Free Nevada Affidavit of Death

In Nevada, a surviving joint owner records the “Affidavit of death”; a transfer on death deed beneficiary records the “Death of Grantor Affidavit”.

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Who may sign in Nevada: A person who has knowledge of the facts the affidavit sets forth.

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The “Affidavit of death”: Nevada records an affidavit of death, sworn by a person who knows the facts, with a certified copy of the death certificate. Once it is recorded, the deceased owner's interest is presumed to have ended and vested in the surviving joint tenant or spouse. A surviving joint owner records it with the county recording office, and the prepared document is laid out for recording.

Who may sign, in the statute's words: A person who has knowledge of the facts the affidavit sets forth. The affidavit is sworn before a notary public, who completes the jurat.

It states: the family relationship, if any, of the affiant to each deceased joint tenant or the deceased spouse; a description of the instrument or conveyance by which the joint tenancy or right of survivorship was created; a description of the property subject to the joint tenancy or right of survivorship; the date and place of death of each deceased joint tenant or the deceased spouse; the mailing address of the grantee or, if there is no grantee, of the person requesting the recording; the assessor's parcel number at the top left corner of the first page, where the county assessor has assigned one; the typed or legibly printed name of each signer beneath the original signature. Attached when recorded: death certificate of each deceased joint tenant or deceased spouse (certified copy).

Recording is not a condition of the transfer: title passed at the death under the instrument.

The “Death of Grantor Affidavit”: Nevada's deed upon death passes the property at the owner's death. After the last grantor dies, a beneficiary or an authorized representative records a sworn Death of Grantor Affidavit in the statute's form, with a copy of each grantor's death certificate and a declaration of value. Who signs: The beneficiary, at least one of the beneficiaries, or the authorized representative of the beneficiary or of at least one of the beneficiaries. The document is prepared on that basis as well.

The Affidavit of Death in Nevada

Nevada's instrument for a joint owner's death is the “Affidavit of death”, recorded by a surviving joint owner with the county recording office. What it does: Nevada records an affidavit of death, sworn by a person who knows the facts, with a certified copy of the death certificate. Once it is recorded, the deceased owner's interest is presumed to have ended and vested in the surviving joint tenant or spouse.

The affidavit is sworn before a notary public, who completes the jurat. Who may make it: A person who has knowledge of the facts the affidavit sets forth.

What the statute has it state: the family relationship, if any, of the affiant to each deceased joint tenant or the deceased spouse; a description of the instrument or conveyance by which the joint tenancy or right of survivorship was created; a description of the property subject to the joint tenancy or right of survivorship, and 4 more.

Attached when recorded: death certificate of each deceased joint tenant or deceased spouse (certified copy).

Recording is not a condition of the transfer; title passed at the death under the instrument, and the affidavit puts the death on the record.

A transfer on death deed beneficiary records the “Death of Grantor Affidavit”: Nevada's deed upon death passes the property at the owner's death. After the last grantor dies, a beneficiary or an authorized representative records a sworn Death of Grantor Affidavit in the statute's form, with a copy of each grantor's death certificate and a declaration of value. The document is prepared on that basis as well.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated October 26, 2026

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Free Nevada Affidavit of Death

In Nevada, a surviving joint owner records the “Affidavit of death”; a transfer on death deed beneficiary records the “Death of Grantor Affidavit”.

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The Affidavit of Death in Nevada

The affidavit is sworn before a notary public, who completes the jurat. Who may make it: A person who has knowledge of the facts the affidavit sets forth.

Attached when recorded: death certificate of each deceased joint tenant or deceased spouse (certified copy).

Recording is not a condition of the transfer; title passed at the death under the instrument, and the affidavit puts the death on the record.

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