If one parent passes away, generally custody goes to the surviving parent. However, there are exceptions to this. If the Court has entered a temporary guardianship order, then the Court has granted custody to a third-party instead of the surviving parent. If the surviving parent wants to fight... View More

If a person is charged with child abuse, they will be entitled to court-appointed counsel if they can't afford their own attorney. Their name also is placed on the Nebraska child abuse registry. A person can be charged with child abuse for a child that is now an adult if there are still... View More

It sounds like you are referring to a HELOC or a cash-out refinancing. These "mortgage-type" documents states who is liable to the bank to repay the loan. It doesn't state who is owed the money from the HELOC or cash-out refinancing. Who is entitled to the money depends in part on... View More

If a friend borrowed money from you (to make bail or otherwise) and did not pay it back as promised, you can potentially bring an action against them to force them to follow the terms of your agreement.

If the dollar amount is lower, you can potentially bring the action in Small Claims... View More

If there has been a material change in circumstances, you can file a modification action to ask the Court to change the parenting time provisions. If the other parent has been an absent parent for many years, this could include requesting a change to require supervised parenting time or some type... View More

Is your divorce action still pending? If only a temporary order was entered, you have a lot more options than if the final divorce decree was already entered. From the wording of your question, it sounds like you may already be divorced at this time. You only have 10 days after the divorce decree... View More

It depends on why the County Attorney is denying the request. See Nebraska Revised Statute Section 29-820 for some examples of when the firearms are required to be destroyed under Nebraska law once no longer needed as a part of evidence in a criminal case. If such is the case, you don't have... View More

Legally, a loan must be repaid. Legally, you can be required to pay back a gift. If there is a question as to what it was, a judge can decide whether it was a loan or a gift and whether it needs to be paid back or not.

Sometimes important documents get misplaced. Generally losing your title to a vehicle doesn't mean the person that finds the title now gets your vehicle. The person listed on the title of the vehicle is very likely still the legal title holder.

The other parent and child moving into the home is not an automatic ground to terminate the child support order. However, assuming this is a material change since the Decree was entered, you may have good grounds to ask the Court to terminate the child support due to the direct support being... View More

It is almost unheard of for a person to not pay interest on a mortgage. While I'm not aware of any law that requires a person to charge interest, you may run into unintended consequences if you don't. For example, tax repercussions, gift tax repercussions, estate issues, etc. depending... View More

It depends on what the custody order says. Who has legal custody? If you have legal custody, you may be able to complete the application without the other parent's participation. Depending on what your court order says, you may also likely be able to file a motion to compel the other party... View More

The manufactures of these products often have details as to how their patch works, in detail, on their website. This includes regarding some of the science behind it. You can also read cases that challenged the use of some of these products. For one example, including cases, see:... View More

Maybe. It depends on what your order states and somewhat on the history of the case. If your order allows it, then you can probably block him on your phone and let him know that you are only communicating via e-mail at this time. If he isn't asking about questions relating to the child,... View More

You can look up online to see if your license is suspended in Nebraska:

https://www.nebraska.gov/dmv/reinstatements/client.cgi

If your license does show as suspended and you still don't know why, go to the DMV and ask.

If your license isn't truly suspended, it is... View More

If you are the legal guardian and need help applying for the child's passport, you can call the number of the State Department's website to see if they can help you with your question regarding the form. You may need to be prepared to be placed on hold for a long time, but you should be... View More

If you had a contract regarding purchase of a vehicle and the other party is not fulfilling their part, you may need to bring a breach of contract action against the other party if unable to resolve on your own. If the dollar amount is low enough, you could bring the action in Small Claims Court.... View More

If you believe you have information that may be helpful to law enforcement for an open investigation, you can contact that agency's non-emergency line. A detective will contact you back if they are seeking the information you have to share.

Why law enforcement acted or didn't... View More

Filing a show cause/contempt action may be the way to go. This action is used to ask the Court to enforce the Order and to sanction the other party for not following the Court order. Whether this is the way to go or not depends on the specifics of your situation. Depending on what the issue is,... View More

Having a case pending for a certain crime does not give you immunity if you continue to commit the crime until the court date. In fact, if you obtain a second ticket for driving with expired plates while the first case is pending, the prosecutor is likely to push for a stronger punishment if you... View More