Nebraska Contracts Legal Questions

I'm very sorry for your loss. If your mom had a life estate, it ended when she passed away.  If the lease was set up the usual way, with tenants paying as they go, then her stepsons were no longer receiving any rights from her after she died, and have no obligation to pay rent.  Frankly, I would have expected the lease to explicitly so provide. It is possible, however, that the lease was set up a different way.  For example, it may have provided that the tenants purchased the right to occupy the farmground during your mother's lifetime, however long it lasted (whether 1 year or ten years) for $10,000 (just making up the number), the amount to be paid in  monthly installments.  In that case, all of their obligations would have ripened at the time of the lease ($10,000 for a life estate) and they would still be obligated to pay what they agreed.    ... Read More

Most contracts do not have to be in writing, let alone notarized, to be legal and binding.  However, some types of contracts (for example, pre-nuptial agreements, contracts to sell real property) require additional formality in many jurisdictions, which may or may not include a notarization requirement.... Read More

You need an attorney who understands the health care business in Nebraska, as well as any state laws applicable to the employment of a physician (such as the Corporate Practice of Medicine).  The attorney also must be experienced in understanding the Stark Law, Antikickback Statute, and other federal laws impacting physician employment.  Finally, the attorney should understand the Medicare and Medicaid rules applicable to the physician practice if compensation will be based on those payors.  Good luck!... Read More

Generally speaking, one party to a contract cannot take advantage of a math error by the other party when the manifest intention of the parties was to pay the correct amount. In the event of a dispute under circumstances like this, courts often "reform" or otherwise grant relief so that the original intention of the parties is carried out. While some of your facts are unclear, as you say, the intention of the parties appears to have been that you would pay for the entire project cost of $3,949.... Read More

Yes.  The color of paper is immaterial. This is not intended to be legal advice, and is general in its nature. No attorney-client relationship exists or is formed by this information. Furthermore, this does not represent the views or opinions of LexisNexis or its affiliated companies.... Read More