Nebraska probate leads and inheritance data, by county.
If you are researching Nebraska probate leads, the public court file is only one part of the inherited-property market. USLeadList starts with death and property records, typically about five weeks after death, and generates an average of 619 records a month across Nebraska.
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Nebraska counties
Browse 93 counties.Every Nebraska county has its own page. Highlighted counties currently generate the largest monthly record volume.
How inherited property moves in Nebraska
Verified state rules behind the county data.Probate rules matter because they determine when a public court record appears and which inherited properties never appear in an ordinary probate case.
What changes for an heir
Nebraska's inheritance tax is collected by the county and is a lien on the inherited real property until paid, except for property passing to a surviving spouse (Neb. Rev. Stat. 77-2003). For decedents dying on or after January 1, 2023 the rate is 1 percent above $100,000 for parents, grandparents, siblings, children, other lineal descendants and their spouses (77-2004); 11 percent above $40,000 for aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and their descendants (77-2005); and 15 percent above $25,000 for everyone else (77-2006). A beneficiary under twenty-two takes free of tax. Probate is easy to avoid: a transfer on death deed under 76-3401 to 76-3424 passes real property outside probate, and a successor to Nebraska real property assessed at $100,000 or less may record an affidavit with the register of deeds thirty days after death and never open a court file (30-24,129).
Where probate records appear
County Court JUSTICE, the Nebraska trial court case management system, searched by the public through the Nebraska.gov JUSTICE court case search, which covers criminal, civil, traffic, juvenile and probate cases in all 93 county and district courts. Online searches carry a fee; free access is available at courthouse kiosks and designated law libraries.
Ways property can avoid ordinary probate
Transfer on death deed under the Nebraska Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-3401 to 76-3424; and the affidavit for succession to real property recorded with the register of deeds under 30-24,129 where the decedent's Nebraska real property is worth $100,000 or less on the assessment rolls.
Small-estate route
Two affidavit routes, both requiring 30 days since death and neither requiring a court filing. Succession to real property by affidavit recorded with the register of deeds where the decedent's interest in all Nebraska real property does not exceed $100,000, valued from the assessment rolls for the year of death less real estate taxes and interest due (Neb. Rev. Stat. 30-24,129). Collection of personal property by affidavit where all personal property in the estate, wherever located and less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed $100,000 (30-24,125). Both $100,000 figures are current in the 2026 statutes.
Timing investors should understand
Claims that arose before death are barred unless presented within two months after the date of first publication of notice to creditors, where notice is given under Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-520.01 and 30-2483, or within three years after death where no such notice is given (30-2485(a)). A creditor who misses the two month window may apply to the court within 60 days after it closes and the court may allow up to 30 days more for good cause. Claims arising at or after death must be presented within four months after they arise. Neither small estate affidavit may be used until 30 days after the date of death.
Nebraska inheritance volume
Updated monthly · September 2026 edition.Newly inherited residential properties recorded in Nebraska, from the same database that builds the lists. Published nationally in the Inheritance Property Index.
Biggest Nebraska counties by volume
Free to cite with attribution: USLeadList Inheritance Property Index, September 2026 edition. See every state and download the data.
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