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Nebraska court costs guide

Filing for divorce in Nebraska costs $164 in court filing fees. This guide covers the verified filing fees for divorce, name change, general civil cases, and probate in Nebraska — every figure from the official schedule or statute named at the foot of the page.

Divorce filing fees

$164 total district court filing charges — the $89 civil total plus the $75 dissolution-of-marriage docket fee (Neb. Rev. Stat. §33-106.03).

See the national picture — including the states where the fee is set county by county — in our divorce filing cost guide.

Name change: fee and publication

$89 in filing fees and court costs (a name change is a district court civil case). The Judicial Branch's Douglas County checklist puts total expected out-of-pocket cost at currently around $180, including publication and postage.

Publication: Required — Step 4 of the Judicial Branch checklist: run the legal notice in the newspaper once a week for 2 consecutive weeks. A publication waiver is available only on a showing of danger.

Publication is the step readers most often get wrong, because the rule changed recently in several states. The full state-by-state picture is in our name change cost guide.

General civil filing fees

$89 total district court filing charges. Components per the Legislature's fee report: $42 docket fee + $15 records management + $12 judges retirement (eff. July 1, 2025) + $8 court automation + $6.25 legal services + $3 indigent defence + $1 uniform data analysis + $1 Supreme Court education + $0.75 dispute resolution.

Probate court costs

No probate filing figure for Nebraska appears on the official schedules we read — in many states probate fees are set at county level (a register of wills or probate court fee schedule) rather than statewide. Confirm the current fee with the probate court where the estate will be filed. Our probate cost guide explains the cost layers every estate pays.

How filing works in Nebraska

1. Prepare the petition or complaint for the District Court — most Nebraska courts publish the forms on their self-help pages.
2. File with the clerk and pay the filing fee above. Keep the stamped copy; it is your proof of filing.
3. Arrange service of process on the other party where the case requires it (divorce and general civil cases do; a name change usually does not).
4. Complete any publication the rules require — for a Nebraska name change: required.
5. Attend the hearing or, in uncontested matters, submit the proposed decree for the judge's signature.

Worked total: what a divorce filing costs

Filing fee plus service for one respondent, before any mediation, parenting-class, or copy charges described in the guides. Run your own combination in the cost calculator.

Sources: Nebraska Legislative Research Office — Selected Nebraska Court Fees (Oct. 2024) · Nebraska Judicial Branch — Adult Name Change Checklist (Douglas County). Researched October 2026 — confirm current figures with the court clerk.

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