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NE Code § 30-24,118 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-24,118 - Liability of distributees to claimants.

30-24,118.  Liability of distributees to claimants.After assets of an estate have been distributed and subject to section 30-24,120, an undischarged claim not barred may be prosecuted in a proceeding against one or more distributees. No distributee shall be liable to claimants for amounts in excess of the value of his distribution as of the time of distribution. As between distributees, each shall bear the cost of satisfaction of unbarred claims as if the claim had been satisfied in the course of administration. Any distributee who shall have failed to notify other distributees of the demand made upon him by the claimant in sufficient time to permit them to join in any proceeding in which the claim was asserted against him loses his right of contribution against other distributees.Source  Laws 1974, LB 354, § 196, UPC § 3-1004.
NE Code § 30-24,119 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-24,119 - Limitations on proceedings against personal representative.

30-24,119.  Limitations on proceedings against personal representative.Unless previously barred by adjudication and except as provided in the closing statement, the rights of successors and of creditors whose claims have not otherwise been barred against the personal representative for breach of fiduciary duty are barred unless a proceeding to assert the same is commenced within six months after the filing of the closing statement. The rights barred by reason of the filing of the closing statement do not include rights to recover from a personal representative for fraud, misrepresentation, or inadequate disclosure related to the settlement of the decedent's estate.Source   Laws 1974, LB 354, § 197, UPC § 3-1005;   Laws 1978, LB 650, § 37. Annotations This section provides claimants with a limited right to proceed against a personal representative after the personal representative has already been discharged, where the personal representative has committed a breach of fiduciary duty. Mach v. Schmer, 4 Neb. App. 819, 550 N.W.2d 385 (1996).
NE Code § 30-24,120 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-24,120 - Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees.

30-24,120.  Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees.Unless previously adjudicated in a formal testacy proceeding or in a proceeding settling the accounts of a personal representative or otherwise barred, the claim of any claimant to recover from a distributee who is liable to pay the claim, and the right of any heir or devisee, or of a successor personal representative acting in their behalf, to recover property improperly distributed or the value thereof from any distributee is forever barred at the later of (1) three years after the decedent's death; or (2) one year after the time of distribution thereof. This section does not bar an action to recover property or value received as the result of fraud.Source  Laws 1974, LB 354, § 198, UPC § 3-1006.
NE Code § 30-24,121 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-24,121 - Certificate discharging liens securing fiduciary performance.

30-24,121.  Certificate discharging liens securing fiduciary performance.After his appointment has terminated, the personal representative, his sureties, or any successor of either, upon the filing of a verified application showing, so far as is known by the applicant, that no action concerning the estate is pending in any court, is entitled to receive a certificate from the registrar that the personal representative appears to have fully administered the estate in question. The certificate evidences discharge of any lien on any property given to secure the obligation of the personal representative in lieu of bond or any surety, but does not preclude action against the personal representative or the surety.Source  Laws 1974, LB 354, § 199, UPC § 3-1007.
NE Code § 30-24,122 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-24,122 - Subsequent administration.

30-24,122.  Subsequent administration.If other property of the estate is discovered after an estate has been settled and the personal representative discharged or his appointment terminated, the court upon petition of any interested person and upon notice may appoint the same or a successor personal representative to administer the subsequently discovered estate. If a new appointment is made, unless the court orders otherwise, the provisions of this code apply as appropriate; but no claim previously barred may be asserted in the subsequent administration.Source  Laws 1974, LB 354, § 200, UPC § 3-1008.
NE Code § 30-24,123 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-24,123 - Effect of approval of agreements involving trusts, inalienable interests, or interests of third persons.

30-24,123.  Effect of approval of agreements involving trusts, inalienable interests, or interests of third persons.A compromise of any controversy as to admission to probate of any instrument offered for formal probate as the will of a decedent, the construction, validity, or effect of any probated will, the rights or interests in the estate of the decedent of any successor, or the administration of the estate, if approved in a formal proceeding in the court for that purpose, is binding on all the parties thereto including those unborn, unascertained or who could not be located. An approved compromise is binding even though it may affect a trust or an inalienable interest. A compromise does not impair the rights of creditors or of taxing authorities who are not parties to it.Source  Laws 1974, LB 354, § 201, UPC § 3-1101. Annotations Sections 30-24,123 and 30-24,124 allow competent parties having beneficial interests in an estate pursuant to a will clouded by a good faith contest or controversy to reach a settlement agreement, which will be approved by a court if the agreement is just and reasonable. In re Estate of Marsh, 2 Neb. App. 649, 513 N.W.2d 35 (1994).
NE Code § 30-24,124 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-24,124 - Procedure for securing court approval of compromise.

30-24,124.  Procedure for securing court approval of compromise.The procedure for securing court approval of a compromise is as follows:(1) The terms of the compromise shall be set forth in an agreement in writing which shall be executed by all competent persons and parents acting for any minor child having beneficial interests or having claims which will or may be affected by the compromise. Execution is not required by any person whose identity cannot be ascertained or whose whereabouts is unknown and cannot reasonably be ascertained.(2) Any interested person, including the personal representative or a trustee, then may submit the agreement to the court for its approval and for execution by the personal representative, the trustee of every affected testamentary trust, and other fiduciaries and representatives.(3) After notice to all interested persons or their representatives, including the personal representative of the estate and all affected trustees of trusts, the court, if it finds that the contest or controversy is in good faith and that the effect of the agreement upon the interests of persons represented by fiduciaries or other representatives is just and reasonable, shall make an order approving the agreement and directing all fiduciaries under its supervision to execute the agreement. Minor children represented only by their parents may be bound only if their parents join with other competent persons in execution of the compromise. Upon the making of the order and the execution of the agreement, all further disposition of the estate is in accordance with the terms of the agreement.Source  Laws 1974, LB 354, § 202, UPC § 3-1102. Annotations  Under subdivision (1) of this section, a settlement agreement made in open court on the record, agreed to by all of the parties to the litigation, and approved by the court is enforceable. In re Estate of Mithofer, 243 Neb. 722, 502 N.W.2d 454 (1993). Under subdivision (3) of this section, once a compromise agreement is entered into and approved by the court, the disposition of the property in the estate is in accordance with the terms of the agreement. In re Estate of Marsh, 2 Neb. App. 649, 513 N.W.2d 35 (1994).
NE Code § 30-24,125 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-24,125 - Collection of personal property by affidavit.

30-24,125.  Collection of personal property by affidavit.(a) Thirty days after the death of a decedent, any person indebted to the decedent or having possession of tangible personal property or an instrument evidencing a debt, obligation, stock, or chose in action belonging to the decedent shall make payment of the indebtedness or deliver the tangible personal property or an instrument evidencing a debt, obligation, stock, or chose in action to a person claiming to be the successor of the decedent upon being presented an affidavit made by or on behalf of the successor stating:(1) the value of all of the personal property in the decedent's estate, wherever located, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed fifty thousand dollars;(2) thirty days have elapsed since the death of the decedent as shown in a certified or authenticated copy of the decedent's death certificate attached to the affidavit;(3) the claiming successor's relationship to the decedent or, if there is no relationship, the basis of the successor's claim to the personal property;(4) the person or persons claiming as successors under the affidavit swear or affirm that all statements in the affidavit are true and material and further acknowledge that any false statement may subject the person or persons to penalties relating to perjury under section 28-915;(5) no application or petition for the appointment of a personal representative is pending or has been granted in any jurisdiction; and(6) the claiming successor is entitled to payment or delivery of the property.(b) A transfer agent of any security shall change the registered ownership on the books of a corporation from the decedent to the successor or successors upon the presentation of an affidavit as provided in subsection (a).(c) In addition to compliance with the requirements of subsection (a), a person seeking a transfer of a certificate of title to a motor vehicle, motorboat, all-terrain vehicle, utility-type vehicle, or minibike shall be required to furnish to the Department of Motor Vehicles an affidavit showing applicability of this section and compliance with the requirements of this section to authorize the department to issue a new certificate of title.Source   Laws 1974, LB 354, § 203, UPC § 3-1201;   Laws 1996, LB 909, § 1;  Laws 1999, LB 100, § 4;  Laws 1999, LB 141, § 6;  Laws 2004, LB 560, § 2;  Laws 2009, LB35, § 22;  Laws 2010, LB650, § 2.
NE Code § 30-24,126 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-24,126 - Effect of affidavit.

30-24,126.  Effect of affidavit.The person paying, delivering, transferring, or issuing personal property or the evidence thereof pursuant to affidavit is discharged and released to the same extent as if he dealt with a personal representative of the decedent. He is not required to see to the application of the personal property or evidence thereof or to inquire into the truth of any statement in the affidavit. If any person to whom an affidavit is delivered refuses to pay, deliver, transfer, or issue any personal property or evidence thereof, it may be recovered or its payment, delivery, transfer, or issuance compelled upon proof of their right in a proceeding brought for the purpose by or on behalf of the persons entitled thereto. Any person to whom payment, delivery, transfer or issuance is made is answerable and accountable therefor to any personal representative of the estate or to any other person having a superior right.Source  Laws 1974, LB 354, § 204, UPC § 3-1202.
NE Code § 30-24,127 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-24,127 - Small estates; summary administrative procedure.

30-24,127.  Small estates; summary administrative procedure.If it appears from the inventory and appraisal that the value of the entire estate, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed homestead allowance, exempt property, family allowance, costs and expenses of administration, reasonable funeral expenses, and reasonable and necessary medical and hospital expenses of the last illness of the decedent, the personal representative, without giving notice to creditors, may immediately disburse and distribute the estate to the persons entitled thereto and file a closing statement as provided in section 30-24,128.Source  Laws 1974, LB 354, § 205, UPC § 3-1203.
NE Code § 30-24,128 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-24,128 - Small estates; closing by sworn statement of personal representative.

30-24,128.  Small estates; closing by sworn statement of personal representative.(a) Unless prohibited by order of the court and except for estates being administered by supervised personal representatives, a personal representative may close an estate administered under the summary procedures of section 30-24,127 by filing with the court, at any time after disbursement and distribution of the estate, a verified statement stating that:(1) to the best knowledge of the personal representative, the value of the entire estate, less liens and encumbrances, did not exceed homestead allowance, exempt property, family allowance, costs and expenses of administration, reasonable funeral expenses, and reasonable and necessary medical and hospital expenses of the last illness of the decedent;(2) the personal representative has fully administered the estate by disbursing and distributing it to the persons entitled thereto; and(3) the personal representative has sent a copy of the closing statement to all distributees of the estate and to all creditors or other claimants of whom he is aware whose claims are neither paid nor barred and has furnished a full account in writing of his administration to the distributees whose interests are affected.(b) If no actions or proceedings involving the personal representative are pending in the court one year after the closing statement is filed, the appointment of the personal representative terminates.(c) A closing statement filed under this section has the same effect as one filed under section 30-24,117.Source  Laws 1974, LB 354, § 206, UPC § 3-1204.
NE Code § 30-24,129 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-24,129 - Succession to real property by affidavit.

30-24,129.  Succession to real property by affidavit.(a) Thirty days after the death of a decedent, any person claiming as successor to the decedent's interest in real property in this state may file or cause to be filed on his or her behalf, with the register of deeds office of a county in which the real property of the decedent that is the subject of the affidavit is located, an affidavit describing the real property owned by the decedent and the interest of the decedent in the property. The affidavit shall be signed by all persons claiming as successors or by parties legally acting on their behalf and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the affidavit. The affidavit shall state:(1) the value of the decedent's interest in all real property in the decedent's estate located in this state does not exceed fifty thousand dollars. The value of the decedent's interest shall be determined from the value of the property shown on the assessment rolls for the year in which the decedent died less real estate taxes and interest thereon if any is due at the time of death;(2) thirty days have elapsed since the death of the decedent as shown in a certified or authenticated copy of the decedent's death certificate attached to the affidavit;(3) no application or petition for the appointment of a personal representative is pending or has been granted in the State of Nebraska;(4) the claiming successor is entitled to the real property either by reason of the homestead allowance, exempt property allowance, or family allowance, by intestate succession, or by devise under the will of the decedent. If claiming by devise under the will of the decedent, a copy of such will shall be attached to the affidavit;(5) the claiming successor has made an investigation and has been unable to determine any subsequent will;(6) no other person has a right to the interest of the decedent in the described property;(7) the claiming successor's relationship to the decedent and the value of the entire estate of the decedent subject to probate; and(8) the person or persons claiming as successors under the affidavit swear or affirm that all statements in the affidavit are true and material and further acknowledge that any false statement may subject the person or persons to penalties relating to perjury under section 28-915.(b) The recorded affidavit and certified or authenticated copy of the decedent's death certificate shall also be recorded by the claiming successor in any other county in this state in which the real property of the decedent that is the subject of the affidavit is located.Source  Laws 1999, LB 100, § 2;  Laws 2009, LB35, § 23;  Laws 2014, LB693, § 1;  Laws 2021, LB501, § 62.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 30-24,130 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-24,130 - Effect of affidavit.

30-24,130.  Effect of affidavit.(a) A successor named in an affidavit under section 30-24,129 shall have the same protection as a distributee who has received a deed of distribution from a personal representative as provided in section 30-24,106.(b) A purchaser of real property from or lender to a person named as a successor in an affidavit under section 30-24,129 shall have the same protection as a person purchasing from or lending to a distributee who has received a deed of distribution from a personal representative as provided in section 30-24,108.(c) Nothing in this section affects or prevents any proceeding to enforce any mortgage, pledge, or other lien upon the real property described in the affidavit.Source Laws 1999, LB 100, § 3.
NE Code § 30-2501 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-2501 - Definitions.

30-2501.  Definitions.In this article(1) Local administration means administration by a personal representative appointed in this state pursuant to appointment proceedings described in Article 24.(2) Local personal representative includes any personal representative appointed in this state pursuant to appointment proceedings described in Article 24 and excludes foreign personal representatives who acquire the power of a local personal representative pursuant to section 30-2506.(3) Resident creditor means a person domiciled in, or doing business in this state, who is, or could be, a claimant against an estate of a nonresident decedent.Source  Laws 1974, LB 354, § 207, UPC § 4-101.
NE Code § 30-2502 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-2502 - Payment of debt and delivery of property to domiciliary foreign personal representative without local administration.

30-2502.  Payment of debt and delivery of property to domiciliary foreign personal representative without local administration.At any time after the expiration of sixty days from the death of a nonresident decedent, any person indebted to the estate of the nonresident decedent or having possession or control of personal property, or of an instrument evidencing a debt, obligation, stock or chose in action belonging to the estate of the nonresident decedent may pay the debt, deliver the personal property, or the instrument evidencing the debt, obligation, stock or chose in action, to the domiciliary foreign personal representative of the nonresident decedent upon being presented with proof of his appointment and an affidavit made by or on behalf of the representative stating:(1) the date of the death of the nonresident decedent,(2) that no local administration, or application or petition therefor, is pending in this state,(3) that the domiciliary foreign personal representative is entitled to payment or delivery.Source  Laws 1974, LB 354, § 208, UPC § 4-201.
NE Code § 30-2503 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-2503 - Payment or delivery discharges.

30-2503.  Payment or delivery discharges.Payment or delivery made in good faith on the basis of the proof of authority and affidavit releases the debtor or person having possession of the personal property to the same extent as if payment or delivery had been made to a local personal representative.Source  Laws 1974, LB 354, § 209, UPC § 4-202.
NE Code § 30-2504 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-2504 - Resident creditor notice.

30-2504.  Resident creditor notice.Payment or delivery under section 30-2503 may not be made if a resident creditor of the nonresident decedent has notified the debtor of the nonresident decedent or the person having possession of the personal property belonging to the nonresident decedent that the debt should not be paid nor the property delivered to the domiciliary foreign personal representative.Source  Laws 1974, LB 354, § 210, UPC § 4-203.
NE Code § 30-2505 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-2505 - Proof of authority; bond.

30-2505.  Proof of authority; bond.If no local administration or application or petition therefor is pending in this state, a domiciliary foreign personal representative may file with a court in this state in a county in which property belonging to the decedent is located, authenticated copies of his appointment and of any official bond he has given.Source  Laws 1974, LB 354, § 211, UPC § 4-204.
NE Code § 30-2506 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 30 - Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property|30-2506 - Powers.

30-2506.  Powers.A domiciliary foreign personal representative who has complied with section 30-2505 may exercise as to assets in this state all powers of a local personal representative and may maintain actions and proceedings in this state subject to any conditions imposed upon nonresident parties generally.Source  Laws 1974, LB 354, § 212, UPC § 4-205.