In Nebraska, you must complete two additional forms in order to have a valid Advance Directive. The first type is a Declaration of Living Will, while the second is a "Healthcare Power of Attorney" (a.k.a. Health Care Proxy).
Your signature must be notarized OR two (2) witnesses must sign your New England Living Will in order for it to be legitimate.
Your signature must be notarized OR two (2) witnesses must sign your New England Living Will in order for it to be legitimate.
Nebraska Advance Directive Form
Information Required for Naming a Health Care Proxy: To be valid, your signature must be notarized OR two (2) witnesses must sign your NE Health Care Proxy form.
Other resources for Nebraska:
Death Certificates
Click here to download the application for a certified Nebraska death certificate.
Digital Estate Planning Laws:
Law: LB 829 Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act
Description: This law authorizes a decedent’s personal representative or trustee to access and manage digital assets and electronic communications. [Read the full Bill]
Status: Signed by the Governor on April 19, 2016; Effective January 1, 2017
Death With Dignity Legislation (a.k.a. Aid-In-Dying or Physician-Assisted Death)
Organ Donation Registries
Nebraska Organ Donation registry official link.
POLST (Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment) Form
Nebraska doesn’t currently have a POLST program (check the status here).
Probate Laws
Estate And Inheritance Tax Rate
Death Certificates
Click here to download the application for a certified Nebraska death certificate.
Digital Estate Planning Laws:
Law: LB 829 Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act
Description: This law authorizes a decedent’s personal representative or trustee to access and manage digital assets and electronic communications. [Read the full Bill]
Status: Signed by the Governor on April 19, 2016; Effective January 1, 2017
Death With Dignity Legislation (a.k.a. Aid-In-Dying or Physician-Assisted Death)
- Nebraska has no legislation
Organ Donation Registries
Nebraska Organ Donation registry official link.
POLST (Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment) Form
Nebraska doesn’t currently have a POLST program (check the status here).
Probate Laws
Estate And Inheritance Tax Rate
- The top inheritance tax rate is 18 percent (exemption threshold: $10,000)