Divorce Handbook
PART I: THE BASICS
Before you can get a divorce in Nebraska, you must show the
Judge two things:
You need to show the Judge that you or your spouse has lived
in the state for a full year right before you filed for the divorce. If you
lived in Nebraska three years ago and just moved back, you cannot file for a
divorce until you have lived here a year. If your spouse continued to live in
Nebraska while you were away, you could file for divorce here.
You need to show the Judge that the marriage is over and
broken beyond repair, or "irretrievably broken." You have tried, but
there is no chance that you can make your marriage work.
Nebraska has a "no-fault" divorce law. The Judge
does not decide who was wrong. The Judge determines custody, property, debt
division and alimony, not who is at fault.
This handbook outlines the basic steps to get a divorce. A
simple divorce can take about six months. But very few are that simple. Each
divorce is different.
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