Updated September 7, 2026. Quick answer: In Nevada, you have 3 months to contest a will that has already been admitted to probate, running from entry of the order admitting the will to probate.
How long do you have to contest a will in Nevada?
| Deadline to contest an admitted will | 3 months |
| What starts the clock | entry of the order admitting the will to probate |
| Dedicated will-contest statute? | Yes |
“After a will has been admitted to probate, any interested person other than a party to a contest before probate or a person who had actual notice of the previous contest in time to have joined therein may, at any time within 3 months after the order is entered admitting the will to probate, contest the admission or the validity of the will.”
Source: NRS 137.080
What makes Nevada different
Nevada’s 3-month window, one of the shortest in this survey, is closed to anyone who was already a party to (or had actual notice in time to join) an earlier pre-admission contest. The controlling authority is NRS 137.080, and the window runs from entry of the order admitting the will to probate.
What happens once this deadline passes?
Once the window above closes, Nevada’s probate of the will generally becomes final and binding on everyone who had the chance to object, subject only to the tolling or discovery exceptions described above; a separate objection Nevada allowed at the original probate hearing does not reopen or extend it.
Sources
| Statute / rule | NRS 137.080 |
| Nevada courts (general reference) | Nevada judicial branch |
| Nevada (additional reference) | Nevada.gov |
| Confidence | High |
Every statute or rule quoted on this Nevada page was read directly from the state’s own legislature/court/code site this session, or, where that site blocked automated access, from a reputable legal-citation mirror quoting the same official text with its official citation (disclosed below). General information, not legal advice; whether a specific contest is still timely can turn on facts (exactly when notice was given, how the will was probated, whether a disability applies) that only your own Nevada probate court file can confirm.