Child Support Enforcement - Sarpy County Nebraska

The district court correctly noted that the State‘s remedy is in the civil case. (Note:
the court did not spell out what exactly that remedy is. One possibility would have
been to file an Order to Show Cause against Merrill, introduce evidence of the bond
receipt in his name, then have the court order it held by the court, or clerk of court,
until the criminal case was concluded, then instead of giving it back to the father,
assign it to the child support Payment Center for disbursement to the custodial
parent. Note further, however, that although the bond receipt was technically in the
name of the defendant/father, it was probably not really his money. State law
requires all bond receipts to list the defendant as the owner of the bond money.
Absent evidence that the bond money was actually the defendant‘s to begin with,
you might question the propriety of taking the funds from an innocent third party to
pay the defendant‘s child support.)
Marriage
(see also Same Sex Marriage)
Hills v. State, 61 Neb. 589, 85 N.W. 836 (1901)
If marriage is valid where celebrated, it is valid in this state.
In Re Estate of Everhart, 18 Neb. App. 413, 783 N.W.2d 1 (May 2010)
Facts: you really shouldn‘t take that keen of an interest in your first cousin. Look what happens when
you do…
A void marriage is not valid for any legal purpose; the marriage is void ab initio by
statute, and its invalidity may be maintained in any proceeding in any court between
any proper parties whether in the lifetime or after the death of the supposed husband
and wife, and whether the question arises directly by petition for an annulment or
collaterally in other proceedings.
Medicaid Reimbursement/ Medical Support
(See also Health Insurance/Cash Medical Support)
This area is in a state of flux. Nebraska‘s DHHS CSE office released a letter in May 2008
which instructed local offices and CSE attorneys to stop seeking to obtain, or obtaining, new
orders requiring Noncustodial Parents to repay Medicaid/medical debts to the state, and
further to discontinue enforcement of existing orders for Medicaid reimbursement. This action
was precipitated by the Federal HHS CSE office, which has ruled such enforcement activities
are outside the Federal IV-D program mandates.
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