Howard v. Howard

On May 4, 1979, the District Court for Lancaster County, Nebraska, entered a decree dissolving the marriage of the parties, awarding custody of the minor children, dividing the property, fixing child support, and ordering the appellant-husband to pay debts incurred during the marriage of approximately $7,000. The decree made no provision for alimony. In July 1979, appellant filed a petition in bankruptcy and, although the record is not clear, he apparently listed some of the debts he had been ordered to pay and for which, in due course, he received a discharge.

On October 22, 1979, the…