Dad's will provided that his wife would have a life estate in 200 acres of Buffalo County, Nebraska real estate. Smart move as that meant that the full value of the real estate was not in her estate for Medicaid purposes. In fact, the Unicameral closed this loophole in 2017 but there are still ways for mom to qualify for Medicaid without becoming impoverished.
Dad's will also provided that his son had a remainder interest in the real estate subject to paying 40% of the appraised value to his sisters. There was an equitable lien on the real estate too if the brother didn't pay his sisters. After Dad died and his will probated, a Deed of ...
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Property Law Professor Awarded “Genius” Grant
The MacArthur Foundation awarded a grant to former University of Wisconsin law professor Thomas Wilson Mitchell. Professor Mitchell is the driving force behind the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act of 2010. This Uniform Act has been introduced in Nebraska, but no action has yet been taken.
The problem is that some people die without a will and then the real estate is not probated. Heirs then end up as tenants in common. In some cases, a stranger will purchase an undivided interest in the real estate and force a partition sale. Not good!
Another solution is a quiet title action. I had to file one in Saunders County and there were ...
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In honor of Officer Mario Herrera and our police
September 7, 2020
Lincoln police officer Mario Herrera was shot in the line-of-duty while serving a felony arrest warrant related to a homicide. He was transferred to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha where he underwent a number of surgeries. He died Monday at 3:30 a.m. He is survived by a wife and four children.
I paid my respects as his body was transported back home to Lincoln. In the two-block area I could observe, there were about 300 people with flags and supportive signs. Both the Omaha and Ralston Fire Departments were along the procession route. I counted 27 motorcycles and the entire procession was at least ...
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