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Nebraska Revised Statute 24-517
24-517.
Jurisdiction.Each county court shall have the following jurisdiction:
(1) Exclusive original jurisdiction of all matters relating
to decedents' estates, including the probate of wills and the construction
thereof, except as provided in subsection (c) of section 30-2464 and section 30-2486;
(2) Exclusive original jurisdiction in all matters relating
to the guardianship of a person, except if a separate juvenile court already
has jurisdiction over a child in need of a guardian, concurrent original jurisdiction
with the separate juvenile court in such guardianship;
(3) Exclusive original jurisdiction of all matters relating
to conservatorship of any person, including (a) original jurisdiction to consent
to and authorize a voluntary selection, partition, and setoff of a ward's
interest in real estate owned in common with others and to exercise any right
of the ward in connection therewith which the ward could exercise if competent
and (b) original jurisdiction to license the sale of such real estate for
cash or on such terms of credit as shall seem best calculated to produce the
highest price subject only to the requirements set forth in section 30-3201;
(4) Concurrent jurisdiction with the district court to involuntarily
partition a ward's interest in real estate owned in common with others;
(5) Concurrent original jurisdiction with the district court
in all civil actions of any type when the amount in controversy is forty-five
thousand dollars or less through June 30, 2005, and as set by the Supreme
Court pursuant to subdivision (b) of this subdivision on and after July 1,
(a) When the pleadings or discovery proceedings in a civil
action indicate that the amount in controversy is greater than the jurisdictional
amount of subdivision (5) of this section, the county court shall, upon the
request of any party, certify the proceedings to the district court as provided
in section 25-2706. An award of the county court which is greater than the
jurisdictional amount of subdivision (5) of this section is not void or unenforceable
because it is greater than such amount, however, if an award of the county
court is greater than the jurisdictional amount, the county court shall tax
as additional costs the difference between the filing fee in district court
and the filing fee in county court.
(b) The Supreme Court shall adjust the jurisdictional amount
for the county court every fifth year commencing July 1, 2005. The adjusted
jurisdictional amount shall be equal to the then current jurisdictional amount
adjusted by the average percentage change in the unadjusted Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics
for the five-year period preceding the adjustment date. The jurisdictional
amount shall be rounded to the nearest one-thousand-dollar amount;
(6) Concurrent original jurisdiction with the district court
in any criminal matter classified as a misdemeanor or for any infraction.
The district court shall have concurrent original jurisdiction in any criminal
matter classified as a misdemeanor that arises from the same incident as a
charged felony;
(7) Concurrent original jurisdiction with the district court
in domestic relations matters as defined in section 25-2740 and with the district
court and separate juvenile court in paternity or custody determinations as
provided in section 25-2740;
(8) Concurrent original jurisdiction with the district court
in matters arising under the Nebraska Uniform Trust Code;
(9) Exclusive original jurisdiction in any action based on
violation of a city or village ordinance,
except with respect to violations committed by persons under eighteen years
(10) The jurisdiction of a juvenile court as provided in the
Nebraska Juvenile Code when sitting as a juvenile court in counties
which have not established separate juvenile courts;
(11) Exclusive original jurisdiction in matters of adoption,
except if a separate juvenile court already has jurisdiction over the child
to be adopted, concurrent original jurisdiction with the separate juvenile
(12) All other jurisdiction heretofore provided and not specifically
repealed by Laws 1972, Legislative Bill 1032, and such other jurisdiction
as hereafter provided by law.
Laws 1972, LB 1032, § 17; Laws 1973, LB 226, § 6; Laws 1977, LB 96, § 1; Laws 1979, LB 373, § 1; Laws 1983, LB 137, § 1; Laws 1984, LB 13, § 12; Laws 1986, LB 529, § 7; Laws 1986, LB 1229, § 1; Laws 1991, LB 422, § 1; Laws 1996, LB 1296, § 2; Laws 1997, LB 229, § 1; Laws 1998, LB 1041, § 1; Laws 2001, LB 269, § 1; Laws 2003, LB 130, § 114; Laws 2005, LB 361, § 29; Laws 2008, LB280, § 1; Laws 2008, LB1014, § 4; Laws 2009, LB35, § 5; Laws 2014, LB464, § 2.Operative Date: July 18, 2014
Nebraska Juvenile Code, see section 43-2,129.Nebraska Uniform Trust Code, see section 30-3801.
1. Jurisdiction2. Miscellaneous1. JurisdictionIn common-law and equity actions relating to decedents' estates, the county courts have concurrent original jurisdiction with the district courts. When the jurisdiction of the county court and the district court is concurrent, the basic principles of judicial administration require that the court which first acquires jurisdiction should retain it to the exclusion of the other court. Washington v. Conley, 273 Neb. 908, 734 N.W.2d 306 (2007).
Pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the county court has exclusive original jurisdiction of all proceedings regarding a decedent's estate. Mischke v. Mischke, 253 Neb. 439, 571 N.W.2d 248 (1997).
This section does not divest a county court of its subject matter jurisdiction to modify its own void judgments. State v. LeGrand, 249 Neb. 1, 541 N.W.2d 380 (1995).
Subsection (4) of this section does not vest equity jurisdiction in the county courts. Iodence v. Potmesil, 239 Neb. 387, 476 N.W.2d 554 (1991).
This section clearly grants county courts jurisdiction over actions involving speeding violations. State v. Jones, 209 Neb. 296, 307 N.W.2d 126 (1981).
County courts have exclusive original jurisdiction of all matters related to decedents' estates, including the probate of wills and the construction thereof, and all other jurisdiction heretofore provided and not specifically repealed by Laws 1972, L.B. 1032, and such other jurisdiction as thereafter provided by law. County courts, in exercising exclusive original jurisdiction over estates, may apply equitable principles to matters within probate jurisdiction. In re Estate of Layton, 207 Neb. 646, 300 N.W.2d 802 (1981).
Notwithstanding this section, the district court retains jurisdiction in injunction actions brought to enforce zoning ordinances. Village of Springfield v. Hevelone, 195 Neb. 37, 236 N.W.2d 811 (1975).
Subsection (1) of this section confers upon the county court exclusive original jurisdiction of all matters relating to the decedents' estates, including the probate of wills and the construction thereof, except as provided in sections 30-2464(c) and 30-2486. Lenners v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 18 Neb. App. 772, 793 N.W.2d 357 (2010).
This section, combined with sections 25-2740 and 43-247, vests juvenile courts and county courts sitting as juvenile courts with jurisdiction over a custody modification proceeding if the court already has jurisdiction over the juvenile under a separate provision of section 43-247. In re Interest of Ethan M., 18 Neb. App. 63, 774 N.W.2d 766 (2009).
2. MiscellaneousThe certification of a civil proceeding, in which the amount in controversy exceeds the statutory limit, is now mandatory only upon the request of a party. Hunt v. Trackwell, 262 Neb. 688, 635 N.W.2d 106 (2001).
When a claim presented in the manner described in section 30-2486 and within the time limit described in section 30-2485 is disallowed by the personal representative, the dissatisfied claimant may, within 60 days of the mailing of notice of the disallowance, commence a proceeding against the personal representative in the district court insofar as the claim relates to matters within the district court's chancery or common-law jurisdiction. Holdrege Co-op Assn. v. Wilson, 236 Neb. 541, 463 N.W.2d 312 (1990).
One suing a parent under the family purpose doctrine for damages caused by a member of the family, who was killed in an accident, need not first file a claim in the estate of the decedent. Marcus v. Everett, 195 Neb. 518, 239 N.W.2d 487 (1976).
In the exercise of its jurisdiction over a custody modification proceeding, a county court sitting as a juvenile court cannot permanently modify child custody through the mere adoption of a case plan pursuant to section 43-285(2). In re Interest of Ethan M., 18 Neb. App. 63,
774 N.W.2d 766 (2009).