In all proceedings where the Nebraska Evidence Rules apply, the admissibility of evidence is controlled by the Nebraska Evidence Rules; judicial discretion is involved only when the rules make such discretion a factor in determining admissibility. Hill v. Hill, 10 Neb. App. 570, 634 N.W.2d 811 (2001). In the present case, after all the witnesses were finished testifying, Jimmy's counsel offered two exhibits into evidence: an article from the January and February 2013 edition of the Nebraska Lawyer magazine, and a certified copy of a hearing from the Nebraska Legislature. Melanie's counsel objected that both exhibits were hearsay and lacked relevance.
Turner, 104 F.3d at 221. Accord Hill v. Hill, 10 Neb. App. 570, 576, 634 N.W.2d 811, 816 (Neb.Ct.App. 2001). There was no expert testimony presented in this case.
This court has previously stated that “[i]n determining whether alimony should be awarded, in what amount, and over what period of time, the ultimate criterion is one of reasonableness.” Hill v. Hill, 10 Neb.App. 570, 573, 634 N.W.2d 811, 814 (2001). The purpose of alimony is to provide for the continued maintenance or support of one party by the other when the relative economic circumstances make it appropriate.