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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-231 (2026)

Proof in lieu of acknowledgment; by handwriting; when authorized

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If all the subscribing witnesses shall be dead, or out of the state, such death or absence is first to be proved, and then the execution of the deed may be proved before such officer by proving the handwriting of the grantor and of any subscribing witness to such deed.

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Cited in 1 case, 1985–1985 · leading case: Hanika v. Rawley, 368 N.W.2d 32 (Neb. 1985).
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Hanika v. Rawley, 368 N.W.2d 32 (Neb. 1985). · cites it 2× “Attached to the deed was the certificate of *48 a notary public, certifying to the execution of the deed by the grantor and the now deceased witnesses pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-231 (Reissue 1981). The evidence as to the genuineness of Herman’s signature was provided by…”
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