Except as otherwise provided in the Nebraska Uniform Power of Attorney Act, on January 1, 2013:

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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 30-4045

  • Attorney: shall mean attorney at law. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC

(1) The act applies to a power of attorney created before, on, or after January 1, 2013;

(2) The act applies to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced on or after January 1, 2013;

(3) The act applies to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced before January 1, 2013, unless the court finds that application of a provision of the act would substantially interfere with the effective conduct of the judicial proceeding or prejudice the rights of a party, in which case that provision does not apply and the superseded law applies; and

(4) An act done before January 1, 2013, is not affected by the act.