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Child Support Enforcement - Sarpy County Nebraska

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(2) after due diligence, counsel has been unable to contact the defendant or<br />

otherwise determine if a meritorious defense exists.<br />

(e) INAPPLICABILITY OF SECTION 202 PROCEDURES- A stay of proceedings under<br />

subsection (d) shall not be controlled by procedures or requirements under section 202.<br />

(f) SECTION 202 PROTECTION- If a servicemember who is a defendant in an action covered<br />

by this section receives actual notice of the action, the servicemember may request a stay of<br />

proceeding under section 202.<br />

(g) VACATION OR SETTING ASIDE OF DEFAULT JUDGMENTS-<br />

(1) AUTHORITY FOR COURT TO VACATE OR SET ASIDE JUDGMENT- If a default<br />

judgment is entered in an action covered by this section against a servicemember during<br />

the servicemember’s period of military service (or within 60 days after termination of or<br />

release from such military service), the court entering the judgment shall, upon application<br />

by or on behalf of the servicemember, reopen the judgment for the purpose of allowing the<br />

servicemember to defend the action if it appears that—<br />

(A) the servicemember was materially affected by reason of that military service in<br />

making a defense to the action; and<br />

(B) the servicemember has a meritorious or legal defense to the action or some<br />

part of it.<br />

(2) TIME FOR FILING APPLICATION- An application under this subsection must be<br />

filed not later than 90 days after the date of the termination of or release from military<br />

service.<br />

Source: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/sscra/l/blscra201.htm<br />

Carmicheal v. Rollins, 280 Neb. 59, 783 N.W. 2d 763 (June 2010)<br />

This case sets forth exactly what a servicemember must demonstrate - and how they must go<br />

about demonstrating – that they are entitled to a stay of court proceedings.<br />

One of the articulated purposes of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.<br />

app. § 501et seq. (2006), is to provide for the temporary suspension of judicial and<br />

administrative proceedings and transactions that may adversely affect the civil rights<br />

of servicemembers during their military service.<br />

The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. app. § 501et seq. (2006), is<br />

intended to strengthen and expedite the national defense by enabling persons in the<br />

military service to devote their entire energy to the defense needs of the nation.<br />

The protections afforded by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. app. §<br />

501et seq. (2006), are intended to be far ranging, applying to any judicial or<br />

administrative proceeding commenced in any court or agency in any jurisdiction<br />

subject to this act.<br />

A request for a stay, or the grant of a stay, does not affect whether a court has<br />

jurisdiction.<br />

We have held that a proceeding regarding custody determinations is a special<br />

proceeding. However, we have not previously addressed whether the denial of a<br />

stay under the SCRA is an order affecting a substantial right. We find that it is.<br />

The grant of temporary custody and child support …is not a final order.<br />

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