Nebraska Divorce Legal Questions

You seem not to be asking a question about Wisconsin law, which is the subject of this corner of the site. So you should retain a skilled matrimonial lawyer in your own county. That said, your lawyer will probably suggest a request for a final pre-trial conference (with a judicial officer) to determine what issues remain disputed, and to schedule key dates, including a trial. If your estranged spouse needs to complete some act or other, your lawyer may move the Court to compel her to do so within a time certain.... Read More

If it hasn't been dismissed for what is called lack of progression, you can certainly set the matter for trial if the two of you cannot come to an agreement. If you are in agreement, simply prepare the final document and, if she still has an attorney, submit it to the attorney who should then submit it to the court.... Read More

In Wisconsin, there is no formula. Rather there are certain purposes, set out in published decisions of appellate courts. One goal is to have the spouses live as much as possible at the same standard of living as before the divorce. Another is 'rehabilitation,' that is, to help the lower-earning spouse obtain the training or education s/he needs to earn a decent living. It goes without saying that the greater the disparity in income, and earning capacity, and the longer the marriage, the more you will have to pay.... Read More

Unfortunately you cannot get a divorce without ONE full year of separation (which means living ins separate residences, not just separate rooms). And also unfortunately, you cannot force someone out of the house except for a few narrow fault grounds (such as adultery, domestic violence, excessive drinking/substance abuse to the point of making your life intolerable, just to name a few). And even then, you would need to file a lawsuit for such a claim and have good evidence and it would be up to the judge to decide (and such a case can take a couple months at the least, depending on the county, to even get heard due to busy dockets.... Read More

Unfortunately you cannot get a divorce without ONE full year of separation (which means living ins separate residences, not just separate rooms). And also unfortunately, you cannot force someone out of the house except for a few narrow fault grounds (such as adultery, domestic violence, excessive drinking/substance abuse to the point of making your life intolerable, just to name a few). And even then, you would need to file a lawsuit for such a claim and have good evidence and it would be up to the judge to decide (and such a case can take a couple months at the least, depending on the county, to even get heard due to busy dockets. You will likely either have to leave or continue to talk to him to convince him to go, which your offer to help financially support him was a good and reasonable idea but he didn't bit.... Read More