Child Support Enforcement - Sarpy County Nebraska

Birth related medical expenses remain uncollectable. ―Health insurance‖ is now
defined to include coverage for medical, dental, orthodontic, optometric, substance
abuse, and mental health treatment;
If a court orders a parent to pay cash medical support, it shall be in lieu of, and not
in addition to, requiring the parent to also pay reimbursement for reasonable and
necessary children's health care costs;
If the child is residing with a third party, the court shall order each of the parents to
pay to the third party their respective amounts of child support as determined by the
worksheet.
View Child Support Guidelines Worksheets and Income Shares Table
§42-364.16 Child support guidelines; establishment; use.
The Supreme Court shall provide by court rule, as a rebuttable presumption, guidelines for the
establishment of all child support obligations. Child support shall be established in accordance
with such guidelines, which guidelines are presumed to be in the best interests of the child,
unless the court finds that one or both parties have produced sufficient evidence to rebut the
presumption that the application of the guidelines will result in a fair and equitable child support
order.
Source: Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 7, § 18; Laws 1994, LB 1224, § 46.
§ 4-203 of the Nebraska Child Support Guidelines specifically declares that: “All orders for
child support, including modifications, must include a basic income and support calculation
worksheet” from the child support guidelines. [This is now absolutely mandatory!!!]
§ 4-203 of the Nebraska Child Support Guidelines also states, in part:
All orders for child support obligations shall be established in accordance with the provisions
of the guidelines unless the court finds that one or both parties have produced sufficient
evidence to rebut the presumption that the guidelines should be applied. All stipulated
agreements for child support must be reviewed against the guidelines and if a deviation exists
and is approved by the court, specific findings giving the reason for the deviation must be
made.
√ Note: Attorney Kent Schroeder, of Kearney, produces a low cost CD Child Support Calculator program,
which is easy to install and use on any Windows based computer. Contact Kent at kschroeder@nebraska.edu
or 1-800-657-2131 for further information. Attorney Adam Astley, 402-344-4000, has also developed an Internet
based program.
Bevins v. Gettman, 13 Neb. App. 555, 697 N.W.2d 698 (2005)
A stipulation for child support is not binding on the court.
A stipulation voluntarily entered into…will be respected and enforced by the courts
when such stipulation is not contrary to sound public policy.
Generally, settlements in domestic cases are binding on the court unless
unconscionable, but …terms of a settlement concerning support and custody of
children are excepted from that rule. (Citing Walters v. Walters, 12 Neb. App. 340,
673 N.W.2d 585 (2004)).
Public policy at work here is well established-that the child support guidelines control
the setting of child support, including whether there are grounds for a deviation.
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