A will matters, but it's rarely the whole plan. Outdated beneficiary forms, unfunded trusts, missing powers of attorney, and loose ends after a divorce can leave Nebraska families dealing with court proceedings and uncertainty at an already hard time. Our latest post walks through ten common estate planning mistakes, what Nebraska law generally says about each, and questions worth raising with a lawyer while you're still able to make your own decisions.

A diagnosis or cognitive change does not automatically decide whether someone can participate in a court case or who may act for them. Nebraska uses different standards for civil lawsuits, divorce proceedings, guardianships, and conservatorships. This article explains those distinctions, the roles of guardians, conservators, attorneys, guardians ad litem, and agents under powers of attorney, and the questions families should address before taking action.

Young adults may accumulate meaningful assets long before they think of themselves as needing an estate plan. This Nebraska-focused guide explains how powers of attorney, wills, trusts, platform legacy tools, and secure access planning may help protect NIL income, cryptocurrency, monetized accounts, and other digital property—without assuming that a password, an LLC, or a planning document guarantees access or control.

Nebraska’s general age of majority is 19, but current law allows an 18-year-old to satisfy the age threshold for several important estate-planning documents. Learn what financial and health-care powers of attorney actually cover, why Nebraska’s living-will age remains different, how HIPAA and FERPA releases work, and when an out-of-state document may be recognized.

Choosing who should serve as your power of attorney in Nebraska is less about naming the person closest to you and more about choosing someone who can actually do the job. This article explains the difference between a financial power of attorney and a health care power of attorney, when a spouse or adult child may be the right choice, when a professional fiduciary may be worth considering, and why recordkeeping, self-dealing, beneficiary changes, and family conflict all matter. It also explains why a power of attorney can reduce the need for court involvement, but cannot guarantee that disputes, guardianship, conservatorship, or probate issues will be avoided.

Caring for an aging parent can be one of the most meaningful responsibilities a family takes on, but it can also place serious pressure on a marriage. In Nebraska, eldercare stress may overlap with divorce, marital finances, alimony, powers of attorney, guardianship, conservatorship, and Medicaid planning. This article explains how caregiving responsibilities can affect a marriage, what legal planning may help reduce conflict, and what Nebraska families should consider before a crisis turns into a court case.