Caldwell Victorious In Nebraska Supreme Court Case In late September, I mentioned my argument before the Nebraska Supreme Court regarding an issue dealing with Nebraska Child Support. The Court held, in Freeman v. Groskopf, 286 Neb. 713 (2013), that using a parent’s earning capacity instead of actual wages is permissible in determining child support under […]
Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds Earning Capacity Use For Child Support Calculation
November 3, 2013 by
Equal Parenting Fight in Nebraska Headlines Again
October 3, 2013 by
You may recall that I previously advocated that in all divorce and paternity cases in Nebraska that there should be a presumption that joint custody is in the child’s best interest. The Nebraska legislative bill addressing joint custody and equal parenting time was killed during the 2013 legislative session. A fight between the Nebraska Bar […]
Will ObamaCare Decrease Medical Bankruptcies?
September 30, 2013 by
With a major provision of ObamaCare coming to fruition in the coming days, I thought it would be interesting to see how this new law regulating the health insurance industry will affect medical bankruptcies. Back in April 2013, President Obama, in defending ObamaCare, said, “nobody should go bankrupt if they get sick…” While it’s true […]
Child Support Earning Capacity-Nebraska Supreme Court Family Law Appeal
September 23, 2013 by
Caldwell Argues Before the Nebraska Supreme Court I recently had the privilege to argue a Nebraska family law appeal in front of the Nebraska Supreme Court regarding a family law case dealing with how child support should be calculated under the Nebraska Child Support Guidelines. Basic Facts: Here are the basic facts and the Nebraska […]
Nebraska Bankruptcy Court Makes Avoiding Liens on Vehicles Nearly Impossible
September 20, 2013 by
For some time, avoiding the lien on a vehicle in a Nebraska bankruptcy case was quite common. If the debtor had what is called a non-purchase money security loan on an owned vehicle, meaning a creditor took out a security interest on property the debtor already owned (“a lien”), AND that lien impaired the Nebraska […]