Can a Business Owner Look Cash-Poor in a Nebraska Divorce While the Business Is Making Money?
A closely held business can make a spouse look cash-poor on paper while the company is doing well. Nebraska's Child Support Guidelines and published appellate decisions give courts a framework for looking past the W-2 at retained earnings, distributions, and control, but they also protect legitimate working capital. This post explains how the analysis works for support and property division, which records matter, and what not to do while a case is pending.
Can One Parent Receive Primary Physical Custody in Nebraska When Both Parents Are Fit?
A Nebraska court can find both parents fit and still place primary physical custody with one of them. In a September 2026 memorandum opinion, the Nebraska Court of Appeals affirmed exactly that result where the parents lived about an hour apart and the child had significant school and therapy needs. This article explains what the decision does and does not mean, how Nebraska's best-interests statute changed in July 2026, why temporary orders do not control the final decree, and what the same opinion says about time-limited alimony for a long-term homemaker.
Are Alimony Payments Taxable in Nebraska?
Alimony tax treatment in Nebraska depends on the divorce or separation instrument, later modifications, filing status, and how support interacts with property division and child-related tax benefits. This guide explains the post-2018 rule, older-order traps, Nebraska timing issues, and practical settlement considerations.
Is My Deferred Comp, Bonus, or “Phantom Income” Marital Property in a Nebraska Divorce?
Deferred compensation, performance bonuses, stock options, RSUs, business interests, and pass-through “phantom income” can make Nebraska divorce property division and support issues significantly more complex. Zachary W. Anderson Law helps clients identify what may be marital, what may be separate, what records matter, and how business valuation, support, and co-parenting issues fit together.
What Is a Gray Divorce, and How Does It Do to Retirement in Nebraska
Divorce after 50 can affect far more than the end of a marriage. It can reshape retirement, home ownership, pensions, Social Security planning, alimony, and estate planning. This Nebraska-focused guide explains how gray divorce works, how courts divide retirement accounts and marital property, why QDROs matter, and what spouses should consider before finalizing a settlement that could impact their long-term financial security.
Does Bad Behavior Affect Divorce in Nebraska?
Bad behavior can matter in a Nebraska divorce, but usually only when it affects the legal issues the court must decide. Nebraska is a no-fault divorce state, which means adultery, poor communication, or marital conflict usually do not decide the case by themselves. However, conduct involving wasted marital money, hidden assets, unsafe parenting, domestic abuse, refusal to follow court orders, or serious co-parenting problems may affect property division, custody, parenting time, or support. This article explains how Nebraska courts look at marital misconduct, dissipation of assets, custody concerns, and financial fairness in divorce.
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