FIRST PARAGRAPH(S)|Many people, especially laymen, are under the presumption that the right to make a will is precisely that-a right. That is not the fact. There is no "right" to make a will. There is only a privilege so ...

INTRODUCTION|The new system introduced by the Nebraska Probate Code will be of great value and utility to the practitioner. In order to help the practitioner understand the Code, the Nebraska Bar Association is developing ...

INTRODUCTION|Multi-state estates are those estates involving more than one state. In addition to the domiciliary jurisdiction, such estates involve another state in either of two situations: 1) the decedent has property ...

INTRODUCTION|Perhaps the major problem practitioners face is how to approach the Nebraska Probate Code. The Code must be considered a different, even a new, concept. If we start at the top and ignore our traditional concepts ...

FIRST PARAGRAPH(S)|First, the important definitions of the Nebraska Probate Code are presented in section 30-2209. The definition of "beneficiary" in section 30-2209(2) is somewhat broader than might be imagined. When ...

INTRODUCTION|Intestate procession is covered by sections 32-301 through 32-312 of the Nebraska Probate Code. When examining these sections, the first pleasant thought is that the Legislature has finally abolished the useless ...