Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 27-101 (2026)

Rule 101. Scope

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These rules govern proceedings in the courts of the State of Nebraska, except to the extent and with the exceptions stated in section 27-1101.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 26 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1979–2024 · leading case: In Re Interest of JS, 417 N.W.2d 147 (Neb. 1987).
In Re Interest of JS, 417 N.W.2d 147 (Neb. 1987). · cites it 4× “” The Nebraska Juvenile Code also provides: “Strict rules of evidence shall not be applied at any dispositional hearing.” Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-283 (Reissue 1984).”
Jaeger v. Jaeger, 307 Neb. 910 (Neb. 2020). · cites it 2× “4 See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 27-101 et seq. (Cum. Supp.”
In Re Interest of MLS, 452 N.W.2d 39 (Neb. 1990). · cites it 4× “Conspicuously absent from the majority opinion is mention of the Nebraska Evidence Rules, Neb.Rev.Stat. §§ 27-101 to 27-1103 (Reissue 1989).”
In Re Interest of DLS, 432 N.W.2d 31 (Neb. 1988). · cites it 4× “" The petition also avers that reasonable efforts made under the supervision of the court below failed to remove the conditions which endangered the child's life, limb, health, or morals, and concluded that termination of the mother's rights would be in the child's best…”
Paw K. v. Christian G., 315 Neb. 781 (Neb. 2024). · cites it 2× “§] 27-1101 [(Reissue 2016)].” Relevant to the facts of this case, the lat- ter statute instructs that the Nebraska Evidence Rules apply to district courts 32 and that they apply generally to all civil proceedings.”
In Re Interest of JLM, 451 N.W.2d 377 (Neb. 1990). · cites it 2× “§ 43-283 (Reissue 1984). Although expressed in loose legislative language, the "rules of evidence" mentioned in §§ 43-279(1) and 43-283 are the Nebraska Evidence Rules, that is, Neb.”
In Re Interest of LD, 398 N.W.2d 91 (Neb. 1986). · cites it 2× “" The manner in which evidence was presented to the juvenile court establishes that the hearing of April 30 was conducted under or governed by the "customary rules of evidence," see § 43-279(1), that is, adduction of evidence at the April 30 hearing was controlled by the…”
In Re Interest of Daniel W., 529 N.W.2d 548 (Neb. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 4× “The judge then continued his order that the parents make Megan available for supervised sibling visitation with her older brother for 1 hour per month.”
In Re Interest of JH, 497 N.W.2d 346 (Neb. 1993). · cites it 2× “Because the evidential hearing for a rehabilitative plan is a dispositional hearing, the Nebraska Evidence Rules, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 27-101 to 27-1103 (Reissue 1989), shall not apply at such hearing.”
In Re Interest of Adams, 430 N.W.2d 295 (Neb. 1988). · cites it 2× “The Nebraska Evidence Rules, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 27-101 to 27-1103 (Reissue 1985), apply to proceedings under the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act.”
In Re Interest of PD, 437 N.W.2d 156 (Neb. 1989). · cites it 2× “We begin our consideration of the first two assigned errors by remembering that the Nebraska Evidence Rules, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 27-101 to 27-1103 (Reissue 1985), do not apply in juvenile court dispositional hearings such as one to terminate parental rights.”
In Interest of Constance G., 529 N.W.2d 534 (Neb. 1995). “Because the evidential hearing for a rehabilitative plan is a dispositional hearing, the Nebraska Evidence Rules, §§ 27-101 to 27-1103, shall not apply at such hearing.”
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