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2022 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 42 - Households and Families
42-370 - Contempt proceedings; attorney's fees; costs.
Universal Citation: NE Code § 42-370 (2022)
42-370. Contempt proceedings; attorney's fees; costs.
Nothing in sections 42-347 to 42-381 shall prohibit a party from initiating contempt proceedings. Costs, including a reasonable attorney's fee, may be taxed against a party found to be in contempt.
Source
- Laws 1972, LB 820, § 24;
- Laws 1997, LB 229, § 18.
Annotations
In a civil contempt proceeding relating to an item in a divorce decree, costs, including a reasonable attorney fee, may be assessed against a contemnor. Locke v. Volkmer, 8 Neb. App. 797, 601 N.W.2d 807 (1999).
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