Q: In Nebraska: My 18 year old son is now away at college an ex is threatening me because our son no longer goes over there
My son is 18 going to college but in Nebraska you are not an adult until 19. My son no longer goes to see his father. My ex is threatening me that I’m in contempt because I’m not forcing our college student, living in dorms at 18, to go to his fathers. I don’t care about child support but he hasn’t paid since last October but is self employed so they don’t or can’t garnish wages. He owes over $10,000 but that has nothing to do really with our son not wanting to go over. Can I still be held in contempt even tho he’s 18 and in college?
A: Possible, yes. However, unless you have an unusual set of facts, it is generally very unlikely that a Judge will find a parent in contempt for denying parenting time when a child is 18 years old and living on his own in the dorms.
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