File for Divorce in Nebraska

Condition for Residency

In order to get the divorce in Nebraska, one of the spouses has to be the resident of this state for one year. Otherwise, marriage has to be performed in Nebraska and one of the spouses has to be living here for his or her marriage life. Papers are to be submitted into the county of either of parents. There is a waiting period of 60 days after the submission of papers.

Reasons for the Divorces

Nebraska mainly deals with general and no-fault based divorces. Whatever the reason is, both the spouses are supposed to agree with them and validate them.

Irrecoverable breakdown to the marriage is the factor for no-fault divorce.

Among fault based general reason, mental sickness of the spouse is the major one which can be due to the prolonged intake of drugs and alcohols.

Principle of Child Custody

Court may order the single parent child custody or joint custody on the basis of the following factors:

Courts prefer no specific gender for the custody of the child.

Rules for Property Distribution

Nebraska is known as equitable distribution state which does not require the distribution of the separate property of the spouse. So any property held by the spouses prior to their marriage, gifts, and inheritances remain with the spouses. However, marriage property of the spouses is divided between both the spouses equally. Following factors are involved in this.

Rules for Spousal Support

Either of the spouses may be granted spousal support on the basis of following factors:

Child Support Guidelines

Court may order for the payment of child support on the basis of parents' income and capability to pay for that. Nebraska has the official Supreme Court guidelines for the child support that can be accessed from the clerk of the court.

Mediation In Case Of Divorce

Nebraska believes in the reconciliation of the marriages and for this, it puts every single effort for the mediation of the couple. Both the spouses are offered counseling courses delivered by the professional instructors. Dissolution of the marriage happens only after the attempts of counseling.

Filing Pro Se Divorce

There is no need of a lawyer when applying for divorce in the state of Nebraska. A divorce case which is filed without any help of an attorney in any of the states is known as Pro Se Divorce.

Literally, Pro Se is a Latin phrase and it means "on her or his own". Process of getting the divorce without the help of lawyer may vary from one State to another. These types of divorces are perfectly legal and enforceable in Nebraska, and are actually very convenient. Usually, once settlements have been made regarding property distribution and custody matters among the spouses in case of a mutual divorce, Pro Se Divorces are filed.

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