The burden is technically on the parent whose rights were terminated to file the motion to terminate child support. That being said, if the State received the money due to a child support assignment due to some type of public assistance, you may have a right to have it reimbursed. If the... View More

Did Child Support Services assist you with establishing the child support order? If so, they will likely assist you with terminating the order. However, if you are receiving public assistance, he will likely need to show that the father has moved back into the public assistance household or they... View More

One of the most cost-effective ways to enforce child support is to contact the child support office in the county where the order was entered. If that doesn't work, there are a number of other methods to enforce a child support order. This includes contempt actions and garnishments, among others.

A court can order a party to take a DNA paternity test in a pending paternity/child support case. The Court can enter an order of sanctions, including a default order finding to be the father, if a parent doesn't follow the order for DNA paternity testing. If found to be the child's... View More

Child custody determinations are very fact specific. A parent's involvement or lack of involvement with their child, as well as logistical considerations, are often taken into account when determining custody. If your son hasn't retained an attorney, he should do so asap.

Child support can be requested for a newborn. You may not be able to file a new action for child support after the child has turned 18 years old in Nebraska.

If the person paying child support is now residing with the other parent and the children, generally a motion to terminate child support can be filed to ask the Court to terminate the support order.

If the children are receiving public assistance, the parents may need to make sure the... View More

If you have reconciled as a family and your ex-spouse is now providing direct support, either of you can file a Complaint to Modify and reduce the support to zero. If your intent is to remarry you can simply provide notice of that and a Motion to set aside any child support. If he has arrears... View More

If your case is out of Minnesota, you need to contact the child support office in Minnesota and then an attorney licensed in Minnesota if the child support office can't assist you in having the funds returned to you. You may want to act quickly. In Nebraska, funds are distributed fairly soon... View More

Yes. Child support in Nebraska generally continues to the age of 19 years old. It is common for child support to continue even when the child is living out of the home, such as when a child is living in the dorms at college but the parent is still helping support the child. That being said, the... View More

The issue is that the parents are the persons who have an obligation to financially support their child or children. Grandparents and others have no legal responsibility to provide financial support for children they did not give birth to or adopt. Both parents have an obligation to support their... View More

You may want to start with calling the child support office to see what exactly they are requesting. It could be that you were not ordered to pay child support in the past but a new child support case is being brought against you.

If a party is ordered to pay a share of child care expenses, this can include payment if a relative is the child care provider. That being said, a number of factors come into play when the child care provider is a relative and the specific wording in the order could likely affect whether the party... View More

Generally a motion to vacate genetic testing is when a judge decides whether to cancel an order requiring the parties to submit to genetic testing. I assume this is for paternity genetic testing since you categorized your question as a custody question. It could also address related topics such... View More

There isn't generally an automatic increase in child support when the payor's older child emancipates. That being said, if a child support modification action was filed, the payor would generally no longer have that older child as credit for child support when recalculating support.... View More

If parents and their children are residing and raising their children in the same household, they need to report this to public assistance. If public assistance shows that the family are all residing in the same public assistance household, then the child support agency generally has no duty to... View More

It is common for the child support attorney to file a motion for DNA paternity testing when there is a question of paternity in a child support case and paternity hasn't been legally established. Once a person signs a notarized acknowledgement of paternity to have the father's name added... View More

If you are accepting Medicaid, child care subsidy, or any other public benefit (food assistance, AFDC, etc.), and you do not reside with the father, Child Support Enforcement is going to require him to pay support officially. You will have some input into how much is acceptable, but it will need to... View More

That depends on whether the paternity matter and child support matter are completed or not yet. Typically there is a process involved and it's not immediate. It's relatively inexpensive for you to simply order a new copy of the birth certificate from Vital Statistics if you wish. Best wishes!

There are some forms available on the Nebraska Supreme Court's website under forms regarding show cause/contempt actions that will give you an idea of how these work.