MODIFICATION OF A DECREE
Modification simply means change. You can ask the Judge to
change things that were ordered in your first divorce Decree. However, before
the Judge will do this, you must prove that something has changed. You cannot
ask the Judge to change the Decree just because you did not like what was
ordered the first time.
Nebraska law says that before a Decree is modified, one
parent must show that there has been a "material change in
circumstances" since the Decree was entered. For example, say you want
more child support. Inflation has made it more costly for you to take care of
your children. This is one fact you can show to the Judge. But you probably
will need more. You could show that your spouse is making more money now than
he or she was at the time of the divorce, or perhaps, you are making less.
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