One year after actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner's death, his widow reportedly sued the trustee of a family trust he created back in 1996 — decades before his marriage, his prenup, and his daughter. The reported allegations raise a question that lands close to home for many Nebraska blended families: what happens when an old trust and a newer prenuptial agreement point in opposite directions? We walk through how Nebraska law actually handles it — claims against revocable trusts, the elective share and its unforgiving deadlines, the will-based protections for omitted spouses and children, and the changes the Legislature just made through LB 838.

A Nebraska prenup is not only a divorce document. It may also affect what a surviving spouse can receive if the other spouse dies. This article explains Nebraska’s default surviving-spouse protections, how broad waiver language can give those rights up, and why a prenup should be coordinated with wills, trusts, beneficiary designations, and retirement-plan paperwork.