Instructions For Your Divorce Hearing No Children Service By Publication Form printable pdf download

Instructions For Your Divorce Hearing No Children Service By Publication Form

DC 6:6A

Rev. 1/08

INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR DIVORCE HEARING

NO CHILDREN

SERVICE BY PUBLICATION

Try to arrive at your hearing at least 15 minutes before your hearing is scheduled. Once

you arrive at the courtroom for your hearing, you should ask the Clerk of the District Court how

to let the judge know that you are there for your divorce hearing.

The court may ask to review your Decree for Dissolution of Marriage before the hearing,

so have that document prepared, along with one copy.

When the court calls your case, you will be asked if you are ready to proceed. You must

tell the court that you are ready and would like to testify.

You will be asked to take the stand and the court will give you an oath to tell the truth.

You are then ready to go forward with your case.

You must testify to the following:

My name is _______________________. I live at ______________________,

(your full name)

(your current street address)

in _____________________________, and I am the plaintiff in this case.

(city and state where currently living)

I have (or my spouse has) lived in Nebraska for at least 1 year before I filed the

Complaint in this case.

I (or my spouse) lived in __________________ County, Nebraska, at the time I

(county where Complaint filed)

filed the Complaint in this case.

I married my spouse on ____________________, in _______________________,

(date of marriage)

(city where marriage took place)

________________________.

(state where marriage took place)

My marriage is completely broken and cannot be repaired.

Describe why you feel the marriage is broken. Here are some examples:

• He was abusing alcohol and drugs, and would not get help.

• She was seeing someone else and not coming home.

• He was physically abusive, and he would not stop.

• She has been gone for years, and I do not know where she is.

Instructions For Your Divorce Hearing No Children Service By Publication Form