Child Support Enforcement - Sarpy County Nebraska

Gordon v. Gordon, 231 Neb. 857, 438 N.W.2d 762 (1989)
It is axiomatic that under Nebraska law the right to receive child support
payments pursuant to a decree of dissolution is a property right of the custodial
parent. Neb. Rev. Stat. §42-364(4)(note: this statute has since been amended, see
§42-364(6) ). The custodial parent becomes a judgment creditor who may collect
or enforce the child support judgment by execution and the means authorized for
collection of money judgments.
Gress v. Gress, 274 Neb. 686, 743 N.W.2d 67 (2007)
Requiring a parent to pay a share of their child’s daycare obligation is also
subject to paragraph R's basic subsistence limitation. It is an abuse of discretion
for a trial court to order a parent to pay a share of their child’s day care expenses
if those costs will drive the parent below the poverty guidelines as set forth in
Paragraph R. of the child support guidelines.
increased financial obligations, like decreased income, also qualify as a change
in one's financial position. As a result, if (the NCP) is ever forced to pay for
daycare and his income is reduced below the poverty line as a result, Patrick
may seek a modification of the court's child support order.
In re Interest of Chance J., 279 Neb. 81, 776 N.W.2d 519 (2009)
Note: This opinion reverses a horrible opinion authored by the Nebraska Court of Appeals at 17
Neb. App. 645, 768 N.W.2d 472.
Children born to the parties in a marriage are presumed legitimate until proved
otherwise or decreed otherwise by the court.
A court may not properly deprive a parent of the custody of his or her minor child
unless the State affirmatively establishes that such parent is unfit to perform the
duties imposed by the relationship, or has forfeited that right. It is always the
State's burden to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the parent is unfit
and that the child's best interests are served by his or her continued removal
from parental custody.
In determining whether parental rights should be terminated based on
abandonment, paternal uncertainty based on physical appearance of a child or
suspicions of infidelity is not just cause or excuse for abandoning a child born into
wedlock, especially when there are ample means to verify one's paternity.
For purposes of § 43-292(1), " abandonment" is a parent's intentionally
withholding from a child, without just cause or excuse, the parent's presence,
care, love, protection, maintenance, and the opportunity for the display of
parental affection for the child.
Jorn v. Pigs Unlimited, Inc., 255 Neb. 876, 587 N.W.2d 558 (1998)
The term “impairment” is a medical assessment, while the term “disability” is a
legal issue.
Moore v. Bauer, 11 Neb. App. 572, 657 N.W.2d 25 (2003)
It is not unusual for a parent or parents to have continuing financial obligations
regarding their children beyond the age of majority. There is no authority,
statutory or otherwise, that requires a court to consider these types of expenses
in determining the child support obligation for the remaining minor child or
children.
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