Legal Opinion

Venter v. Venter

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided March 29, 1996No. S-94-430PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.

This is an appeal from an action for dissolution of marriage. Appellant, Dean N. Venter, challenges certain orders contained in the divorce decree entered by the district court for Seward County dissolving his marriage to appellee, Linda R. Venter.

SCOPE OF REVIEW

An appellate court’s review in an action for dissolution of marriage is de novo on the record to determine whether there has been an abuse of discretion by the trial judge. Thiltges v. Thiltges, 247 Neb. 371, 527 N.W.2d 853 (1995).

In an action for dissolution of marriage, the award of attorney fees is discretionary, is reviewed de…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Reichert v. ReichertNebraska Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Thiltges v. ThiltgesNebraska Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Lockwood v. LockwoodNebraska Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Murrell v. MurrellNebraska Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Andersen v. AndersenNebraska Supreme Court · 1979

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Kalkowski v. KalkowskiNebraska Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Davidson v. DavidsonNebraska Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Priest v. PriestNebraska Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Hajenga v. HajengaNebraska Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Shockley v. ShockleyNebraska Supreme Court · 1997

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