Abstract
I. Historical Background
II. A Collateral Concept—Comparative Rectitude
III. Recrimination in Nebraska … A. The Statute … B. The Cases … 1. The Comparative Rectitude Theory … 2. The Hybrid Comparative Rectitude-Recrimination Theory … a. The Blameless Party Approach … b. The Social Welfare Approach … 3. The Traditional View … 4. The Statutory Approach
IV. Other Jurisdictions … A. Statutory Provisions … B. The Cases … 1. The American Majority View … 2. The Michigan Cases … 3. The Wyoming Cases … 4. The English View … 5. The American Minority View
V. A Critical Analysis of the Doctrine and the Cases … A. Inconsistent Application of the Doctrine … B. The Doctrine Itself … 1. Recrimination as a Facet of the Clean Hands Doctrine … 2. Recrimination in Relation to Marriage as a Contract … 3. Recrimination to Prevent Repetitive Divorces … 4. Recrimination to Preserve the Marriage … 5. Recrimination in the Interest of Issue of the Marriage
VI. A Proposed Course for the Nebraska Law … A. Interpretation of the Present Law … B. A Proposed Statute … 1. The Award of Child Custody … 2. The Award of Alimony … 3. The Statute
Recommended Citation
Janice L. Gradwohl,
The Doctrine of Recrimination in Nebraska,
37 Neb. L. Rev. 409
(1958)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nlr/vol37/iss2/5