The next day, we took the documents to an attorney in Lincoln. After reviewing the records, she explained that Dad’s property arrangements were more complicated than Charlene had suggested. The farm had been purchased long before their marriage, and several important documents indicated that Dad had intended to preserve it for his sons. However, she needed to examine the original will and any later changes before drawing conclusions.
Then Glen revealed another detail. Two weeks before Dad died, Harlan had asked him to witness a conversation about the farm. Dad had said he wanted his sons involved in its future. Charlene had interrupted, insisting that the land belonged to their household. Glen remembered Dad looking exhausted and saying, “That’s exactly why I need everything written down.” Suddenly, the mysterious ledger made much more sense.
