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LB 985·NE·both

Change provisions relating to guardians and conservators

Signed into LawFiled Jan 12, 2026
Sponsor: DeBoer
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Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026

Apr 17, 2026

Summary

The bill updates the Nebraska Probate Code to give guardians the same rights and responsibilities as parents over incapacitated adults, while adding new rules for custody, medical consent, financial inventory, and annual reporting. It also sets how guardians cooperate with conservators and limits a guardian from serving more than twenty individuals. These changes aim to protect wards’ welfare and increase transparency.

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