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.

A spouse’s promise about the house may not hold up after death if the deed, prenup, and will do not match. A new Nebraska Supreme Court case shows what remarried couples and blended families in Nebraska should review before a probate dispute starts.