Tie Goes to the Primary Caregiver: The Misapplication of the Primary-Caregiver Preference in Rommers v. Rommers, 22 Neb. App. 606, 858 N.W.2d 607 (2014)

Authors

David M. Pontier, University of Nebraska College of Law

Abstract

I. Introduction

II. Background ... A. Nebraska Child Custody Statutory Provisions ... B. The Primary-Caregiver Preference ... C. The Facts of Rommers ... D. District and Appellate Court Holdings in Rommers

III. Rommers Analysis ... A. Disproportionate Best-Interests Factors ... B. The Proper Timing of Primary-Caregiver Preference Analysis

IV. Conclusion

Recommended Citation

David M. Pontier, Tie Goes to the Primary Caregiver: The Misapplication of the Primary-Caregiver Preference in Rommers v. Rommers, 22 Neb. App. 606, 858 N.W.2d 607 (2014), 95 Neb. L. Rev. 831 (2016)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nlr/vol95/iss3/6