Q: Is the District Court of Douglas County NE. contracted by the Title 4-D agency to set child support orders?
If my order was set in District Court, why then do I have to deal with a Title 4D Agency. Who has authority over my case? They both can't can they? I'm confussed
A:
The child support office is part of the government, or a contractor for the government. The child support office is required to do things like enforce child support orders, among other tasks. This means that they can send an income withholding to garnish wages for child support, among other administative things. The child support office also has attorneys that bring cases in front of the court to ask the court to order, modify, or enforce child support.
The Court is also a part of the government. It enters court orders, including child support orders. The wants of the child support office are sometimes denied by the court. For example, if a child support attorney is asking for child support to be ordered at an amount you object to, then it is up to the Court (Judge) at what amount to order the child support.
Thus, they are separate entities.
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