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Can I terminate back child support owed to me? If so how in Nebraska?
answered on Dec 16, 2020
You can execute a receipt for the amount owed which will cancel it out of the enforcement system.
Also I just need to get the school stuff transferred to our name so she can get a bus to pick her up but her mom does not want to cooperate
answered on Dec 9, 2020
To obtain custody of a child when you are not the parent, you generally need to file a guardianship action with the county court. Generally the Court is not going to grant a non-parent custody unless it is shown that the parents are legally unfit to care for their child. This is a very high... View More 
I'm making a move to Nebraska from PA for college. I get medical assistance for my son and thats it. My sons father is not involved at all and I don't get child support either I never did. Now I had someone tell me the only way I can get daycare and medical assistance is if I am getting... View More
answered on Dec 8, 2020
Every parent has a legal duty to support their child; it cannot be eliminated simply by not being part of child’s life. As far as I am aware, every state requires a person seeking public benefits and assistance to also attempt to obtain child support from other parent. In this case state funded... View More
Eighty year old mother has been newly diagnosed with muscular distrophy. She is currently collecting social security in retirement (worked until age 75). Is she eligible for Social Security Disability and, if so, does Social Security Disability pay for an assisted living facility or a nursing... View More
answered on Dec 8, 2020
Social Security Disability (SSD) gets replaced by normal social security at retirement around age 65. So your mother will not qualify for SSD.
Your mother likely qualifies for Medicare. If so, they will pay some or all of the costs of assisted living.
Talk to your state benefits... View More
My brother was out on bond on a felony charge, and forgot to appear in court. He has never done this before. Court was at 930 am. He was arrested at 2:00 pm for failure to appear. I read ne rev statute 29-908, and it says you have 3 days to surrender yourself before being charged. Would that apply... View More
answered on Dec 7, 2020
You can be arrested for a failure to appear warrant even if you missed a court date less than 3 days ago.
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... View More
answered on Dec 7, 2020
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... View More
Some how my ex was able to send some kind of falsified notice to child support stating that he's no longer employed by the company he is still and has been working for for 3 yrs. How can this happen and why won't child support enforcement tell me how they were notified? What recourse do I have?
answered on Dec 1, 2020
The Child Support Office is limited in what information they can provide to the custodial parent. You can send an income withholding to an employer on your own. You are not required to have child support send the income withholding. It is not uncommon for family law attorneys to do so. You... View More
answered on Dec 1, 2020
CPS generally has to offer reasonable efforts at reunification and to preserve the family. In some situations, there is a determination that no contact is in the children's best interests (this is relatively rare). If you children have been removed by CPS, you should hire an attorney or... View More
We've responded by mail, said the debt is invalid, provided more information. What are our rights if they ignore/don't accept what we've sent? Can they sue, put a lien on our house, what?
answered on Dec 1, 2020
The Nebraska Attorney General's Website has some good information that might be a good place for you to start.
https://protectthegoodlife.nebraska.gov/debt-collection
Also will it affect the child support pending?
However, my partner have been in my childs life since she was 1.5 years old and is the father figure since. And my ex has not had any contact with myself or my child since Feb 2018. As well my ex lives in another state.
answered on Dec 1, 2020
It depends on a lot of factors. A parent's rights are superior to those of a non-parent. The Court can grant a non-parent custody or visitation rights in limited circumstances. These are generally through a guardianship action when a parent is unfit or a request for in loco parentis... View More
Basically the father has pretrial on November 2nd and has pending charges for failure to register and I want to file for emergency temporary custody of my daughter
answered on Nov 22, 2020
As far as I know, there are no forms for this. You would need to file a custody or modification action and then file the motion for emergency custody within the action. You would either need to do quite a bit of research to determine how to draft this on your own or retain an attorney to assist... View More
They knew about the child from day one but didn’t want to step up! Now after 4 years they decided they are ready to be in said child’s life! No child support or Paternity test was done. Could they have any rights to said child?
answered on Nov 22, 2020
The statute of limitations to establish paternity is 4 years old for a private party but 18 years old for the State. Once the state brings a paternity action, then the father can ask for custody and parenting time. Thus, there are many cases where a father is granted parenting time (and sometimes... View More
I was told the issue would resolve on it's own. Diagnostic tools used were not the best for the issue.
answered on Nov 22, 2020
Medical malpractice cases generally examine whether the medical practitioners met the standard of care or not. Even if they did not, you would still have to have some type of quantifiable damages due to not meeting the standard of care to make it make sense to file a court action. If you have... View More
answered on Nov 22, 2020
A good place to start with is the Landlord-Tenant Handbook by Legal Aid.
https://www.legalaidofnebraska.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Landlord-and-Tenant-handbook-2017.pdf
Who do I turn to when landlord is making many many threats to raise rent if she has to hire anyone to fix her property if I won’t be her personal handyman. she comes into the property without notice often, says if i don’t sign her non legal agreement she will kick us out.
answered on Nov 22, 2020
A good resource to start with is the Landlord-Tenant Handbook created by Legal Aid of Nebraska.
https://www.legalaidofnebraska.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Landlord-and-Tenant-handbook-2017.pdf
answered on Nov 22, 2020
As long as the person is competent, they get to make their own decisions. If the person becomes incompetent, then the person set forth in their power of attorney would get to make legal decisions for them. If these documents aren't in place, then the person who wants to become the legal... View More
My husbands ex wife is involved with cps in Texas and had her other child removed from her home for meth use and neglect. My husband has residential custody of the child they had together in Nebraska where we currently live. I have been in her life for 4 years and legally married to her dad for... View More
answered on Nov 22, 2020
The best protection would be to become the child's legal mother by adopting her through a step-parent adoption action. You would need to have the biological mother's parental rights terminated, which is a very high bar and would require a contested court action if the biological mother... View More
answered on Nov 16, 2020
His obligation to repay that debt is/will be discharged. Your joint obligation to repay will not be discharged, so you're still on the hook for the whole debt.
answered on Oct 27, 2020
Yes, but you may have grounds to have the charge dismissed. Retain a criminal defense attorney.
answered on Oct 27, 2020
Can they ticket you? Yes. Will you be successful in having the charge dismissed? Maybe. Retain a criminal defense attorney to assist you.
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