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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 2013 Federal Poverty Guidelines were announced on January 24, 2013. The base<br />

2012 guidelines for a single adult are $1,1490/yr, or 957.50 per month. The <strong>Nebraska</strong><br />

Supreme Court rounded this figure to $958. §4-218 of the <strong>Nebraska</strong> <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Support</strong><br />

Guidelines reads:<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 $958 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/13poverty.cfm<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 />

2013 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 />

$11,490<br />

$14,350<br />

$13,230<br />

($930.83 x 12 months) ($1,195.83 x 12 mo) ($1,102.50 x 12 mo)<br />

2 15,510 19,830 17,850<br />

3 19,530 24,410 22,470<br />

4 23,550 29,440 27,090<br />

5 27,570 34,470 31,710<br />

6 31,590 39,500 36,330<br />

7 35,610 44,530 40,950<br />

8 39,630 49,560 45,570<br />

For each additional person, add… 4,020 5,030 4,620<br />

SOURCE: Federal Register, http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/13poverty.cfm<br />

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