Nebraska Asset Search Services
U.S. Asset Records reads register of deeds indexes and district court judgment indexes in all 93 Nebraska counties, adds entity, UCC, vehicle and federal court records, and then runs the same names nationwide.
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Quick Answer
A Nebraska asset search from U.S. Asset Records costs $195 flat-fee for the Asset Profile Report or $295 for the FCRA-compliant Creditor-Status Profile, delivered in 1 to 5 days. It identifies real property, business interests, vehicles, vessels, aircraft, UCC filings and judgments in all 93 counties and in other states. The subject is never contacted.
What is a Nebraska asset search, and why does the five-year execution clock shape what it is used for?
A Nebraska asset search identifies the real property, business interests, vehicles, UCC filings and judgments connected to a person or company, across all 93 counties and nationwide. Creditors order one before suing and after judgment; family law, probate and commercial counsel use it to learn what exists and where.
Two rules make the findings time-sensitive. A judgment binds land only in the county where it is entered on the judgment index, and in each other county only once a transcript is filed with that county’s clerk of the district court (Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-1504, 25-1303). And if no execution is sued out for five years, the judgment goes dormant and stops being a lien at all (25-1515). Knowing which counties hold the debtor’s land, and what can be levied on before that clock runs, is the point of the search.
Key Points
| Coverage | All 93 counties, the federal District of Nebraska, and a nationwide cross-reference |
|---|---|
| Price | $195 Asset Profile Report; $295 Creditor-Status Profile (FCRA, for collection use) |
| Delivery | 1 to 5 days, depending on complexity and county |
| Judgment lien | County of entry from the judgment index; other counties by transcript (25-1504, 25-1303) |
| Dormancy | No execution for five years and the lien lapses; revival within ten years (25-1515, 25-1420) |
| Homestead | $120,000 per resident natural person since LB1195 (2024) (40-101) |
| Wages | At most 25% of disposable earnings, or 15% for a head of a family (25-1558) |
| Voidable transfers | Uniform Voidable Transactions Act, 36-801 to 36-815 |
Deeds, Judgment Indexes and Filings
- Register of deeds, all 93 counties: Deeds, mortgages, trust deeds and lis pendens notices (25-531), searched under the subject, the spouse and every known entity. Where no register of deeds is elected, the county clerk keeps these records as ex officio register of deeds (23-1502), so the search goes to whichever office holds them.
- Clerk of the district court, judgment index: A judgment lien lives here rather than in the deed records: it binds land in the county of entry from the day it is entered on the judgment index (25-1504), and a transcript filed with another county’s clerk extends it there (25-1303; county court judgments under 25-2721). Each county’s index is read.
- Secretary of State: Corporations, LLCs and limited partnerships with their officers, members, managers and registered agents, plus UCC financing statements, which are filed centrally except fixture, timber and as-extracted collateral filings that go to the county real estate records (UCC 9-501).
- Motor vehicle records: Titles and registrations, requested under a DPPA permissible purpose.
- Federal court: One federal district, with court held at Lincoln, North Platte and Omaha (28 U.S.C. 107). PACER shows federal suits, bankruptcies and judgments; a federal judgment reaches land in other counties by transcript (25-1305).
- Coast Guard and FAA registries: Documented vessels and registered aircraft, which no county index shows.
- Nationwide cross-reference: Property, entities and judgments in other states under the same names.
Transcripts, Dormancy and Execution
Collection here is a calendar exercise: file transcripts where the land is, levy before the five-year mark, and examine the debtor about what the records do not show. Each step needs a target.
| Step | What the statute provides | What the search supplies |
|---|---|---|
| Lien in the county of entry (25-1504) | Land in that county is bound from the day the judgment is entered on the judgment index; other land and personal property only when seized in execution | Whether the debtor owns land in the county where judgment was entered |
| Transcripts to other counties (25-1303, 25-2721, 25-1305) | A transcript filed with the clerk of the district court and entered on the judgment index is a lien in that county on the same terms, and execution may issue on it | Every other county where the debtor holds land |
| Dormancy and revival (25-1515, 25-1420, 25-1542) | No execution within five years of entry, or of the last execution, and the judgment goes dormant and ceases to be a lien; revival must be started within ten years of dormancy | Whether leviable property still exists before the clock runs |
| Execution and sale (25-1501, 25-1516, 25-1529, 25-1531) | Writs may go to several counties at once; goods are levied first, then land, which is sold after four successive weeks of published notice and a court confirmation hearing | Legal descriptions, recorded mortgages and the equity above them |
| Garnishment (25-1056, 25-1558) | Summons and interrogatories to the garnishee; for wages, a continuing lien for 90 days, extendable once for a second 90-day period | Employers, banks of record and other holders of the debtor’s money |
| Debtor examination (25-1564 to 25-1572) | Order to appear and answer about property, arrest warrant if the debtor may flee, examination of third parties who hold property, and an order applying nonexempt property to the judgment | Specific holdings to ask about under oath |
| Foreign judgments (25-1587.01 to 25-1587.09) | An authenticated judgment is filed with the clerk with an affidavit of both parties’ addresses and is treated as a local judgment | Whether assets here justify filing |
Equitable Division in Divorce
This is not a community property state. On dissolution the court divides property as may be reasonable, weighing the parties’ circumstances, the length of the marriage and each spouse’s contributions, including child care and interrupted careers; the stated purpose is to distribute the marital assets equitably (Neb. Rev. Stat. 42-365).
The statute leaves classification and shares to the court, so the record matters: the report runs both spouses’ names and every entity either controls, and gives the recording date of each acquisition. What is marital, and how it is divided, is for counsel to argue.
The $120,000 Homestead and Other Exemptions
| Protection | Rule | Effect on recovery |
|---|---|---|
| Homestead (40-101) | Up to $120,000 in value for the dwelling the claimant lives in, on up to 160 acres outside a city or village or two lots inside one; LB1195, approved April 15, 2024, doubled the former $60,000 cap and dropped the head-of-family test | Equity above the cap and every parcel that is not the residence are reachable |
| Homestead exceptions and sale (40-103, 40-105, 40-111) | No protection against mechanics’, laborers’ or vendors’ liens or mortgages the claimant signed; the exemption is decided by the district court before confirmation, and no bid is accepted on an indivisible homestead unless it exceeds the exemption | Recorded mortgages and liens decide what equity is left |
| General personal property (25-1552) | $5,000 in the statute, adjusted to $5,970 for 2023 through 2027 by the Department of Revenue; wages excluded | Further personal property is leviable |
| Motor vehicle and tools (25-1556) | Vehicle $5,000 and tools $5,000 in the statute, each adjusted to $5,970; household goods $3,000, adjusted to $3,582 | Additional vehicles and value above the caps are reachable |
| Retirement plans (25-1563.01) | Exempt only to the extent reasonably necessary for support, and not if the plan was set up or contributions increased within two years before the judgment | Large or recently funded balances may be reachable |
| LLC interests (21-142) | The charging order is the exclusive remedy, but the court may appoint a receiver and, if distributions will not pay the judgment in a reasonable time, foreclose and sell the transferable interest; the section draws no single-member distinction | The report separates LLC property from property held personally |
| Limited partnership interests (67-273) | The court may charge a partner’s interest, and the creditor gets an assignee’s rights; the section does not call the charging order exclusive | Partnership property is listed separately |
| Self-settled trusts (30-3850) | No shield: revocable-trust property and the most an irrevocable trust could distribute to the settlor are reachable by the settlor’s creditors | Trusts the debtor created are worth finding |
Voidable Transactions
The Uniform Voidable Transactions Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. 36-801 to 36-815, enacted in 2019, replaced the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act. A transfer is voidable if made with actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud any creditor, or without reasonably equivalent value when the debtor was left with unreasonably small assets or expected debts beyond its ability to pay (36-805(a)); as to existing creditors, also when made without reasonably equivalent value while insolvent (36-806).
- Time limits (36-810): Actual intent: 4 years after the transfer or, if later, 1 year after it was or could reasonably have been discovered. Constructive fraud: 4 years. Insider preference under 36-806(b): 1 year.
- Intent factors (36-805(b)): The court may consider eleven listed factors, among others, such as a transfer to an insider, retained possession or control, concealment, and a suit pending or threatened before the transfer. They are factors, not presumptions, and the creditor proves its case by a preponderance of the evidence (36-805(c)).
- Insiders (36-802): For an individual debtor: relatives, which include a spouse and relatives within the third degree, a partnership in which the debtor is a general partner, and a corporation the debtor directs, officers or controls.
- Transferees (36-809): Judgment may run against the first transferee or a later one for the lesser of the asset’s value or the claim, but not against a good-faith transferee that gave value.
- In bankruptcy: A trustee can avoid transfers made within 2 years before the petition under 11 U.S.C. 548.
- What the search adds: The recording date and grantee of each deed, and each change in entity ownership, so counsel can see which transfers fall inside those windows.
Search Method
The subject, any spouse and each entity the Secretary of State links to them are run through every county’s deed records and district court judgment index, the central UCC file, and vehicle, vessel, aircraft and federal court records, then through property and court records in other states.
An analyst confirms each match and reports it with its retrieval reference: the county instrument number, the judgment index entry, the entity ID, the title record or the PACER case number, so it can be pulled and certified.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Nebraska asset search cost?
$195 flat-fee for the Asset Profile Report, or $295 for the FCRA-compliant Creditor-Status Profile, which is the version for collecting a debt. Both prices are published.
How long does the search take?
1 to 5 days, depending on complexity and county. Entity-heavy and multi-state subjects take the longer end of that window.
Do you search every county?
Yes. Douglas, Lancaster and Sarpy hold most residents, but all 93 counties’ deed records and judgment indexes are searched, along with records in other states.
Can you find a debtor’s bank accounts?
No. Account numbers and balances are never provided. Under 15 U.S.C. 6821, part of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, obtaining someone’s bank information from a bank by false pretenses is a federal violation, and so is knowingly asking someone to do it. After judgment, creditors reach accounts through court process aimed at banks named in the public record. Real property, business interests, vehicles, and judgments are identified in every Asset Profile Report.
Where does a judgment become a lien on land?
In the county where it is entered, from the day it goes on the judgment index (Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-1504). In any other county it becomes a lien only after a transcript is filed with that county’s clerk of the district court and indexed (25-1303).
How long does a judgment stay enforceable?
If no execution is sued out within five years after entry, or within five years of the last execution, the judgment goes dormant and stops being a lien (25-1515). It can be revived only by an action started within ten years after it went dormant (25-1420).
Is the subject told about the search?
No. Only public records and licensed databases are used, and no one contacts the subject.
How much home equity is protected?
$120,000 for the home a resident lives in (40-101), after LB1195 doubled the cap in 2024. Equity above that, and any land that is not the residence, can be reached.
How much of a paycheck can be garnished?
The lesser of 25% of weekly disposable earnings or the amount above 30 times the federal minimum hourly wage, and no more than 15% for a head of a family (25-1558). Support and tax debts follow other limits.
Is Nebraska a community property state?
No. The court divides property as may be reasonable, with the aim of distributing the marital assets equitably (42-365). The report dates each acquisition; characterization is for counsel and the court.
Can a creditor reach an LLC interest?
By charging order, which is the exclusive remedy, but the court may foreclose and sell the transferable interest if distributions will not pay the judgment within a reasonable time (21-142). The report shows which assets the LLC holds and which the member holds personally.
Do asset protection trusts work here?
Not for a trust the debtor creates for their own benefit. Creditors can reach revocable-trust property and the most an irrevocable trust could distribute to the settlor (30-3850).
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What are the terms for a Nebraska search?
A published flat price, a fixed delivery window, and a record behind every finding.
- Price: $195 Asset Profile Report or $295 Creditor-Status Profile, flat-fee
- Coverage: All 93 counties, federal court and a nationwide cross-reference in every report
- No-hit refund: Full refund if no assets found
93 Counties
The state has 93 counties and 2,005,465 residents (Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate). Douglas County holds 30.0% of them, Lancaster 16.6% and Sarpy 10.2%, so the three eastern counties hold about 57%.
The other 90 counties hold the remaining 43%, and a debtor who lives in Omaha or Lincoln can own land in any of them. Because a judgment lien reaches land only county by county, every county’s deed records and judgment index are read.
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Sources for This Page
Each legal statement on this page cites one of these primary sources.
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-1504, judgment lien in county of entry
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-1303, transcripts to other counties
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-1305, federal judgment transcripts
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-2721, county court judgment transcripts
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-1515, dormant judgments
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-1420, revival
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-1542, loss of lien priority
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-1501, executions
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-1516, writ of execution
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-1529, notice of sale
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-1531, confirmation of sale
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-1056, garnishment in aid of execution
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-1558, wage garnishment limits
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-1564, property subject to judgment
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-1565, debtor examination
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-1566, arrest warrant in aid of examination
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-1569, examination of third parties
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-1572, application of property
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 40-101, homestead
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 40-103, homestead exceptions
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 40-105, homestead determination
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 40-111, sale of indivisible homestead
- ▸ LB1195 (2024), slip law
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-1552, personal property exemption
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-1556, specific exemptions
- ▸ Department of Revenue, Revenue Ruling 2023-1, adjusted exemptions
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-1563.01, retirement plans
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 21-142, LLC charging orders
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 67-273, limited partnership charging orders
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 30-3850, creditor claims against settlor
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 36-801, Uniform Voidable Transactions Act
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 36-802, definitions
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 36-805, voidable transfers
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 36-806, transfers voidable as to present creditors
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 36-809, transferee liability
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 36-810, time limits
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 42-365, division of property
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-1587.01 to 25-1587.05, foreign judgments
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-531, lis pendens
- ▸ Neb. Rev. Stat. 23-1502, county clerk as register of deeds
- ▸ Neb. U.C.C. 9-501, filing office
- ▸ 28 U.S.C. 107, District of Nebraska
- ▸ 15 U.S.C. 6821, pretexting for financial information
- ▸ 11 U.S.C. 548, fraudulent transfers in bankruptcy
- ▸ U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 county population estimates
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What the Report Contains
Every report is analyst-written, and each finding carries the record it came from.
- Real property schedule: every parcel found, with county, assessed value and recording detail
- Business interests: entities where the subject appears as owner, officer, manager or registered agent
- Vehicles, vessels and aircraft: with title and registration detail
- Judgments and liens: the subject’s existing creditor exposure
- UCC filings: secured-creditor relationships and the collateral described
- Nationwide cross-reference: holdings in other states under the same names
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