Child Support Enforcement - Sarpy County Nebraska

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-105(2) (Reissue 2007) imposes upon an attorney the duty “to
counsel or maintain no other actions, proceedings or defenses than those which
appear to him [or her] legal and just, except the defense of a person charged with a
public offense.”
Nebraska o/b/o Garcia v. Garcia, 238 Neb. 455, 471 N.W.2d 388 (1991)
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-512.01…mandates that it is the duty of the county attorney to
take action against a nonsupporting parent of a dependent child and to initiate either
a criminal or a civil child support enforcement action against this parent. Neb. Rev.
Stat. §43-512.03 …makes more explicit the duties of the county attorney in obtaining
and enforcing orders for child support, including establishing paternity and obtaining
support for children born out of wedlock, enforcing child support orders through
income withholding, and petitioning for a support order when no such order exists.
The county attorney’s obligation is to proceed on behalf of dependent children due
child support from a nonsupporting parent. We agree with the Nebraska State Bar
Association’s advisory opinion that the county attorney may not represent both the
interests of the child and the interests of a parent when the issue of custody of the
child is raised. The county attorney’s duties are clearly set forth in the statutes
above. These duties do not include involvement in the determination of custody of a
dependent child.
Adoption
See §43-1401 et seq.
(Now retired) Judge Jack Ott holds a newly adopted boy
Request for Notification of Intended Adoption
This Nebraska Biological Father Registry option allows the father of a child to file for notification
of paternity without indicating that he is seeking immediate custody of the child.
If a man has reason to believe that he is the father of a child born out of wedlock and he wants
to preserve his legal rights of notice in order to prevent the child from being adopted by others,
he may file the notice at any Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services office. The
law requires that the filing be done in person or by mail, only on forms provided by the
Department.
http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/adoption/biofatherclaim.htm
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