The intestate share of the surviving spouse is: (1) if there is no surviving issue or parent of the decedent, the entire intestate estate; (2) if there is no surviving issue but the decedent is survived by a parent or parents, the first one hundred fifty thousand dollars, plus one-half of the balance of the intestate estate; (3) if there are surviving issue all of whom are issue of the surviving spouse also, the first one hundred fifty thousand dollars, plus one-half of the balance of the intestate estate; (4) if there are surviving issue one or more of whom are not issue of the surviving spouse, one-half of the intestate estate.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2302
Share of the spouse
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case In Re Estate of Soule (1995)
Most recently applied in Harts v. County of Knox (December 2020)
Laws 1974, LB 354, § 24, UPC § 2-102; Laws 1980, LB 694, § 2; Laws 2009, LB35, § 19; Laws 2026, LB838, § 15
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Official source: Nebraska Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nebraska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.