up in Basis Work?

Inherited assets in Nevada take a basis reset to fair market value on the date of death26 USC § 1014Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, and the gain on a later sale faces no state capital gains taxNev. Const. Art. 10, § 1(9) — "No income tax shall be levied upon the wages or personal income of natural persons"Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.

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