When an employee or former employee in the railroad industry faces divorce, a key issue is how the parties will divide retirement benefits available to the rail employee under federal law. Whether the parties are negotiating a marital settlement agreement or facing a...
Part 2: New military pension plan raises legal issues in divorce
At our law firm, we often serve divorce clients who either are active or retired service members or who are military spouses. The legal issues in military divorce can be unique and complex, involving both federal and Nebraska state laws. Attorney Matt Higgins, a...
Part 1: Division of military pensions in Nebraska divorce
Matt Higgins is an Air Force veteran with empathy for service members and their families. He understands the interplay between federal and Nebraska state law in the military divorces of active or retired service members and their spouses. Military pension benefit...
Love and marriage by the numbers in Nebraska
USA TODAY published two articles by 24/7 Wall Street that took a deep dive into U.S. Census data to understand current national and state patterns of marriage and divorce. The author provides the figure that each year, Americans file over 1 million divorce petitions....
Nebraska bill would require hearings on denied protection orders
At our law firm, we represent Nebraskans seeking to protect themselves from abusive spouses and partners through petitions for protection orders against domestic violence in state courts. We also oppose these petitions on behalf of wrongly accused people. Nebraska law...
What are the best interests of children in custody decisions?
In Nebraska, a judge must make custody decisions in the best interests of the child. In fact, the best-interest standard is uniform across the country as the standard applied to child custody decision making. Essentially, a child’s best interest is the lode star...