NICHOLS v. NICHOLS

No. S-13-841.

847 N.W.2d 307 (2014)

288 Neb. 339

Bonnie NICHOLS, appellant, v. Margie NICHOLS, appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

Filed June 13, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Megan N. Mikolajczyk and David A. Domina , of Domina Law Group, P.C., L.L.O., for appellant.

No appearance for appellee.

Jon Bruning , Attorney General, and James D. Smith for amicus curiae State of Nebraska.

Jennifer Gaughan for amicus curiae Legal Aid of Nebraska.

Amy A. Miller for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Nebraska.

Martin A. Cannon , Edward A. Morse , and Andrew M. Hollingsead for amicus curiae Thomas More Society-Omaha.

Dave Bydalek , of Nebraska Family Alliance, and James R. Cunningham , of Nebraska Catholic Conference, for amici curiae Nebraska Family Alliance and Nebraska Catholic Conference.

Heavican, C.J., Connolly, Stephan, McCormack, Miller-Lerman, and Cassel, JJ., and Pirtle, Judge.


Cassel, J.

INTRODUCTION

Bonnie Nichols attempted to obtain a dissolution of her Iowa same-sex marriage to Margie Nichols. The district court granted Margie's motion to dismiss but allowed Bonnie to amend her complaint. The court's order purported to dismiss Bonnie's complaint in the future if she failed to amend it within a specified time. After the time expired and without further court action, Bonnie appealed...

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