Child Support Enforcement - Sarpy County Nebraska

“[C]oncerns regarding the stigma of illegitimacy should not outweigh the primary
purposes of the filiation statutes: identifying the biological fathers of children born out
of wedlock and imposing on them an obligation of support.”
Thompson v. Thompson, 18 Neb.App. 363, 782 N.W.2d 607 (2010)
An obligor parent is entitled to a credit against his or her current child support
obligation for payments made by the Department of Veterans Affairs to the child as a
result of the obligor parent's disability, in the absence of circumstances making the
allowance of such a credit inequitable.
Truman v. Truman, 256 Neb. 628, 591 N.W.2d 81 (1999)
The doctrine of equitable estoppel could operate to excuse the payment of accrued
child support under appropriate factual circumstances
Weaver v. Compton III, 8 Neb. App. 961,605 N.W.2d 478 (2000)
It is not error to credit an obligated parent’s child support balance sheet with cash
payments and non-monetary assets (a car) sent to the custodial parent directly by
the obligated parent’s relatives, which payments were intended for use in the
support of the minor child.
Welch v. Welch, Jr., 246 Neb. 435, 519 N.W.2d 262 (1994)
Neither of the parties is authorized to interfere with the court's orders and only the
court can determine what, if any, adjustments should be made.
The power of a court to suspend child support should be exercised only as "a last
resort or where it is apparent that to do so affords the only remedy that can
reasonably be expected to fit the mischief.” – citing Biesecker v. Biesecker, 190 Neb.
808, 809, 212 N.W.2d 576, 577 (1973).
As a general rule, the custodial parent's right of support and the noncustodial
parent's right of visitation are entitled to separate enforcement. A failure to pay child
support does not justify a parent's unilateral withdrawal of visitation rights, and a
failure to allow visitation does not justify a parent's unilateral nonpayment of support.
a court may suspend child support payments when the custodial parent deprives the
noncustodial parent of visitation and there is no showing that the children are in
need.
Williams v. Williams, 206 Neb. 630, 294 N.W.2d 357 (1980)
While equitable estoppel may be applicable in delinquent child.support cases, the
mere execution of a document consenting to the adoption of a child, standing
alone, is insufficient to justify.imposing the doctrine of equitable estoppel to deny to
custodial.parent the benefits of a previously entered order of support.
Extradition – Costs
State v. Smith, 13 Neb. App. 477, 695 N.W.2d 440 (2005)
We…find no abuse of discretion in the determination of the trial court that costs of
prosecution (which can be taxed to the defendant) include the expenses of
extradition.
Neb. Rev. Stat. §29-752 (Cum. Supp. 2004) expressly contemplates the
expenses of transportation in connection with an extradition, stating:
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