Sonia Becher, Appellee and Cross-Appellant v. Mark A. Becher, Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

Summary

The Nebraska Supreme Court held that a district court reviewing a court-appointed referee's report need not make explicit findings that the referee's factual findings were against the clear weight of the evidence, but must defer to those findings unless that standard is met. Applying the proper standards, the court upheld most of the dissolution decree, required specific changes to the valuation and distribution of marital property, and affirmed the custody, support, tuition, and alimony determinations. It also rejected the challenges to the contempt orders, concluding that restitution was permissible and that alleged trespass and conversion were not properly remedied through contempt. No separate opinions were filed.