Opinion ID: 1644285
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Text: Before addressing the constitutional question concerning the search of the farmstead, we note that Neb.Rev.Stat. §§ 30-24,125 to 30-24,128 (Reissue 1985) of the Nebraska Probate Code furnish a statutory mechanism and procedure for the Collection of Personal Property by Affidavit and Summary Administration Procedure for Small Estates. In substance, § 30-24,125 provides that, 30 days after a decedent's death, a decedent's successor may obtain possession of the decedent's tangible property by presenting to the possessor of the property an affidavit, by or on behalf of the successor, which contains certain statements about the value of the property, the absence of a petition for the appointment of a personal representative, and the successor's entitlement to the decedent's property. As prescribed by § 30-24,126, if the person who has received the affidavit refuses to deliver the decedent's property to the decedent's successor, a proceeding may be brought to obtain delivery of the decedent's property. Apart from collection of a decedent's property by affidavit and the summary administration for small estates, authorized by §§ 30-24,125 et seq., a personal representative, generally, has the right and duty to take possession or control of the decedent's property. See Neb.Rev. Stat. § 30-2470 (Reissue 1985). If the circumstances warrant, a special administrator may be appointed. See Neb.Rev.Stat. § 30-2457 (Reissue 1985). There may be other legal remedies in addition to the foregoing, which are only illustrative.