Simplified route
$100,000
Affidavit for collection of personal property; usable 30 days after death.
Eligibility and caveatsNebraska estate administration
Nebraska probate: rules, process, costs, executor fees and deadlines
Small-estate limit: $100,000
This guide explains probate in Nebraska: Nebraska permits collection of qualifying personal property by affidavit after 30 days.
Sources reviewed August 7, 2026. Latest primary-source re-fetch October 3, 2026.
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Nebraska simplified probate route
Up to $100,000; usable 30 days after death. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-24,125.
Affidavit for collection of personal propertyScreen a specific Nebraska estate with the calculators on the small-estate page and the executor-fee page, or compare states in the full estate navigator.
What the reviewed rules establish
Court cost
$22
1 published schedule, itemised on the filing-cost page.
Filing-cost detailExecutor compensation
Court-reviewed
No percentage schedule; the court decides what is reasonable. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2480.
Compensation detailCreditor deadline
Multiple triggers
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2485 (Nebraska Legislature; reviewed August 7, 2026)
Timeline and creditor detailsStatutes read in full for Nebraska
Read on the enacting state’s own site, with the date each was read.
| Citation | What reading it established | Read on |
|---|---|---|
| Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 33-125, 33-126.03 | Nebraska’s county court probate fees are flat, small, and charged per filing — court and filing cost note | 2026-09-17 |
| Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-24,125 | Nebraska counts only personal property, and wants the death proved on the affidavit — small estate route note | 2026-09-17 |
| Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 30-2480, 30-2482 | Nebraska is one of the few uniform states that wrote the fee factors into the statute — representative pay note | 2026-09-17 |
Nebraska decision map
The four facts that change the Nebraska route
Each Nebraska answer below links to the page that sets out its source.
| Question | Recorded Nebraska answer |
|---|---|
| What route is being screened? | Affidavit for collection of personal property |
| What property and basis count? | personal probate property only; net of enforceable liens and encumbrances. |
| What is the amount screen? | $100,000 |
| What is the time or deadline record? | 30 days after death; creditor deadlines: separate clocks by triggering event |
| What does the cost record establish? | $22 is the recorded statewide amount. |
| What does compensation use? | Reasonable compensation set by the court, measured on the estate accounting. |
Limits and unresolved costs
- The affidavit route covers personal property, not real property.
- The $22 amount applies to the informal-probate track.
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What Nebraska courts publish
Every link is probed before each release.
- 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.
Nebraska primary sources
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-24,125 — Nebraska Revised Statutes, Collection of Personal Property
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 33-125(1)(a)(i) — Nebraska Revised Statutes, County Court Fees
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2480 — Nebraska Revised Statutes, Personal Representative Compensation
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2485 — Nebraska Revised Statutes, Limitations on Presentation of Claims
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2483(a) — Nebraska Revised Statutes, Notice to Creditors
Every quotation, edition label and machine check is on the Nebraska source record.
Nebraska record: 5/5 verified, 14 matched checks, latest source re-fetch October 3, 2026. Source record · method · report a correction