Appointment of attorney to represent minors, unborn members of interested class or nonresidents; retention of other counsel.

NRS

136.200

Appointment of attorney to represent minors, unborn members of interested class or nonresidents; retention of other counsel.

1. If a will is offered for probate and it appears there are minors or unborn members of a class who are interested, or if it appears there are other interested persons who reside out of the county and are unrepresented, the court may, whether there is a contest or not, appoint an attorney for them.

2. If a person for whom an attorney has been appointed, pursuant to subsection 1, retains counsel and notifies the court of the retention, the court shall enter an order relieving the court-appointed attorney of further obligation to represent the person.

[16:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.16]—(NRS A 1961, 409 ; 1967, 213 ; 1999, 2266 )