Sullivan v. Sullivan

Barbara A. Sullivan questions the decree of the district court for Nance County, concerning the division of property and child custody determined in dissolution proceedings regarding Barbara’s marriage to Dale E. Sullivan.

Barbara and Dale Sullivan married in 1956, had four children, including a son, Dennis, and engaged in farming operations. As a farm family, Sullivans operated their farm on a rented half section from 1956 to 1968. In 1969 Sullivans bought a 240-acre tract, the “Pelican place,” for $68,000 on a 20-year contract. The Pelican place consisted of a quarter section of irrigated…