Nebraska Household Paperwork Bundle: 4 Kits in One Download (NE Executor and Estate Kit, Nebraska Small Claims Kit, Nebraska POA Signing Kit, Nebraska Will Signing Kit)

Who it is for

Families in Nebraska getting papers in order: signing a power of attorney or will, settling an estate, or taking a money dispute to small claims.

Not the right fit if

You only need one of these papers (buy that kit on its own), or nothing is in Nebraska. Not a form preparation or legal service.

Why it is different

• 4 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The Nebraska kits are built only from our Nebraska data files: Sources, checked November 2026: Neb. Rev. Stat. 30-24,125 (Nebraska Legislature); Nolo (secondary source): Probate Shortcuts in Nebraska (Nolo, updated 4/08/2024); Nebraska Judicial Branch self-help: Affidavit for Transfer of Personal Property without Probate; Neb. Rev. Stat. 30-24,125 (Nebraska Legislature) (official form); Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in Nebraska (Nolo, updated August 2025); Neb. Rev. Stat. 30-2328, Holographic will (Nebraska Legislature); Nebraska small claims data file, checked November 2026 against Nebraska Judicial Branch: Filing a Small Claims Case in Nebraska; Nebraska Judicial Branch: Nebraska Increases Jurisdictional Limits for Small Claims and County Courts; Nebraska Judicial Branch: Small Claims (self-represented litigant resources); Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-2804; Nebraska Judicial Branch: eFiling; Nebraska power of attorney data file, checked November 2026 against Nebraska Uniform Power of Attorney Act, sections 30-4001 to 30-4045 (Nebraska Legislature); Power of Attorney for Health Care form, Nebraska State Unit on Aging (Nebraska DHHS, Rev. 03/16); Nebraska will signing data file, checked November 2026 against Neb. Rev. Stat. 30-2328, Holographic will (Nebraska Legislature); Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in Nebraska (Nolo, updated August 2025).
• Every kit in the set is written for Nebraska.

What is inside

• Nebraska Executor and Estate Kit. All personal property, wherever located, less liens and encumbrances, up to $100,000 (as amended by LB 85, 2025). Real estate isn't counted, and the affidavit doesn't transfer it; it needs its own route. 30 days. Thirty days after the death. Sworn; a notary can give the oath. The successors swear or affirm the statements are true, under penalty of perjury. Handed to the bank or other holder. Presented to whoever owes the debt or holds the property; vehicles and boats go to the Department of Motor Vehicles for a new title. Affidavit for Transfer of Personal Property without Probate (CC 15:40). The Nebraska Judicial Branch's self-help form; its page says it must be signed in the presence of a notary. Summary administration: A shorter probate for an estate that, after liens and encumbrances, is no more than the homestead allowance, exempt property, family allowance, administration costs, funeral expenses and last-illness medical expenses. Real estate in the state worth up to $50,000 has its own affidavit, filed with the county register of deeds. The testator signs or acknowledges in front of two witnesses, and both sign (30-2327, per Nolo). Optional. Under 30-2329, as Nolo describes it, the testator and the two witnesses swear to an affidavit in front of a notary, which speeds up probate. Recognized if the signature, the material provisions and the date are in the testator's handwriting. Nolo reads 30-2330 this way: a witness who also inherits may lose whatever the will gives beyond their intestate share. Assets, debts, payments and distributions; it compares the countable assets with $100,000, dates day 30 after the death and leaves real estate out of the count.
• Nebraska Small Claims Court Kit. In Nebraska, small claims (Small Claims Court (County Court)) cover claims up to $7,500. From the official page: Judgments in small claims court may not exceed $7,500. Where and how to file, from the official pages: County where the defendant or defendant's agent resides; filing in the wrong court leads to dismissal and loss of filing fees and prepaid costs. Fees: small claims filing fee under Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-2804(2): $6.25 (Statutory small claims fee only; other county court costs and service fees apply.). Nebraska Judicial Branch says all court costs and service fees are subject to change and links to its Filing Fees and Court Costs schedule; sheriff/constable or process server fees are paid separately. Fee waiver: in forma pauperis affidavit DC 6:7.1. No online filing for small claims; file at the clerk's office. Service: Plaintiff chooses sheriff service or certified mail (form CC 4:5); process server also possible (plaintiff pays server). Sheriff/constable fees paid when filing. Lawyers can't represent a party at the hearing. Appeal: Either party may appeal within 30 days after judgment (see Nebraska Judicial Branch page 'Appealing or Setting Aside a County Court Civil or Small Claims Judgment'); a defendant with a default judgment may instead move to set it aside within 30 days. Lawyers allowed if case is transferred to regular county court docket. A claim calculator that adds up your items and compares the total with $7,500, a costs sheet with the Nebraska fee list, a deadline sheet in business days that skips weekends and federal holidays, and a collection tracker with the balance owed.
• Nebraska Power of Attorney Signing Kit. Get your Nebraska power of attorney signed the way the state's own law describes. Not valid unless acknowledged before a notary or other official authorized to take acknowledgments. Step by step in signing order: statutory form: Start from the official form: Statutory form power of attorney (30-4041); notary: Sign in front of a notary, who completes an acknowledgment; witnesses: The execution section doesn't require witnesses; agent's acknowledgment: No signed acceptance is required before acting; recording for real estate: The act lets an agent record instruments but has no requirement to record the power of attorney; durable after incapacity: One created after January 1, 2013 is durable unless it says incapacity ends it. Healthcare: The state's power of attorney for health care form is signed in front of either two witnesses or a notary. The witnesses declare that neither of them, nor the attending physician, is the person named as attorney in fact. Notary: "A power of attorney under the Nebraska Uniform Power of Attorney Act is not valid unless it is acknowledged." Witnesses: "A power of attorney must be signed by the principal or marked by the principal" Agent's acknowledgment: "a person accepts appointment as an agent under a power of attorney by exercising authority or performing duties as an agent." Durable after incapacity: "is durable unless it expressly provides that it is terminated by the incapacity of the principal." Healthcare power of attorney: "Do not sign this form until you are in the presence of either the two witnesses or a Notary." Recording: The act lets an agent record instruments but has no requirement to record the power of attorney. Agent: An agent accepts by acting or other conduct showing acceptance. Plus a copies log.
• Nebraska Will Signing Day Kit. Bring 2 witnesses. The rule: The testator signs or acknowledges in front of two witnesses, and both sign (30-2327, per Nolo). Pick witnesses who get nothing under the will and aren't married to someone who does. If a beneficiary would have to witness, stop and call the lawyer first: Nolo reads 30-2330 this way: a witness who also inherits may lose whatever the will gives beyond their intestate share. Have a notary there for the self-proving affidavit. The official page we read names a notary public. Optional. Under 30-2329, as Nolo describes it, the testator and the two witnesses swear to an affidavit in front of a notary, which speeds up probate. The rule here: Nolo reads 30-2330 this way: a witness who also inherits may lose whatever the will gives beyond their intestate share. The testator signs (or acknowledges the signature) while the witnesses watch, then each witness signs. Steps, ID, copies and review dates. Remote witnessing in Nebraska: Not provided for: no Nebraska law we found lets witnesses appear by video, and e-wills aren't authorized (Nolo's Nebraska page, updated August 2025). Electronic wills: No: Nolo's Nebraska guide (August 2025) says a will can't be a digital file, audio or video. Where the original is and who has copies. Handwritten wills in Nebraska: Recognized if the signature, the material provisions and the date are in the testator's handwriting.