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Lincoln County Probate Statistics

Use this county view to check filing-fee patterns, e-filing access, and timing signals before you rely on a probate cost estimate or start preparing a petition.

Data quality: Medium

What This County Snapshot Covers

This page is meant to answer the fast operational questions first: what the county charges to open common probate proceedings, whether e-filing is available, how long creditor claims may run, and where to verify the court record.

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Fee Rows Captured

Yes

E-Filing Available

2 mo

Creditor Claim Period

Medium

Data Quality

Official Sources to Verify

County Fee Schedule

Check the live filing-fee source before relying on a county average or cached amount.

Court Forms or Filing Portal

Review the county or court forms page tied to this probate workflow.

Case Search

Use the county case-search tool when you need live docket or estate-case status information. Search results may not include every probate record.

NEBRASKA'S CASE SEARCH IS NOT FREE ONLINE, WHICH IS UNUSUAL AND WORTH SAYING PLAINLY. Case information in JUSTICE, the statewide trial court system that holds every county court's probate cases, is free at any courthouse kiosk or law library, including the Nebraska State Library and the UNL and Creighton law libraries. Online, a single search by party name through the JUSTICE One-Time Court Case Search costs $17 and returns up to 30 records. Frequent users create a Nebraska.gov subscriber account at $100 a year, on which general searches for lists of cases are free and viewing any case's detail is $2. The subscriber search endpoint answers HTTP 401 without an account, so it is not stored as a link here. Coverage is statewide across all 93 counties and includes the register of actions and, for most filings, document images, but a search returns what has been docketed rather than a complete public record of every estate.

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County Court Website

Go straight to the County Court website for clerk notices and local instructions.

Filing Fee Schedule

Summary Administration$44
Small Estate Affidavit$0
Informal Probate Statutory Fee$22
Informal Probate Total At Filing$44
Informal Probate Testate Total$45
Subsequent Petition In Informal Proceeding$24
Inheritance Tax Determination Petition$22
Inheritance Tax Determination Total$44
Dismissed Petition Total$11
Judges Retirement Percent Of Statutory Fee$10
Statutory Court Costs Per Case$20
Certificate With Seal$1
Photocopy Per Page$0.25
Authenticated Certificate Three Seal$3
Formal Probate Total Low$44
Formal Probate Total High$1,670

Filing Options

In person at the clerk of the county court
By mail to the clerk of the county court
By fax to the clerk, for a self represented party, with the uniform cover sheet as the first page and under ten pages, under Neb. Ct. R. § 6-601(B)
By eFiling through the Nebraska Judicial Branch system, which is mandatory for Nebraska attorneys and requires a Nebraska.gov subscriber account

E-filing portal: https://nebraskajudicial.gov/e-services/efiling

Filing Deadlines

Creditor Claim Period2 months

County Court Information

Lincoln County Court

301 North Jeffers Street, Room 207, North Platte, NE 69101

Phone: 308-534-4350

County Court Website →

Frequently Asked Questions

Are the Lincoln County probate fees on this page the full cost of the case?
Not necessarily. Filing fees are only one part of probate cost. Publication charges, certified copies, appraisal expenses, attorney fees, and other estate-administration costs may still apply.
What does e-filing status mean for Lincoln County probate cases?
E-filing status tells you whether the county accepts online filing and, when available in the dataset, whether attorneys are required to use it. "Not verified" means the county dataset does not record filing methods either way. In every case, check the current clerk instructions before filing.
Why might a fee or deadline be missing?
Some counties publish fees in fragmented schedules, update procedures without a clean machine-readable source, or handle certain deadlines in local instructions rather than a simple statewide field. Use the county reference page and County Court website to verify anything missing.

Information current as of September 10, 2026

Settled Estate is not a law firm, and this content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Probate laws and procedures in Nebraska can change. Consult with a qualified attorney for advice specific to your situation. Full disclaimer.