Q: How do I avoid getting child support from my baby's father in Nebraska (PLEASE PLEASE HELP)
My baby's father is already $12k backed in child support from his first kid. I have thought it through a million times and I am 100% sure that receiving child support for our baby wouldn't be beneficial. I want the baby to still have his last name so I can't just not have him sign the birth certificate. I know there has to be a way to not get him for child support other than marriage because I don't want to marry him just because Ne gov child support laws are unfair. I'm only 19 and I don't want to get married. I have WIC, food stamps, and Medicaid and apparently, that plays a role in child support as well I'm just confused on how I can go about this to keep my Baby's father off child support and let our baby keep his last name without marrying him or removing my benefits. We are still together. So I guess my overall question is what are all the options we have to avoid getting him for child support in the state of NE?
A:
If you aren't receiving public assistance, you should be able to ask the child support office to close the case. If you are receiving public assistance and the father is in the same house, you should be able to ask the child support office to close the case as long as the father is also reported to the public assistance office as in the household and providing direct support to the child.
Certain types of public assistance can cause the child support to go to (called assign to) the State instead of the parent. Depending on what type of public assistance the child is receiving, you may or may not be able to agree to waive child support or to a lower amount of child support. Calling the child support office could give you some insight on whether they would object to waiving or lowing child support.
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