Tyler v. Tyler

Helen J. Tyler petitions this court for further review, challenging the Nebraska Court of Appeals’ distribution of equity in the marital home. We affirm as modified, since the Court of Appeals abused its discretion in distributing the equity of the marital home equally without requiring evidence of the value of Julian B. Tyler’s contributions.

The Tylers met in February 1984, and they were married in May 1984. Both had been married previously. At the time of the marriage, wife owned a house which she had received in the property settlement from her prior divorce. The marriage between the…