Nebraska § 30-2496 Encumbered assets

Nebraska Statutes

§ 30-2496 — Encumbered assets

Nebraska § 30-2496

Ch. 30Decedents' Estates; Protection of Persons and Property

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Bluebook

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2496 (2026).

Text

If any assets of the estate are encumbered by mortgage, pledge, lien, or other security interest, the personal representative may pay the encumbrance or any part thereof, renew or extend any obligation secured by the encumbrance or convey or transfer the assets to the creditor in satisfaction of his lien, in whole or in part, whether or not the holder of the encumbrance has filed a claim, if it appears to be for the best interest of the estate. Payment of an encumbrance does not increase the share of the distributee entitled to the encumbered assets unless the distributee is entitled to exoneration.

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If any assets of the estate are encumbered by mortgage, pledge, lien, or other security interest, the personal representative may pay the encumbrance or any part thereof, renew or extend any obligation secured by the encumbrance or convey or transfer the assets to the creditor in satisfaction of his lien, in whole or in part, whether or not the holder of the encumbrance has filed a claim, if it appears to be for the best interest of the estate. Payment of an encumbrance does not increase the share of the distributee entitled to the encumbered assets unless the distributee is entitled to exoneration.

Legislative History

Source: Laws 1974, LB 354, § 174, UPC § 3-814. Annotations: Personal representative has discretion to satisfy an encumbrance immediately if it is in the best interests of the estate. McCook Nat. Bank v. Bennett, 248 Neb. 567, 537 N.W.2d 353 (1995).