{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-30-2404","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2404","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2404","body":"No proceeding to enforce a claim against the estate of a decedent or his successors may be revived or commenced before the appointment of a personal representative. After the appointment and until distribution, all proceedings and actions to enforce a claim against the estate are governed by the procedure prescribed by this article. After distribution a creditor whose claim has not been barred may recover from the distributees as provided in section 30-24,118 or from a former personal representative individually liable as provided in section 30-24,119 . This section has no application to a proceeding by a secured creditor of the decedent to enforce his right to his security except as to any deficiency judgment which might be sought therein.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 30"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=30-2404","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"de71029be4a74fdf8338b180754ddab1aa12531f0567cb9fdda5ddc64fb05f01","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-30-2403","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-30-2405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}