According to Nebraska Revised Statute 43-2923, the best interests of a child require a parenting plan that provides for a child’s safety, emotional growth, health, stability, and physical care, and regular and continuous school attendance and progress for school-age children. The parenting plan should also promote a child’s continued contact with his or her families and parents who have shown the ability to act in the child’s best interests. In determining custody and parenting arrangements, the court shall consider the best interests of the minor child, which shall include, but not be limited to, consideration of the foregoing factors and: The relationship of the minor child to each parent prior to the commencement of the action or any subsequent hearing. The desires and wishes of the minor child, if of an age of comprehension but regardless of chronological age, when such desires and wishes are based on sound reasoning. The general health, welfare, and social behavior of the minor child. Credible evidence of abuse inflicted on any family or household member. Credible evidence of child abuse or neglect or domestic intimate partner abuse

According to the Nebraska Revised Statute 42-365, when a marriage is dissolved, the court may order payment of alimony by one party to the other and division of property as may be reasonable, having regard for the circumstances of the parties, duration of the marriage, a history of the contributions to the marriage by each party, including contributions to the care and education of the children, and interruption of personal careers or educational opportunities, and the ability of the supported party to engage in gainful employment without interfering with the interests of any minor children in the custody of such party.

In Nebraska, equitable division is a three-step process 1. The first step is to classify the parties’ property as marital or nonmarital. The second step is to value the marital assets and marital liabilities of the parties. The third step is to calculate and divide the net marital estate between the parties.

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According to Nebraska Revised Statute 43-1411, a civil proceeding to establish the paternity of a child may be instituted by the mother or the alleged father of such child, either during pregnancy or within four years after the child’s birth, unless a valid consent or relinquishment has been made pursuant to sections 43-104.08 to 43-104.24 or section 43-105 for purposes of adoption1. The proceeding may be instituted in the court of the district where the child is domiciled or found or, for cases under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, where the alleged father is domiciled1. The guardian or next friend of such child or the state may also institute the proceeding either during pregnancy or within eighteen years after the child’s birth.

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