Nebraska estate administration

Nebraska small-estate limit: $100,000

Nebraska permits collection of qualifying personal property by affidavit after 30 days.

Sources reviewed August 7, 2026

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Affidavit for collection of personal property

The value of all probate personal property, less liens and encumbrances, must not exceed $100,000.

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1. Where and when

StateNebraskaFixed to this page. Open the navigator to compare another state.Date of deathRequired. Without it no waiting period can be tested and the route stays undecided.

2. What they left

Ownership determines whether an asset usually enters probate. Choose “Not sure” when title or beneficiary status has not been confirmed.

Asset 1

DescriptionValue$Not entered. A blank amount is not counted as zero.Enforceable liens or mortgage$Not entered. Enter 0 if there is no lien.OwnershipThis is real property

Asset 2

DescriptionValue$Not entered. A blank amount is not counted as zero.Enforceable liens or mortgage$Not entered. Enter 0 if there is no lien.OwnershipThis is real propertyWill it be sold during administration?Some court charges are assessed on sale proceeds and exclude real property that is kept, so this changes the amount.

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Nebraska estate snapshot

Route check

More information is needed

Counted probate estate: not yet counted

A valid date of death is required before any waiting period can be tested.

Gross probate propertyNot yet counted

Court chargeMore information neededProbate proceedings commenced and closed informallyAt least one asset has no amount entered. A blank amount is not treated as zero, so the charge cannot be computed.Court charges only, for the proceeding named beside each figure. That proceeding is not always the route screened above.

Scheduled executor compensationMore information neededAt least one asset has no amount entered.Nebraska uses a reasonable-compensation standard rather than a fixed percentage.

This route check is general information, not legal advice. It does not test every eligibility condition, creditor issue, will provision, local fee, or asset-title fact.

What the reviewed rules establish

Simplified route

$100,000

The value of all probate personal property, less liens and encumbrances, must not exceed $100,000.

Eligibility and caveats

Court cost

$22

Nebraska charges $22 for proceedings commenced and closed informally; formal proceedings use another schedule.

Filing-cost detail

Executor compensation

Court-reviewed

Nebraska uses a reasonable-compensation standard rather than a fixed percentage.

Compensation detail

Limits and unresolved costs

The affidavit route covers personal property, not real property.
The $22 amount applies to the informal-probate track.
Attorney fees, bond premiums, publication, certified copies, tax work, and asset-sale costs are not included unless expressly shown.
Asset title, beneficiary designations, creditor claims, and will terms can change the route.

Use this as a starting point.

This is general information, not legal, tax, or financial advice, and it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Probate law varies by state and county and changes over time. Verify the current rule with the court or a licensed attorney in the relevant state.

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What Nebraska courts publish

The statutes on this page state the rule. These are the documents the court itself publishes. Every link is probed before release, and any link that stops resolving fails the build rather than staying on the page.

Official formAffidavit for Transfer of Personal Property without ProbateNebraska Judicial Branch
Fee scheduleNebraska court fines and costsNebraska Judicial Branch

Limits on court material

Nebraska publishes separate statewide affidavits for personal property and for real property, so the route depends on what the decedent owned.

Primary sources

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Statute

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-24,125

Reviewed source note: (1) the value of all of the personal property in the decedent's estate, wherever located, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars; (2) thirty days have elapsed since the death of the decedent

Nebraska Legislature · Reviewed August 7, 2026

Statute

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 33-125(1)(a)(i)

Reviewed source note: (1) In probate matters the county court shall be entitled to receive the following fees: (a)(i) Twenty-two dollars for probate proceedings commenced and closed informally.

Nebraska Legislature · Reviewed August 7, 2026

Statute

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2480

Reviewed source note: A personal representative is entitled to reasonable compensation for his services.

Nebraska Legislature · Reviewed August 7, 2026

Case details

Asset 1

Asset 2

Nebraska estate snapshot

More information is needed

What the reviewed rules establish

$100,000

$22

Court-reviewed

Limits and unresolved costs

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What Nebraska courts publish

Limits on court material

Primary sources

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-24,125

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 33-125(1)(a)(i)

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2480