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NE Code § 30-705 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-705 - Costs and attorney's fees; remedies.

30-705.  Costs and attorney's fees; remedies.(1) Upon a motion by a party or upon the court's own motion, if the court finds during a hearing pursuant to section 30-704 that a person is knowingly isolating the resident from visitation by a family member petitioner, the court may order such person to pay court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees of the family member petitioner and may order other appropriate remedies.(2) No costs, fees, or other sanctions may be paid from the resident's finances or estate.(3) If the court determines that the family member petitioner did not have probable cause for filing the petition, the court may order the family member petitioner to pay court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees of the other parties and may order other appropriate remedies.(4) Remedies may include the payment of the fees and costs of a visitor or a guardian ad litem.(5) An order may be entered prohibiting the family member petitioner from filing another petition under sections 30-701 to 30-713 in any court in this state for any period of time determined appropriate by the court for up to one year.Source  Laws 2017, LB122, § 4;   R.S.Supp.,2017, § 42-1304;  Laws 2018, LB845, § 5.
NE Code § 30-706 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-706 - Petition; contents; confidential; stay; when.

30-706.  Petition; contents; confidential; stay; when.(1) Any action under sections 30-701 to 30-713 shall be commenced by filing in the county court a verified petition described in section 30-703. The family member petitioner shall include, if reasonably ascertainable under oath, the places where the resident has resided and the names and present addresses of the persons with whom the resident has lived during the previous five years. The petition shall include a statement under oath identifying whether:(a) The family member petitioner has participated as a party, as a witness, or in any other capacity or in any other proceeding concerning custody or visitation with the resident and if so, identify the court, the case number, and the date of any order which may affect visitation;(b) The family member petitioner knows of any proceeding that could affect the current proceeding relating to domestic violence, a protective order, termination of parental rights, adoption, guardianship, conservatorship, or habeas corpus or any other civil or criminal proceeding, and if so, identify the court, the case number, and the date of any order which may affect visitation;(c) The family member petitioner knows the name and address of any person not a party to the proceeding who has physical custody of, is residing with, or is providing residential services to the resident and if so, the name and address of such person;(d) The resident needs a guardian ad litem or a visitor appointed;(e) Any other state would have jurisdiction under the Nebraska Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act;(f) A bond or probation condition exists which would affect the case; and(g) The family member petitioner has filed petitions under section 30-703 within the preceding five years and if so, the court, the case number, and the date of any order resolving the prior petitions.(2) Any matters which may be confidential under court rule or statute shall be filed as a confidential document for review by the court as to whether such matters shall remain filed as confidential matters.(3) If the information required by subsection (1) of this section is not furnished, the court, upon the motion of a party or its own motion, may stay the proceeding until the information is furnished.Source Laws 2018, LB845, § 6. Cross References  Nebraska Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act, see section 30-3901.
NE Code § 30-707 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-707 - Simultaneous proceedings; how treated.

30-707.  Simultaneous proceedings; how treated.Any proceeding involving a guardianship, conservatorship, power of attorney for health care decisions, or power of attorney granted by the resident may continue in the trial court while an appeal is pending from an order granted under sections 30-701 to 30-713.Source Laws 2018, LB845, § 7.
NE Code § 30-708 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-708 - Appointment of guardian ad litem or visitor.

30-708.  Appointment of guardian ad litem or visitor.At any point in a proceeding under sections 30-701 to 30-713, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem or a visitor.Source Laws 2018, LB845, § 8.
NE Code § 30-709 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-709 - Jurisdiction; venue; court rules; notice; appeal; retention of jurisdiction.

30-709.  Jurisdiction; venue; court rules; notice; appeal; retention of jurisdiction.(1) Jurisdiction under sections 30-701 to 30-713 applies to any resident who is in this state or for whom the provisions of the Nebraska Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act vests authority over such resident in the courts of this state in a guardianship.(2) Venue shall be determined pursuant to sections 30-703 and 30-2212.(3) The Supreme Court shall have the authority pursuant to section 30-2213 to establish rules to carry into effect the provisions of sections 30-701 to 30-713.(4) The notice provisions of section 30-2220 shall apply to a proceeding under sections 30-701 to 30-713.(5) When final orders relating to proceedings under sections 30-701 to 30-713 are on appeal and such appeal is pending, the court that issued such orders shall retain jurisdiction to provide for such orders regarding visitation or other access or to prevent irreparable harm during the pendency of such appeal or other appropriate orders in aid of the appeal process. Such orders shall not be construed to prejudice any party on appeal.Source Laws 2018, LB845, § 9. Cross References  Nebraska Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act, see section 30-3901.
NE Code § 30-710 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-710 - Order; appeal.

30-710.  Order; appeal.Any order that is not intended as interlocutory or temporary under sections 30-701 to 30-713 shall be a final, appealable order. Such order may be appealed to the Court of Appeals in the same manner as an appeal from the district court directly to the Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals shall conduct its review in an expedited manner and shall render its judgment and write its opinion, if any, as speedily as possible. The court may modify an existing order granting such visitation upon a showing that there has been a material change in circumstances which justifies such modification and that the modification would serve the best interests of the resident.Source Laws 2018, LB845, § 10.
NE Code § 30-711 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-711 - Court; examine evidence; issue discovery orders.

30-711.  Court; examine evidence; issue discovery orders.In a proceeding under sections 30-701 to 30-713, the court may examine any medical evidence in camera or issue any protective discovery orders needed to comply with the provisions of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, any regulations promulgated under such federal act, or any other provision of law.Source Laws 2018, LB845, § 11.
NE Code § 30-712 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-712 - Visitation schedule; civil contempt; remedies.

30-712.  Visitation schedule; civil contempt; remedies.If the court enters a visitation order in a proceeding under sections 30-701 to 30-713, it may set out a visitation schedule including the time, place, and manner of visitation. Failure to comply with the order may be the subject of a civil contempt proceeding and may be subject to remedies under section 30-705. The court may provide for an expiration date or a review date in its order, and such a provision does not affect the appealability of an order under section 30-710.Source Laws 2018, LB845, § 12.
NE Code § 30-713 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-713 - Burden of proof.

30-713.  Burden of proof.In a proceeding under sections 30-701 to 30-712, the burden of proof is upon the family member petitioner to establish his or her case by a preponderance of the evidence.Source Laws 2018, LB845, § 13.
NE Code § 30-901 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-901 - Copersonal representatives, cotrustees, coguardians, or coconservators; authority to act.

30-901.  Copersonal representatives, cotrustees, coguardians, or coconservators; authority to act.On and after January 1, 2020, in any case in which copersonal representatives, cotrustees, coguardians, or coconservators have been appointed, unless specifically restricted in a will, a trust, or an order of appointment, such copersonal representatives, cotrustees, coguardians, or coconservators shall have the authority to act independently with respect to, and shall not be required to act in concert with respect to, banking transactions involving trust or estate assets.Source Laws 2019, LB55, § 2.
NE Code § 30-2201 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-2201 - Short title.

30-2201.  Short title.Sections 30-401 to 30-406, 30-701 to 30-713, 30-2201 to 30-2902, 30-3901 to 30-3923, 30-4001 to 30-4045, and 30-4201 to 30-4210 and the Public Guardianship Act shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Probate Code.Source   Laws 1974, LB 354, § 1, UPC § 1-101;   Laws 1985, LB 292, § 1;   Laws 1993, LB 250, § 33;   Laws 1993, LB 782, § 2;   Laws 1997, LB 466, § 2;  Laws 1999, LB 100, § 1;  Laws 2010, LB758, § 1;  Laws 2011, LB157, § 28;  Laws 2012, LB1113, § 46;  Laws 2014, LB788, § 8;  Laws 2014, LB920, § 19;  Laws 2014, LB998, § 7;  Laws 2015, LB43, § 1;  Laws 2015, LB422, § 1;  Laws 2016, LB934, § 13;  Laws 2018, LB845, § 15;  Laws 2020, LB966, § 10.  Cross References  Public Guardianship Act, see section 30-4101.Annotations Appeals of matters arising under the Nebraska Probate Code are reviewed for error on the record. In re Guardianship of Brenda B. et al., 13 Neb. App. 618, 698 N.W.2d 228 (2005).
NE Code § 30-2202 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-2202 - Purposes; rule of construction.

30-2202.  Purposes; rule of construction.(a) This code shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.(b) The underlying purposes and policies of this code are:(1) to simplify and clarify the law concerning the affairs of decedents, missing persons, protected persons, minors, and incapacitated persons;(2) to discover and make effective the intent of a decedent in distribution of his or her property;(3) to promote a speedy and efficient system for liquidating the estate of the decedent and making distribution to his or her successors; and(4) to make uniform the law among the various jurisdictions.Source   Laws 1974, LB 354, § 2, UPC § 1-102;  Laws 2003, LB 130, § 120.  Annotations The Nebraska Probate Code should be liberally construed to discover and make effective the intent of a decedent in the distribution of his property. DeVries v. Rix, 203 Neb. 392, 279 N.W.2d 89 (1979).
NE Code § 30-2203 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-2203 - Supplementary general principles of law applicable.

30-2203.  Supplementary general principles of law applicable.Unless displaced by the particular provisions of this code, the principles of law and equity supplement its provisions.Source  Laws 1974, LB 354, § 3, UPC § 1-103.
NE Code § 30-2204 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-2204 - Severability.

30-2204.  Severability.If any provisions of this code or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the code which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this code are declared to be severable.Source  Laws 1974, LB 354, § 4, UPC § 1-104.
NE Code § 30-2205 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-2205 - Construction against implied repeal.

30-2205.  Construction against implied repeal.This code is a general act intended as a unified coverage of its subject matter and no part of it shall be deemed impliedly repealed by subsequent legislation if it can reasonably be avoided.Source  Laws 1974, LB 354, § 5, UPC § 1-105.
NE Code § 30-2206 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-2206 - Effect of fraud and evasion.

30-2206.  Effect of fraud and evasion.Whenever fraud has been perpetrated in connection with any proceeding or in any statement filed under this code or if fraud is used to avoid or circumvent the provisions or purposes of this code, any person injured thereby may obtain appropriate relief against the perpetrator of the fraud or restitution from any person (other than a bona fide purchaser) benefiting from the fraud, whether innocent or not. Any proceeding must be commenced within two years after the discovery of the fraud, but no proceeding may be brought against one not a perpetrator of the fraud later than five years after the time of commission of the fraud. This section has no bearing on remedies relating to fraud practiced on a decedent during his lifetime which affects the succession of his estate.Source  Laws 1974, LB 354, § 6, UPC § 1-106.
NE Code § 30-2207 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-2207 - Evidence as to death or status.

30-2207.  Evidence as to death or status.In proceedings under this code the rules of evidence in courts of general jurisdiction, including any relating to simultaneous deaths, are applicable unless specifically displaced by the code. In addition, the following rules relating to determination of death and status are applicable:(1) a certified or authenticated copy of a death certificate purporting to be issued by an official or agency of the place where the death purportedly occurred is prima facie proof of the fact, place, date and time of death and the identity of the decedent;(2) a certified or authenticated copy of any record or report of a governmental agency, domestic or foreign, that a person is missing, detained, dead, or alive is prima facie evidence of the status and of the dates, circumstances and places disclosed by the record or report;(3) a person who is absent for a continuous period of five years, during which he has not been heard from, and whose absence is not satisfactorily explained after diligent search or inquiry is presumed to be dead. His death is presumed to have occurred at the end of the period unless there is sufficient evidence for determining that death occurred earlier.Source  Laws 1974, LB 354, § 7, UPC § 1-107. Annotations  This section does not preclude the establishment of death by circumstantial evidence before the expiration of the 5-year statutory period. State v. Edwards, 278 Neb. 55, 767 N.W.2d 784 (2009). This section sets forth the evidence that can be used to prove the fact of death in proceedings under the Nebraska Probate Code, not the Nebraska Criminal Code. State v. Edwards, 278 Neb. 55, 767 N.W.2d 784 (2009).
NE Code § 30-2208 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-2208 - Acts by holder of general power.

30-2208.  Acts by holder of general power.For the purpose of granting consent or approval with regard to the acts or accounts of a personal representative, including relief from liability or penalty for failure to post bond or to perform other duties, the sole holder or all coholders of a presently exercisable general power of appointment, including one in the form of a power of amendment or revocation, are deemed to act for beneficiaries to the extent their interests (as objects, takers in default, or otherwise) are subject to the power.Source   Laws 1974, LB 354, § 8, UPC § 1-108;  Laws 2003, LB 130, § 121.
NE Code § 30-2210 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-2210 - Territorial application.

30-2210.  Territorial application.Except as otherwise provided in this code, this code applies to (1) the affairs and estates of decedents, missing persons, and persons to be protected, domiciled in this state, (2) the property of nonresidents located in this state or property coming into the control of a fiduciary who is subject to the laws of this state, (3) incapacitated persons and minors in this state, except as provided in the Nebraska Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act, and (4) survivorship and related accounts in this state.Source   Laws 1974, LB 354, § 10, UPC § 1-301;  Laws 2003, LB 130, § 122;  Laws 2011, LB157, § 30. Cross References  Nebraska Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act, see section 30-3901.
NE Code § 30-2211 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-2211 - Subject matter jurisdiction.

30-2211.  Subject matter jurisdiction.(a) To the full extent permitted by the Constitution of Nebraska, the court has jurisdiction over all subject matter relating to (1) estates of decedents, including construction of wills and determination of heirs and successors of decedents, and estates of protected persons; and (2) protection of minors and incapacitated persons, except as provided in the Nebraska Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.(b) The court has full power to make orders, judgments, and decrees and take all other action necessary and proper to administer justice in the matters which come before it.Source   Laws 1974, LB 354, § 11, UPC § 1-302;  Laws 2003, LB 130, § 123;  Laws 2011, LB157, § 31. Cross References  Nebraska Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act, see section 30-3901.Annotations  The county courts have the power to construe wills. Brinkman v. Brinkman, 302 Neb. 315, 923 N.W.2d 380 (2019). In 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 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). To the extent permitted by the Nebraska Constitution, the county court has jurisdiction over all subject matter relating to estates of decedents, including the determination of heirs, subject to administration. Mischke v. Mischke, 253 Neb. 439, 571 N.W.2d 248 (1997). County courts, in exercising exclusive original jurisdiction over estates, may apply equitable principles to matters within probate jurisdiction. In re Estate of Steppuhn, 221 Neb. 329, 377 N.W.2d 83 (1985). In an equity action to determine title to joint bank accounts based on constructive trust or conversion, the county courts cannot acquire jurisdiction under this section since they have no equity jurisdiction over this type of action. Miller v. Janecek, 210 Neb. 316, 314 N.W.2d 250 (1982). 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, LB 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).
NE Code § 30-2211.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-2211.01 - Minor; fees and costs.

30-2211.01.  Minor; fees and costs.The reasonable fees and costs of an attorney, a guardian ad litem, a physician, and a visitor appointed by the court for the minor shall be allowed, disallowed, or adjusted by the court and may be paid from the estate of the minor if the minor possesses an estate or, if not, shall be paid by the county in which the proceedings are brought or by the petitioner as costs of the action. An action under sections 30-2601 to 30-2661 may be initiated or defended in forma pauperis in accordance with sections 25-2301 to 25-2310. The court may assess attorney's fees and costs against the petitioner upon a showing that the action was frivolous in accordance with sections 25-824 to 25-824.03.Source Laws 2015, LB422, § 2.
NE Code § 30-2212 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-2212 - Venue; multiple proceedings; transfer.

30-2212.  Venue; multiple proceedings; transfer.(a) Where a proceeding under this code could be maintained in more than one place in this state, the court in which the proceeding is first commenced has the exclusive right to proceed.(b) If proceedings concerning the same estate, protected person, or ward are commenced in more than one court of this state, the court in which the proceeding was first commenced shall continue to hear the matter, and the other courts shall hold the matter in abeyance until the question of venue is decided, and if the ruling court determines that venue is properly in another court, it shall transfer the proceeding to the other court.(c) If a court finds that in the interest of justice a proceeding or a file should be located in another court of this state, the court making the finding may transfer the proceeding or file to the other court.Source   Laws 1974, LB 354, § 12, UPC § 1-303;  Laws 2003, LB 130, § 124.
NE Code § 30-2213 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-2213 - Supreme Court; establish rules; uniform administration, proceedings, and practice.

30-2213.  Supreme Court; establish rules; uniform administration, proceedings, and practice.The Supreme Court shall have authority to establish rules to carry into effect the provisions of this code so that its administration, proceedings, and practice shall be uniform.Source  Laws 1974, LB 354, § 13.