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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 42-355 (2026)

Defendant; proper service or appearance

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No marriage shall be dissolved or legal separation decreed unless the defendant has been properly served with process or entered an appearance in the case.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1985–2020 · leading case: Fitzgerald v. Fitzgerald, 835 N.W.2d 44 (Neb. 2013).
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Fitzgerald v. Fitzgerald, 835 N.W.2d 44 (Neb. 2013). · cites it 2× “30 Indeed, in Tejral,31 upon which Fangmeier relies, this court focused upon Neb. Rev. Stat. § 42-355 (Reissue 1984) and not upon § 25-1308.”
Christine W. v. Trevor W., 928 N.W.2d 398 (Neb. 2019). “See § 42-355. Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 43-245 to 43-2,129 (Reissue 2016 & Cum.”
Dycus v. Dycus, 949 N.W.2d 357 (Neb. 2020). “In any event, we have already held, in Buchholz v. Buchholz 37 that the Nebraska no-fault divorce statutes do not deprive defendants of a substantial vested property interest, as “marriage is not an ordinary civil contract.”
Tejral v. Tejral, 369 N.W.2d 359 (Neb. 1985). · cites it 4× “On the other hand, petitioner has complied fully with the provisions as to service of process set out in Neb.Rev.Stat. § 42-355 (Reissue 1984) in that respondent was served personally with a summons which notified her that she was required to file a response within 30 days or…”
Christine W. v. Trevor W., 303 Neb. 245 (Neb. 2019). “22 Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 43-245 to 43-2,129 (Reissue 2016 & Cum.”
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