Nebraska estate administration

Nebraska probate: rules, process, costs, executor fees and deadlines

Small-estate limit: $100,000

In Nebraska, estates up to $100,000 can use the small-estate route; executor pay is whatever the court finds reasonable (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2480); and claims are due two months after notice to creditors is first published. Nebraska permits collection of qualifying personal property by affidavit after 30 days.

Sources reviewed August 7, 2026. Sources rechecked October 3, 2026. This page last revised October 28, 2026.

Answer first

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 property

No combined Nebraska probate total

The County Court filing charge is statewide: $22 (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 33-125(1)(a)(i)). Executor pay is reasonable compensation (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2480), not a rate. Each side in full: Nebraska probate filing cost and Nebraska executor fees.

Screen 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

Simplified route

$100,000

Affidavit for collection of personal property; usable 30 days after death.

Eligibility and caveats

Court cost

$22

1 published schedule, itemised on the filing-cost page.

Filing-cost detail

Executor compensation

Court-reviewed

No percentage schedule; the court decides what is reasonable. Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2480.

Compensation detail

Creditor deadline

Multiple triggers

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2485 (Nebraska Legislature; reviewed August 7, 2026)

Timeline and creditor details

Statutes 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.

Nebraska estate administration decision map
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.

Continue

What Nebraska courts publish

Each link goes to the court’s own page and is checked before every 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

Each rule on the Nebraska pages comes from one of these 5 sources; the citation opens the publisher’s own text. All were last rechecked October 3, 2026.

Simplified-procedure rule
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-24,125, Nebraska Revised Statutes, Collection of Personal Property.
- Small-estate limit: $100,000
- Waiting period: 30 days
- How the estate is valued: net of liens and encumbrances
- Property the route covers: personal property only
Nebraska Legislature · Section history through Laws 2025, LB85, § 1
Court cost rule
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 33-125(1)(a)(i), Nebraska Revised Statutes, County Court Fees.
- Filing fee: $22 (informal commenced-and-closed track)
Nebraska Legislature · Section history through Laws 2021, LB17, § 8
Executor compensation rule
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2480, Nebraska Revised Statutes, Personal Representative Compensation.
- Personal representative's compensation standard: reasonable compensation (no statutory percentage)
Nebraska Legislature · Section history through Laws 1974, LB 354, § 158, UPC § 3-719
Creditor deadline rule
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2485, Nebraska Revised Statutes, Limitations on Presentation of Claims.
- Creditor deadline after published notice: two months after first publication when notice given
- Outer limit on creditor claims: three years after death when no notice given
Nebraska Legislature · Section history through Laws 2009, LB35, § 20
Creditor deadline rule
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2483(a), Nebraska Revised Statutes, Notice to Creditors.
- Creditor notice after appointment: notice published within thirty days of appointment; two-month claim period
Nebraska Legislature · Section history through Laws 2019, LB593, § 1

Sources rechecked October 3, 2026: Nebraska source list · how sources are checked · report a correction