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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2643 (2026)

Attorney, guardian ad litem, physician, conservator, special conservator, and visitor; compensation and expenses; in forma pauperis proceedings; frivolous actions

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The reasonable fees and costs of an attorney, a guardian ad litem, a physician, a conservator, a special conservator, and a visitor appointed by the court for the person to be protected shall be allowed, disallowed, or adjusted by the court and may be paid from the estate of the protected person if the protected person possesses an estate or, if not, shall be paid by the county in which the proceedings are brought or by the petitioner as costs of the action. An action under sections 30-2601 to 30-2661 may be initiated or defended in forma pauperis in accordance with sections 25-2301 to 25-2310. The court may assess attorney's fees and costs against the petitioner upon a showing that the action was frivolous in accordance with sections 25-824 to 25-824.03.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1981–2020 · leading case: In re Guardianship & Conservatorship of J.F., 307 Neb. 452 (Neb. 2020).
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In re Guardianship & Conservatorship of J.F., 307 Neb. 452 (Neb. 2020). · cites it 23× “01 and Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2643 (Reissue 2016) and that therefore, Holt County should be responsible for the GAL’s fees.”
McGill v. Douglas Cnty. (In Re Conservatorship Alice H.), 303 Neb. 235 (Neb. 2019). · cites it 4× “The second is Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2643 (Reissue 2016), which applies in conservatorship proceedings and provides in relevant part: The reasonable fees and costs of an attorney, a guardian ad litem, a physician, a conservator, a special conservator, and a visitor appointed by…”
In re Guardianship of Brydon P., 286 Neb. 661 (Neb. 2013). · cites it 7× “Article 26 has three distinct sections of statutes that apply respec- tively to (1) a conservatorship proceeding for a person under a disability or a minor,6 (2) a guardianship proceeding for an incapacitated person,7 and (3) a guardianship proceeding for a minor.”
In re Est. of Hutton, 306 Neb. 579 (Neb. 2020). · cites it 2× “Section 30-2643 permits a court to order a county to pay the reasonable fees and costs of an attorney, a guardian ad litem, a physician, a conservator, a special conservator, and a visitor appointed by the court for a protected person, if the protected person does not possess an…”
In Re Guardianship & Conservatorship of Cordel, 741 N.W.2d 675 (Neb. 2007). · cites it 2× “See, also, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2643 (Cum. Supp. 2006); In re Guardianship & Conservatorship of Karin R, 271 Neb.”
In Re Guardianship of Bremer, 307 N.W.2d 504 (Neb. 1981). · cites it 2× “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2643 (Reissue 1979) provides: “If not otherwise compensated for services rendered, any visitor, lawyer, physician, conservator or special conservator appointed in a protective proceeding is entitled to reasonable compensation from the estate.”
In re Guardianship & Conservatorship of Alice H., 303 Neb. 235 (Neb. 2019). · cites it 6× “Under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2643 (Reissue 2106) a court may order the county to pay the reasonable fees and costs of an attorney appointed by the court for the protected person, but only if the protected person does not possess an estate.”
In re Guardianship & Conservatorship of Brown (Neb. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “01 (Reissue 2016) (allowing attorney fees in guardianship proceedings) or possibly pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2643 (Reissue 2016) (allowing fees in conservatorship proceedings), given Renault’s testimony that he was still acting as Johnny’s conservator.”
In re Guardianship & Conservatorship of Gabel (Neb. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 3× “They support their argument with a citation to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2643 (Reissue 2008), which they contend permits the “reasonable fees and costs of an attorney” to be paid from a protected person’s estate in conservatorship matters.”
In re Conservatorship of Trobough (Neb. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “Clippinger contends that her attorneys are entitled to fees because she was not officially discharged as conservator until 2009. She asserts that she continued to have fiduciary duties to the estate until her discharge and that her attorneys performed valuable work representing…”
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