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Probate Attorney Serving Pahrump Nevada

Probate and estate help for Pahrump Families

Pahrump estates are filed properly the first time. The consultation is free, and it will tell you which Nevada process applies to your family and roughly what it costs.

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Serving Pahrump

How We Help Pahrump

Land is what makes Pahrump probate distinctive. Acreage, a well, a manufactured home on a parcel, sometimes a second lot bought years ago and half forgotten. Valuing that accurately matters, because the number decides which of Nevada’s four processes applies, and rural parcels are harder to appraise than a tract house in the valley.
Many families here also arrived from California, which leaves property or accounts in two states and a question about which court does what. Nevada handles what’s here; the out-of-state property may need its own process. Sorting out that map early avoids paying twice for work that only needed doing once.

You don't need to be in the room.

We’re a Las Vegas firm serving families across Nevada. Practically, that means almost nothing about your case requires you to travel.

Is This Worth A Call?

We'd rather tell you no than take your money.

Not every situation needs an attorney. Here’s the honest version, so you can work out where you stand before you pick up the phone.

Worth a call

You may not need us

How We Help

What we handle for Pahrump clients

Nye County follows the same Nevada statutes as everywhere else. What changes is the court you file in, and that’s our job to navigate.
Small estate affidavits

Under $25,000 with no real property, a sworn affidavit avoids opening a case in Nye County entirely.

Set aside petitions

Under $150,000, one hearing at the Pahrump courthouse can transfer the estate to the family.

Summary administration

Between $150,000 and $500,000, which is where a parcel with a home on it often lands.

General administration

Larger estates, multiple parcels, or disagreements among heirs, handled through the full process.

Selling inherited property

Rural land sales stall on title and authority questions. We clear both so the closing can happen.

Wills, trusts & planning

Wills, trusts and deeds prepared so land passes to the next generation without a court case.

The Process

Four steps, and we handle the hard parts.

The same process wherever you are in Nevada — you just don’t have to be the one at the courthouse.

1

Free consultation

Tell us what happened and what the estate includes. We’ll tell you which Nevada process applies and what it will realistically cost.

SAME DAY OR NEXT DAY
2

We open the case

We prepare and file the petition with the court, notify heirs and creditors, and get you appointed as personal representative.

FIRST FEW WEEKS
3

We administer the estate

Inventory and appraisal, creditor claims, property sales, and court reporting — tracked so nothing falls through.

THE BULK OF THE CASE
4

Assets distributed, case closed

The court approves the final accounting, property is distributed to the heirs, and we close the estate.

FINAL STEP

Not sure which process applies to your family's estate?

Straight Answers

How long it takes, and what it costs.

The two questions everyone asks on the first call.

Typical Nevada timelines

Ranges for an uncontested estate. Disputes and hard-to-value assets extend these.

Affidavit of Entitlement

2–6 weeks

Set Aside Without Administration

1–3 months

Summary Administration

4–6 months

General Administration

6–12+ months

Why the wait? Nevada requires a creditor notice period before an estate can close. That clock runs regardless of how fast your attorney works.

How probate fees work

Nevada sets the rules on attorney compensation in probate. You aren’t negotiating in the dark.

Court-approved, not arbitrary

In a formal administration, attorney fees are set by statute or reviewed by the court.

Usually paid from the estate

In most cases fees and costs come out of estate assets, not your personal account.

Flat fees on simpler matters

Small estates and set-aside petitions are often quoted as a single flat fee.

Nothing hidden

Filing, publication and appraisal costs are all explained before you sign.

Your exact number: we’ll give it to you on the free consultation, once we know what the estate contains.

Who You'll Work With

You'll work directly with Sarah.

Sarah Ocampo · Founding Attorney · Partner & CEO

Rural estates get treated as an inconvenience by firms built around city casework. We take them, we quote them honestly, and we don’t charge extra for the drive because there usually isn’t one.
Common Questions

Pahrump Questions Answered

No. Nye County cases are heard by the Fifth Judicial District Court in Pahrump, and we appear on your behalf. You’re welcome to attend, but in a routine estate there’s no need.
Nevada sets probate fees statewide, so being in Nye County doesn’t change the price. Simpler matters are flat-fee. In a formal administration, attorney compensation is governed by statute and subject to court review, and is usually paid from the estate.
Two to six weeks for an affidavit, one to three months for a set aside, four to six months for summary administration, and six to twelve months or more for general administration. Nye County’s calendar is smaller than Clark County’s, though appraising rural land can add time of its own.
No. Pahrump is about an hour out, and nothing in a typical case requires you to make that trip. Consultations are by phone or video, documents are signed electronically, and the hearings are ours to attend.

Consultations happen by phone or video, documents are signed electronically or by mail, and we appear at hearings on your behalf. You should not have to fly to Nevada to settle a parent’s estate.

Nevada’s intestate succession statutes decide who inherits, in a fixed order starting with spouse and children. The court appoints a personal representative, usually the closest family member who petitions for the role.

Often yes, but not without authority. Someone must be appointed personal representative first, and depending on the process the sale may need court confirmation.

Both are handled, but they need care. A manufactured home may be titled as personal property or converted to real property, and the two routes transfer differently. Acreage needs a defensible valuation, since the figure determines which probate process applies. We’d rather sort this out at the start than discover it after a petition has been filed.
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