A-24-726, Jessica Cerra v. Robert Cerra (Appellant)
Sarpy County, District Court, Judge Nathan B. Cox
Attorney for Appellant: Kelly T. Shattuck (Vacanti|Shattuck|Finocchiaro)
Attorney for Appellee: Kimberly J. Workman (Binning & Plambeck, LLP)
Civil Action: Dissolution of Marriage
Action Taken by Trial Court: The district court dissolved the parties’ marriage, valued and divided the parties’ property and debts, and ordered Robert to pay Jessica $62,652.39 to equalize the marital estate. The court awarded sole legal and physical custody of the parties’ daughter to Jessica, granted Jessica permission to permanently remove the child to Iowa, and ordered Robert to pay child support. The court’s parenting plan provided, in part, that Robert “may have parenting time with the minor child under therapeutic visitation by a licensed therapist”; Robert “shall provide reasonable notice and advance request to [Jessica] to participate in any therapeutic sessions set by the therapist which recommends the participation of [Robert]”; and Jessica “shall pick the therapist.”
Assignments of Error on Appeal: Robert assigns that the district court abused its discretion by (1) including his premarital and nonmarital assets in the marital estate and improperly valuing and dividing the marital estate, and (2) creating a conditional decree that did not provide a realistic mechanism for him to maintain a relationship with his daughter and placed the outcome of any future visits in the hands of an unknown expert chosen by Jessica.