Probate in Chase County, Nebraska
When someone who lived in Chase County dies, probate is handled by the county probate court. This page points you to that court and summarizes the Nebraska rules that apply — the small-estate threshold, the key deadlines, and the instruments Nebraska uses. For your own dates and numbers, use the free calculators linked below.
Where to file
Probate is filed in the county where the person who died last lived. If that was Chase County, this is the court — local forms, e-filing rules, and scheduling vary by county, so confirm with the county probate court. If they last lived in a different county of the same state, the case belongs in that county’s court instead, and one appointment there covers property across the state. If they last lived in another state, the main case belongs there, and property in Chase County generally needs a second, smaller case of its own here (commonly called ancillary probate) — an attorney can confirm which applies.
Chase County Court — Nebraska Judicial Branch (probate jurisdiction, Judicial District 11)Does this estate need full probate?
Nebraska lets smaller estates skip full probate using the Affidavit (personalty) / real-property affidavit (Neb. Rev. Stat. §30-24,125, §30-24,129) for estates up to $100,000.
Check your estate Source — Neb. Rev. Stat. §30-24,125/§30-24,129 ($100k each; real-property affidavit raised $50k→$100k eff. 7/19/2024)Key probate deadlines in Nebraska
- Lodge the will with the court
- No fixed statutory deadline — varies, confirm with the probate court.
- File the estate inventory
- 3 months after appointment as personal representative
- Creditor-claim period closes
- 2 months after first publication of the notice to creditors (outer bar: 36 months from death)
Good to know in Nebraska
- The court empowers the personal representative with Letters Testamentary / Letters of Administration.
- The estate closes with the verified statement to close the estate.
- Nebraska inheritance tax is county-administered; rates depend on relationship to the decedent. Generally due within 12 months of death — confirm with the county court.
Other counties in Nebraska
If the person who died last lived in a different county in Nebraska, start with that county instead — see all Nebraska counties. A few others:
Listed alphabetically, not by distance. A check marks a county with a verified court link.
Talk it through, or find a local pro
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