NEBRASKA Part 8

STEP TWO - FILING YOUR DIVORCE CASE

The next step in your divorce is to file all the proper paperwork with the court. You need to file a "Complaint" with the court to start the divorce process. Your Complaint will tell the Judge:

    When and where you were married;

    Where you live now;

    Where your spouse lives now;

    That you or your spouse have lived in the state for the last year;

    The names of your children, the years they were born, and where they have lived the past five years;

    That you think the marriage is over (irretrievably broken);

    What you want to happen with the children, your real estate, your furniture, your household goods, and your bills

    That you want or do not want support (alimony) from your spouse;

    That you want the judge to end the marriage;

    How you want the judge to decide custody and visitation/parenting time

    That you want the judge to decide who pays what child support; and

    Anything else you want the judge to do. (e.g. wanting your former last name restored).