Filing for divorce in Nebraska does not automatically revoke your will, remove your spouse from beneficiary designations, or sever jointly owned property. It may, however, terminate a spouse’s authority under a financial power of attorney. Learn which estate-planning rules apply while a Nebraska divorce is pending, what can happen if a spouse dies before the decree, and why court orders and plan documents must be reviewed before making changes.

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.