Child Support Enforcement - Sarpy County Nebraska

the cross-appeal section of a party’s brief must set forth a separate title page, a table
of contents, a statement of the case, assigned errors, propositions of law, and a
statement of facts. See, § 2-109(D)(1)
Walsh v. State, 276 Neb. 1034, 759 N.W.2d 100 (2009)
A judgment or final order rendered by a district court in a judicial review pursuant to
the Administrative Procedure Act may be reversed, vacated, or modified by an
appellate court for errors appearing on the record. When reviewing an order of a
district court under the Administrative Procedure Act for errors appearing on the
record, the inquiry is whether the decision conforms to the law, is supported by
competent evidence, and is neither arbitrary, capricious, nor unreasonable.
Nothnagel v. Neth, 752 N.W.2d 149 (2008).
To be considered by (the appellate) court, an alleged error must be both specifically
assigned and specifically argued in the brief of the party asserting the error.
Malchow v. Doyle, 275 Neb. 530, 748 N.W.2d 28 (2008).
Wharton v. Jackson, 107 Neb. 288, 185 N.W. 428 (1921)
[J]urisdiction of the court in matters relating to divorce and alimony is given by
statute, and every power exercised by the court in reference thereto must look to the
statute or it does not exist. [Citation omitted.] We cannot change it; we must
therefore take the decree as we find it, inasmuch as the interested parties have
made no move to change it but have treated it as final.
Bankruptcy
Changes to federal bankruptcy laws that took effect in October 2005 have
streamlined the process for enforcing child support orders against obligated parents
who have filed for protection under federal bankruptcy law. Generally, any enforcement
action you are able to utilize against an obligated parent who is not in bankruptcy court
may also be utilized against an obligated parent who has filed for bankruptcy protection.
Please see www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/AT/2006/at-06-05.htm for more
information. A useful “Q & A” series on the relationship between child support and
bankruptcy may be found at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pol/AT/2006/at-06-
05a.pdf
By letter from Nebraska’s HHSS’ Administrator of the Office of Economic and
Family Support, county and authorized attorneys are asked to file Proofs of Claim with
bankruptcy courts for all cases where you are notified that an obligated parent has filed
for bankruptcy protection, regardless under which Chapter (7, 12 or 13) the filing took
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