Do I Need a Transfer on Death Deed in Nebraska?

A transfer on death deed in Nebraska requires a sworn officer's certificate (subscribed and sworn before an officer authorized to administer oaths) and 2 witnessesNeb. Rev. Stat. 76-3401 to 76-3424Verified Oct 18, 2026View source. The signed deed must be recorded at the register of deeds before death to take effectNeb. Rev. Stat. 76-3401 to 76-3424Verified Oct 18, 2026View source, within 30 daysNeb. Rev. Stat. 76-3401 to 76-3424Verified Oct 18, 2026View source of signing. Must be recorded within thirty days after execution AND before the transferor's death in the office of the register of deeds in the county where the property is located. Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-3410(a)(4).

Yes. A transfer on death deed is revocable at any time during the owner's life, and Nebraska revokes one by: Recording a subsequent TOD deed that revokes expressly or by inconsistency (acknowledged after the deed being revoked; recorded before the transferor's death); Recording an instrument of revocation executed with the same formalities as Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-3409 (acknowledged after the deed being revoked; recorded before the transferor's death); Recording an inter vivos deed that expressly or by inconsistency revokes the TOD deed (acknowledged after the deed being revoked; recorded before the transferor's death); Recording an inter vivos deed to a bona fide purchaser that expressly or by inconsistency revokes the TOD deed (acknowledged after the deed being revoked; recorded before the later of thirty days after execution or the transferor's death)Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-3413Verified Oct 17, 2026View source. A will cannot revoke it.

Nebraska allows transfer on death deeds for all types of real property, including homes, land, condominiums, and commercial propertiesNeb. Rev. Stat. 76-3401 to 76-3424Verified Oct 17, 2026View source.

Yes. Nebraska allows multiple beneficiaries on a transfer on death deedNeb. Rev. Stat. 76-3401 to 76-3424Verified Oct 17, 2026View source; they take title as tenants in common unless the deed says otherwise. A successor beneficiary can be named to take if a primary beneficiary dies first.