In Nebraska, estates with personal property of $100,000Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-24,125Verified Sep 8, 2026View source or less skip probate with the Small Estate AffidavitNeb. Rev. Stat. § 30-24,125Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, 30 daysNeb. Rev. Stat. § 30-24,125Verified Sep 8, 2026View source after death. Nebraska sets a separate limit for real propertyNeb. Rev. Stat. § 30-24,125Verified Sep 8, 2026View source of $100,000Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-24,125Verified Sep 8, 2026View source. Nebraska sets the limit by the decedent's date of deathNeb. Rev. Stat. § 30-24,125Verified Sep 8, 2026View source; an earlier death may be measured against a lower figure. An estate over the limit does not qualify, and no affidavit is prepared for it.
The creditor claim period of 2 monthsNeb. Rev. Stat. §§ 25-520.01, 30-2483, 30-2485, 30-2486, 30-2487Verified Sep 15, 2026View source runs from the first publication of the creditor notice, which follows the executor's appointment. Every claim is barred 36 monthsNeb. Rev. Stat. §§ 25-520.01, 30-2483, 30-2485, 30-2486, 30-2487Verified Sep 15, 2026View source after the date of death, whether or not notice was given.
Within 90 daysNeb. Rev. Stat. §§ 30-2467, 30-2468, 30-2469Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of the personal representative's appointment.
The personal representative closes an informal estate by filing a verified sworn statement to close under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-24,117, certifying that notice to creditors was published (first publication more than four months earlier), the estate is fully administered and distributed, and a full written account was furnished to affected distributees; no hearing or court order is requiredNeb. Rev. Stat. §§ 30-24,115, 30-24,116, 30-24,117, 30-24,118, 30-24,119Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
No. Nebraska publishes no official formNeb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2412(c)Verified Sep 23, 2026View source, so the renunciation is a signed writing.