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200505457 any other trust) presently in effect or hereafter created or any other estate planning instrument or device of mine or otherwise. My primary intentions are to preserve my assets for the benefit of my family (defined as my spouse and my issue, including those adopted) during their lives, to protect my assets from being dissipated to pay for the cost of health, medical or nursing home expenses for myself and my family, and to minimize the amount of estate taxes payable therefrom, all to the extent legally possible. It is my intention that my family and my estate be able to have the maximum benefits available from estate planning, even if done after my incompetency. Therefore, it is my intention that my attorney - in -fact shall have complete, plenary and final authority and discretion to undertake, continue and revise any and all estate planning activities, mentioned above or otherwise, for the benefit of my family and my estate which are allowed by Nebraska law or otherwise, including preparing or modifying, executing and delivering any and all documents necessary therefor. However, this power of attorney shall not be construed as granting a general power of appointment. My attorney -in --fact is a fiduciary, but shall have the right to make gifts to himself or herself as part of the estate planning referred to above, to the extent allowed by federal or state law. However, my attorney -in -fact shall not have the right to (a) make any gifts of my assets to himself or herself, or to any creditor in satisfaction of his or her own legal obligations (this shall not prevent my attorney -in -fact from satisfying any of my legal obligations to family members) ; (b) exercise any .incidents of ownership with regard to insurance policies that I own on the attorney -in- fact's life; or (c) exercise fiduciary powers that would cause any of my assets to be included in my attorney -in- fact's estate or as my attorney -in- fact's income, for purposes of federal or state income, estate or other taxes. My attorney -in -fact shall have the powers and duties granted to a conservator by §30 -2654 R.R.S. 1943, and the same is hereby incorporated by reference; rovided however, such power shall not be restricted by requiring court approval as required in §30- 2654(4)(b). 15. To pay taxes. To act on my behalf in respect to any and all local, state and federal taxes in which I am concerned or interested in, including, but not limited to, income taxes; to sign my name, to execute, seal and acknowledge any and all tax returns due or becoming due, to accept any and all refunds and to collect and endorse checks in the settlement of any refund. 16. To enter safe deposit box. To enter my safe deposit box or boxes and to add or to remove any of the contents thereof at any time and from time to time. 17. Records and accounting. My attorney -in -fact shall keep accurate, current and complete records and books of my estate. My attorney -in -fact shall, within a reasonable time considering the -4-