Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-3814 (2026)

Subject-matter jurisdiction

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(a) To the full extent permitted by the Constitution of Nebraska, the county court has jurisdiction over all subject matter relating to trusts.

(b) The county court has full power to make orders, judgments, and decrees and take all other action necessary and proper to administer justice in the matters which come before it.

(c) Each proceeding before the court is independent of any other proceeding involving the same trust.

(d) Petitions for formal orders of the court may combine various requests for relief in a single proceeding if the orders sought may be finally granted without delay. Except as required for proceedings which are particularly described by other sections of the Nebraska Uniform Trust Code, no petition is defective because it fails to embrace all matters which might then be the subject of a final order.

(e) A proceeding for appointment of a trustee is concluded by an order making or declining the appointment.

(f) For purposes of this section, "proceeding" includes action at law and suit in equity.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2005–2024 · leading case: Washington v. Conley, 734 N.W.2d 306 (Neb. 2007).
Washington v. Conley, 734 N.W.2d 306 (Neb. 2007). · cites it 7× “As an alternative basis for dismissing the complaint, the defendants argue that the county court has jurisdiction over this case pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 30-3814 (a) and (f) (Cum.”
In Re Trust of Rosenberg, 693 N.W.2d 500 (Neb. 2005). · cites it 4× “Now, the county court’s jurisdiction over matters relating to trusts is codified at § 30-3814. In addition, the provisions dealing with removal of a trustee are codified at § 30-3862.”
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Est. of Mansfield, 739 N.W.2d 170 (Neb. 2007). · cites it 2× “7 See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-3814 (d) (Cum. Supp.”
In re Est. of Scaletta, 981 N.W.2d 568 (Neb. 2022). · cites it 2× “We further note that Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-3814 (Reissue 2016) provides in relevant part that “the county court has jurisdiction over all subject matter relating to trusts”; that the “county court has full power to make orders, judgments, and decrees and take all other action…”
Thomas Grady Photography, Inc. v. Amazing Vapor, Ltd., 301 Neb. 401 (Neb. 2018). · cites it 2× “Although by statute, county courts have "[c]oncurrent original jurisdiction with the district court in all civil actions of any type" when the amount in controversy is below a certain amount, this does not include equity actions.”
In re Trust Created by Augustin, 27 Neb. Ct. App. 593 (Neb. Ct. App. 2019). “The Nebraska Supreme Court held that the removal of a trustee under the NUTC is a special proceeding and that further, the removal of a trustee under §§ 30-3814 and 30-3862 affects a substantial right.”
In re Margaret L. Matthews Revocable Trust, 979 N.W.2d 259 (Neb. 2022). · cites it 2× “According to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-3814 (a) (Reissue 2016), to the full extent permitted by the Nebraska Constitution, the county court has jurisdiction over all subject matter relating to trusts.”
In re Trust of Lamprecht, 315 Neb. 832 (Neb. 2024). · cites it 3× “5 See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-3816 (Reissue 2016).”
Thomas Grady Photography v. Amazing Vapor, 301 Neb. 401 (Neb. 2018). · cites it 2× “Although by statute, county courts have “[c]oncurrent original jurisdiction with the district court in all civil actions of any type” when the amount in contro- versy is below a certain amount, this does not include equity actions.”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-3814(a) — 1 case
Washington v. Conley, 734 N.W.2d 306 (Neb. 2007). “As an alternative basis for dismissing the complaint, the defendants argue that the county court has jurisdiction over this case pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 30-3814 (a) and (f) (Cum.”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-3814(c) — 1 case
In re Trust of Lamprecht, 315 Neb. 832 (Neb. 2024). “5 See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-3816 (Reissue 2016).”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-3814(f) — 1 case
Washington v. Conley, 734 N.W.2d 306 (Neb. 2007). “As an alternative basis for dismissing the complaint, the defendants argue that the county court has jurisdiction over this case pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 30-3814 (a) and (f) (Cum.”
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