A-24-802, Dan H. Ketcham (Appellee) v. Kari H. Ketcham (Appellant)
Douglas County District Court, Judge Kimberly M. Pankonin
Attorneys for Appellant: Angela Dunne and Kelsey Deabler (Koenig, Dunne, PC, LLO)
Attorneys for Appellee: Christopher A. Vacanti and William L. Finocchiaro (Vacanti, Shattuck, Finocchiaro)
Civil: Dissolution of Marriage, Property Division, Marital and Nonmarital Property Classification
Action Taken by Trial Court: The district court entered a decree for dissolution of marriage awarding Appellee a $200,000 nonmarital credit for a downpayment on a house purchased during the marriage. The district court found that the Appellee met his burden in tracing the $200,000 to an inheritance he received during the marriage. The district court found that the Appellee’s retirement account through his employer was mostly nonmarital. The district court awarded the Appellee a nonmarital credit for his safe harbor contributions, profit-sharing contributions, and the growth on the contributions in the retirement account. Additionally, there was a premarital interest in the retirement account that was set aside to Appellee. Lastly, the district court found that one of Appellee’s investment accounts was entirely nonmarital because it derived from either premarital funds or from his inheritance.
Assignments of Error on Appeal: On appeal, Appellant has assigned four errors. Appellant assigns that the district court erred in determining Dan met his burden in proving (1) his nonmarital property could be traced to a $200,000 downpayment on the Omaha house, (2) his premarital retirement account was nonmarital, (3) the safe harbor and profit-sharing contributions were nonmarital, and (4) his investment account was nonmarital.