Omaha family law attorney Matt Higgins is AV Preeminent* peer review-rated through Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating, for legal abilities and ethical standards.
At our Omaha family law practice, we protect our clients’ legal interests, help them make informed decisions and handle the legal matters so they can concentrate on getting through the life changes that come with divorce. Recently, we wrote in this space about...
At our law firm, we have seen so many different family situations and reasons that marriages end. If you are contemplating divorce, you should know that your experiences in marriage are probably not completely unique, even if it seems that no one could ever imagine...
The last thing that might occur to you when you are going through the breakup of your marriage is that your soon-to-be-ex spouse will eventually pass away and that they, like all of us, could die at any time. What arrangements could you make under Nebraska law to...
At , we represent Nebraskans in divorce and related matters. Each divorce is unique — in terms of the individuals who are ending their marriage, the reasons for the separation, whether there are children and matters of financial...
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....
At our law firm, we represent Nebraska parents in legal matters related to child support. For example, child support must be addressed in divorces with children as well as in disputes between unmarried parents. We also represent parents requesting the modification of...
At our law firm, we provide advice and advocacy to our divorce clients in matters of alimony, also called spousal support or maintenance. Nebraska law treats alimony, meaning the payment of support from one former spouse to the other, in a traditional manner that...
You look across the table at your spouse of over 40 years. You've raised children together, traveled together, been through hard times together. For a while, though, something hasn't felt right. You're not the person you once were, and the comfort you used to feel...
After 75 years, federal tax reform has done away with the deductibility of alimony payments for the paying ex-spouse. In addition, the recipient of alimony, also sometimes called spousal support or spousal maintenance, will no longer have to pay income taxes on...