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202200334 inquired about Nebraska's inheritance tax during the meeting, which he explained was approximately 18%. Defendant then inquired if the tax applied to married couples, and Mr. Burns told him it would not and there would be no inheritance tax if the two were married. Howard did not sell her home on Woodland Dr. and the purchase agreement for the acreage became null and void. Defendant then signed a new purchase agreement for the same acreage on October 29, 2017. See Exhibit 22. Howard did not sign the agreement. Defendant instead used the power of attorney and signed the agreement on behalf of himself and on behalf of Howard "by Clayton Green P.O.A." Id. The original contingency was removed and Howard paid an additional $30,000 earnest deposit for the acreage. Realtor Don Kaiser testified that Howard appeared to be excited about the purchase and she appeared to be competent to enter into the agreements. Mr. Kaiser was present when Howard wrote out both earnest deposit checks and he was present when she granted Defendant authority to sign the new purchase agreement on her behalf. Defendant and Howard were married in Valentine, Nebraska on October 31, 2017. It is not clear whether Howard knew of the wedding beforehand. Some evidence shows that the couple was traveling to Valentine, Nebraska, when Defendant pulled the vehicle over without notice and proposed to Howard. When the couple arrived in Valentine, the two were married immediately at the Valentine Lodge and the minister and witnesses were already arranged. Defendant disputed this description and testified that it was Howard who wanted to marry and had asked him to do so multiple times. Defendant testified that he ran out of excuses and realized that they were living like a married couple anyway. He further testified that the very purpose of the trip to Valentine was to get married. A copy of the marriage certificate filed November 1, 2017 in Cherry County, Nebraska, was offered and received as Exhibit 5. Defendant also offered a video of the marriage ceremony, which was marked and received as Exhibit 42. Howard met with Dr. Wagner again on November 2, 2017, to review the biopsy report and to discuss her treatment options. Defendant was again present for the visit. Dr. Wagner confirmed that Howard had an aggressive form of lung cancer and that she needed to begin treatment immediately. Howard disclosed to Dr. Wagner that she and Defendant 5 Certified Page 5 of 17