Buchholz v. Buchholz
197 Neb. 180, 248 N.W.2d 21 (1976)
Mr. and Ms. Buchholz broke up.
Mr. Buchholz filed for divorce. Ms. Buchholz contested the divorce.
Ms. Buchholz claimed that
she had a property interest in her
marriage, and for the divorce to be granted would deprive her of her
property in violation of due process, and was therefore unconstitutional under the 14th
Amendment.
The Trial Court granted the
divorce, Ms. Buchholz appealed.
The Appellate Court affirmed.
Ms. Buchholz appealed.
The Nebraska Supreme Court
affirmed.
The Nebraska Supreme Court
found that marriage is not a property interest, but is a personal
relationship subject to dissolution on terms fixed by State law.
Up until 1969, the only way to
get a divorce was if there was fault.
In a fault divorce, only
the innocent party could file for divorce. The introduction of the no-fault
divorce, meant that completely
innocent parties could suddenly find themselves divorced.