Child Support Enforcement - Sarpy County Nebraska
Child Support Enforcement - Sarpy County Nebraska
Child Support Enforcement - Sarpy County Nebraska
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A Note for Legal Practitioners:<br />
Members of the <strong>Nebraska</strong> Bar Association who subscribe to the Casemaker service<br />
may access virtually all <strong>Nebraska</strong> appellate case law online, as well as appellate cases from the<br />
federal court system and reported cases in most of the other 49 states.<br />
In addition, many references to statutes include links to the complete statute on the<br />
<strong>Nebraska</strong> Unicameral website. These links are to the most recent version of the statute.<br />
Please note, the managers of the Unicameral web site are constantly tinkering with the site, and<br />
URL links seem to change annually. I try my best to keep the links up-to-date.<br />
A new (at least to the author) feature of the Unicameral web site is the ability of anyone<br />
to download a complete and updated set of the <strong>Nebraska</strong> statutes FREE of CHARGE. To<br />
access this service go to: http://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/laws.php .<br />
Practice Note: The most recent appellate cases are captioned in Purple.<br />
<strong>Nebraska</strong> <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Support</strong> Guidelines Online: Click Here or here<br />
Poverty Guidelines<br />
The 2012 Federal Poverty Guidelines were adjusted in January 2012 to $930.83 per<br />
month. The <strong>Nebraska</strong> Supreme Court rounded this figure to $931 and updated §4-218<br />
of the <strong>Nebraska</strong> <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Support</strong> Guidelines to read:<br />
§ 4-218. Basic Subsistence Limitation. A parent’s support, child care, and health care obligation<br />
shall not reduce his or her net income below the minimum of $931 net monthly for one person, or<br />
the poverty guidelines updated annually in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health<br />
and Human Services under authority of 42 U.S.C. § 9902(2), except minimum support may be<br />
ordered as defined in paragraph I above.<br />
Source: http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/<br />
Historic data for past years is available at http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/figures-fed-reg.shtml#dates<br />
Practice Note: § 4-218 is typically changed annually each February to reflect the updated<br />
federal poverty guidelines adjustment. If more than one person lives in the household, the<br />
poverty guideline amount is adjusted as per the chart below:<br />
2012 Federal Poverty Guidelines & Commentary<br />
(Note, if the parent obligated to pay support resides in Alaska or Hawaii, use the appropriate<br />
column to determine the correct poverty guideline for your case, where applicable)<br />
Persons in<br />
48 Contiguous<br />
Family or Household States and D.C.<br />
Alaska<br />
Hawaii<br />
1<br />
$11,170<br />
$13,970<br />
$12,860<br />
($930.83 x 12 months) ($1,164.17 x 12 mo) ($1,071.67 x 12 mo)<br />
2 15,130 18,920 17,410<br />
3 19,090 23,870 21,960<br />
4 23,050 28,820 26,510<br />
5 27,010 33,770 31,060<br />
6 30,970 38,720 35,610<br />
7 34,930 43,670 40,160<br />
8 38,890 48,620 44,710<br />
For each additional person, add… 3,960 4,950 4,550<br />
SOURCE: Federal Register, http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/12poverty.shtml<br />
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