When any such organization has established in this state an institution for the care of children or persons who are incapacitated in any manner and such institution has been incorporated under the laws of Nebraska, such corporation shall have power to act either by itself or jointly with any natural person or persons (1) as administrator of the estate of any deceased person whose domicile was within the county in which the corporation is located or whose domicile was outside the State of Nebraska, (2) as executor under a last will and testament or as guardian of the property of any infant, person with an intellectual disability, person with a mental disorder, or person under other disability, or (3) as trustee for any person or of the estate of any deceased person under the appointment of any court of record having jurisdiction of the estate of such person.

Source

  • Laws 1917, c. 11, § 1, p. 70;
  • Laws 1919, c. 156, § 1, p. 353;
  • Laws 1921, c. 147, § 1, p. 624;
  • Laws 1921, c. 174, § 1, p. 672;
  • C.S.1922, § 504;
  • Laws 1923, c. 34, § 1, p. 146;
  • Laws 1925, c. 148, § 1, p. 386;
  • Laws 1929, c. 57, § 1, p. 225;
  • C.S.1929, § 24-607;
  • Laws 1935, c. 46, § 1, p. 171;
  • Laws 1937, c. 52, § 1, p. 218;
  • C.S.Supp.,1941, § 24-607;
  • R.S.1943, § 21-610;
  • Laws 1986, LB 1177, § 3;
  • Laws 2013, LB23, § 1.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 21-610

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
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