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NE Code § 43-1516 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1516 - Adoptive placement; information made available.

43-1516.  Adoptive placement; information made available.Any state court entering a final decree or order in any Indian child adoptive placement after September 6, 1985, shall provide the secretary with a copy of such decree or order together with such other information as may be necessary to show:(1) The name and tribal affiliation of the child;(2) The names and addresses of the biological parents;(3) The names and addresses of the adoptive parents; and(4) The identity of any agency having files or information relating to such adoptive placement.When the court records contain an affidavit of the biological parent or parents that their identity remain confidential, the court shall include such affidavit with the other information.Source  Laws 1985, LB 255, § 16.Annotations The lower standard of proof under subsection (3) of section 43-279.01 for the termination of parental rights to non-Indian children, as opposed to the higher standard of proof under the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act does not violate the equal protection rights of parents of non-Indian children. In re Interest of Phoenix L. et al., 270 Neb. 870, 708 N.W.2d 786 (2006).
NE Code § 43-1517 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1517 - Rules and regulations.

43-1517.  Rules and regulations.The department or the state, in consultation with Indian tribes, shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to establish standards and procedures for the department's or the state's review of cases subject to the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act and methods for monitoring the department's or the state's compliance with the federal Indian Child Welfare Act and the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act. The standards and procedures and the monitoring methods shall be integrated into the department's or the state's structure and plan for the federal government's child and family service review process and any program improvement plan resulting from that process.Source Laws 2015, LB566, § 15.
NE Code § 43-1608 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1608 - Legislative findings.

43-1608.  Legislative findings.The Legislature finds that matters relating to the establishment, modification, and enforcement of child, spousal, or medical support should be handled by the district courts, separate juvenile courts, and county courts in an expeditious manner so that parties may obtain needed orders and other action as quickly as possible.Source   Laws 1989, LB 265, § 1;   Laws 1991, LB 715, § 20;  Laws 2008, LB1014, § 48.
NE Code § 43-1609 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1609 - Child support referee; appointment; when; qualifications; oath or affirmation; removal; contracts authorized.

43-1609.  Child support referee; appointment; when; qualifications; oath or affirmation; removal; contracts authorized.(1) Child support referees shall be appointed when necessary by the district courts, separate juvenile courts, and county courts to meet the requirements of federal law relating to expediting the establishment, modification, enforcement, and collection of child, spousal, or medical support and protection orders issued under section 42-924.(2) Child support referees shall be appointed by order of the district court, separate juvenile court, or county court. The Supreme Court shall appoint child support referees to serve more than one judicial district if the Supreme Court determines it is necessary.(3) To be qualified for appointment as a child support referee, a person shall be an attorney in good standing admitted to the practice of law in the State of Nebraska and shall meet any other requirements imposed by the Supreme Court. A child support referee shall be sworn or affirmed to well and faithfully hear and examine the cause and to make a just and true report according to the best of his or her understanding. The oath or affirmation may be administered by a district, county, or separate juvenile court judge. A child support referee may be removed at any time by the appointing court.(4) The Supreme Court may contract with an attorney to perform the duties of a referee for a specific case or for a specific amount of time or may direct a judge of the county court to perform such duties.Source   Laws 1989, LB 265, § 2;   Laws 1991, LB 715, § 21;  Laws 2008, LB1014, § 49;  Laws 2017, LB289, § 21.
NE Code § 43-1610 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1610 - Salaries, offices, staff, equipment.

43-1610.  Salaries, offices, staff, equipment.Salaries, offices, support staff, equipment, furnishings, and supplies for a child support referee shall be provided by the county and state through funds appropriated by the county and state to the district court, separate juvenile court, and county court. If the Supreme Court appoints a referee to serve in more than one judicial district pursuant to section 43-1609, the salary and necessary travel expenses of the referee shall be paid by funds appropriated by the state to the Supreme Court.Source   Laws 1989, LB 265, § 3;   Laws 1991, LB 715, § 22;  Laws 2008, LB1014, § 50.
NE Code § 43-1611 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1611 - Support and paternity matters; protection orders; referral or assignment.

43-1611.  Support and paternity matters; protection orders; referral or assignment.A district court, separate juvenile court, or county court may by rule or order refer or assign any and all matters regarding the establishment, modification, enforcement, and collection of child, spousal, or medical support, paternity matters, and protection orders issued under section 42-924 to a child support referee for findings and recommendations.Source   Laws 1989, LB 265, § 4;   Laws 1991, LB 715, § 23;  Laws 2008, LB1014, § 51;  Laws 2017, LB289, § 22.
NE Code § 43-1612 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1612 - Hearing; procedure.

43-1612.  Hearing; procedure.(1) A hearing before a child support referee shall be conducted in the same manner as a hearing before the district court, separate juvenile court, or county court. A child support referee shall have the power to summon and enforce the attendance of parties and witnesses, administer all necessary oaths, supervise pretrial preparation pursuant to the rules of discovery adopted pursuant to section 25-1273.01, grant continuations and adjournments, recommend the appointment of counsel for indigent parties, and carry out any other duties permitted by law and assigned by the district court, separate juvenile court, or county court.(2) Testimony in matters heard by a child support referee shall be preserved by tape recording or other prescribed measures and in accordance with prescribed standards. Transcripts of all hearings shall be available upon request and all costs of preparing the transcript shall be paid by the party for whom it is prepared.(3) A child support referee shall, in all cases, announce orally his or her findings and recommendations to the parties or their attorneys and submit a written report to the district court, separate juvenile court, or county court containing findings of fact and recommendations and any and all exceptions.Source   Laws 1989, LB 265, § 5;  Laws 2008, LB1014, § 52.
NE Code § 43-1613 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1613 - Findings and recommendations; exceptions; review by court.

43-1613.  Findings and recommendations; exceptions; review by court.In any and all cases referred to a child support referee by the district court, separate juvenile court, or county court, the parties shall have the right to take exceptions to the findings and recommendations made by the referee and to have a further hearing before such court for final disposition. The court upon receipt of the findings, recommendations, and exceptions shall review the child support referee's report and may accept or reject all or any part of the report and enter judgment based on the court's own determination.Source   Laws 1989, LB 265, § 6;  Laws 2008, LB1014, § 53. Annotations When a referee makes a report and no exception is filed, the district court reviews the referee's report de novo on the record; however, if an exception is filed, the party filing an exception is entitled to a hearing and the district court as a court of equity has the discretion to allow the presentation of new or additional evidence at an exception hearing. State on behalf of Lockwood v. Laue, 24 Neb. App. 909, 900 N.W.2d 582 (2017).
NE Code § 43-1701 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1701 - Act, how cited.

43-1701.  Act, how cited.Sections 43-1701 to 43-1743 shall be known and may be cited as the Income Withholding for Child Support Act.Source   Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 7, § 21;   Laws 1991, LB 457, § 17;   Laws 1994, LB 1224, § 64;  Laws 2000, LB 972, § 19;  Laws 2010, LB712, § 27.
NE Code § 43-1702 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1702 - Purpose of act.

43-1702.  Purpose of act.It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage the use of all proven techniques for the collection of child, spousal, and medical support and monetary judgments. While income withholding is the preferred technique, other techniques such as liens on property and contempt proceedings should be used when appropriate. The purpose of the Income Withholding for Child Support Act is to provide a simplified and relatively automatic procedure for implementing income withholding in order to guarantee that child, spousal, and medical support obligations and monetary judgments are met when income is available for that purpose, to encourage voluntary withholding by obligors, and to facilitate the implementation of income withholding based on foreign support orders.Source   Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 7, § 22;   Laws 1991, LB 457, § 18;  Laws 2010, LB712, § 28.
NE Code § 43-1703 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1703 - Definitions, where found.

43-1703.  Definitions, where found.For purposes of the Income Withholding for Child Support Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 43-1704 to 43-1717 shall be used.Source   Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 7, § 23;   Laws 1991, LB 457, § 19;  Laws 2000, LB 972, § 20;  Laws 2010, LB712, § 29.
NE Code § 43-1704 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1704 - Authorized attorney, defined.

43-1704.  Authorized attorney, defined.Authorized attorney shall mean an attorney (1) employed by the county subject to the approval of the county board, (2) employed by the Department of Health and Human Services, or (3) appointed by the court, who is authorized to investigate and prosecute child, spousal, and medical support cases. An authorized attorney shall represent the state as provided in section 43-512.03.Source   Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 7, § 24;   Laws 1987, LB 573, § 3;   Laws 1991, LB 457, § 20;   Laws 1994, LB 1224, § 65;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 202;   Laws 1997, LB 307, § 78.
NE Code § 43-1705 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1705 - Child support, defined.

43-1705.  Child support, defined.Child support shall mean support for one or more children.Source  Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 7, § 25.
NE Code § 43-1706 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1706 - Department, defined.

43-1706.  Department, defined.Department shall mean the Department of Health and Human Services.Source   Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 7, § 26;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 203;   Laws 1997, LB 307, § 79.
NE Code § 43-1707 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1707 - Disposable income, defined.

43-1707.  Disposable income, defined.Disposable income shall mean that part of the income of any individual remaining after the deduction from such income of any amounts required by law to be withheld, excepting the amounts required to be deducted and withheld pursuant to the Income Withholding for Child Support Act or those provisions of law allowing garnishment, attachment, or execution.Source  Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 7, § 27.
NE Code § 43-1708 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1708 - Employee or payee, defined.

43-1708.  Employee or payee, defined.Employee or payee shall mean any person who is compensated by or receives income from an employer or other payor, regardless of how such income is denominated.Source   Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 7, § 28;   Laws 1991, LB 457, § 21;   Laws 1993, LB 523, § 12.
NE Code § 43-1709 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1709 - Employer or other payor, defined.

43-1709.  Employer or other payor, defined.Employer or other payor shall mean any person, partnership, limited liability company, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision, or department or agency of the state or federal government in possession of income and shall include an obligor if he or she is self-employed.Source   Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 7, § 29;   Laws 1991, LB 457, § 22;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 217.
NE Code § 43-1710 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1710 - Foreign support order, defined.

43-1710.  Foreign support order, defined.Foreign support order shall mean a support order issued by a court or agency of another jurisdiction.Source  Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 7, § 30.
NE Code § 43-1711 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1711 - Income, defined.

43-1711.  Income, defined.Income shall mean (1) compensation paid, payable, due, or to be due for personal services, whether denominated as wages, salary, earnings, income, commission, bonus, or otherwise, and shall include any periodic payments pursuant to a pension or a retirement program and dividends, and (2) any other income from whatever source derived.Source   Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 7, § 31;   Laws 1993, LB 523, § 13.
NE Code § 43-1712 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1712 - Income withholding, defined.

43-1712.  Income withholding, defined.Income withholding shall mean retention of an employee's or payee's income pursuant to sections 43-1720 to 43-1723.Source   Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 7, § 32;   Laws 1993, LB 523, § 14.
NE Code § 43-1712.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1712.01 - Medical support, defined.

43-1712.01.  Medical support, defined.Medical support shall have the same meaning as found in section 43-512.Source  Laws 1991, LB 457, § 23.
NE Code § 43-1712.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1712.02 - Monetary judgment, defined.

43-1712.02.  Monetary judgment, defined.Monetary judgment shall mean a monetary judgment against an obligor that is unsatisfied and is owed to the federal or state governmental unit in a case in which services are being provided under Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, and the judgment is related to the support of a child. Monetary judgment includes, but is not limited to, the cost of genetic testing that the obligor has been ordered to pay by a court, plus any accumulated interest on the judgment under sections 45-103 to 45-103.04, whether the order was issued prior to, on, or after July 15, 2010.Source Laws 2010, LB712, § 30.
NE Code § 43-1713 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1713 - Obligee, defined.

43-1713.  Obligee, defined.Obligee shall mean a person to whom a duty of support is owed pursuant to a support order.Source  Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 7, § 33.
NE Code § 43-1714 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1714 - Obligor, defined.

43-1714.  Obligor, defined.Obligor shall mean a person who owes a duty of support pursuant to a support order.Source  Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 7, § 34.
NE Code § 43-1715 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1715 - Spousal support, defined.

43-1715.  Spousal support, defined.Spousal support shall mean alimony or maintenance support for a spouse or former spouse if the provision for support is a part of an order, decree, or judgment which provides for child support and the child and spouse or former spouse are living in the same household.Source  Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 7, § 35.
NE Code § 43-1715.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1715.01 - State Disbursement Unit, defined.

43-1715.01.  State Disbursement Unit, defined.State Disbursement Unit shall have the same meaning as found in section 43-3341.Source Laws 2000, LB 972, § 21.
NE Code § 43-1716 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1716 - Support, defined.

43-1716.  Support, defined.Support shall mean the providing of necessary shelter, food, clothing, care, medical support, medical attention, education expenses, funeral expenses, or any other reasonable and necessary expense.Source   Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 7, § 36;   Laws 1991, LB 457, § 24.
NE Code § 43-1717 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1717 - Support order, defined.

43-1717.  Support order, defined.Support order shall mean any order, decree, or judgment for child, spousal, or medical support or for payment of any arrearage for such support issued by a court or agency of competent jurisdiction, whether issued prior to, on, or after November 16, 1985, whether for temporary or permanent support, whether interlocutory or final, whether or not modifiable, and whether or not incidental to a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, judicial or legal separation, separate maintenance, paternity, guardianship, or civil protection or any other action. A support order may include payment for any monetary judgment.Source   Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 7, § 37;   Laws 1991, LB 457, § 25;  Laws 2010, LB712, § 31.
NE Code § 43-1718 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1718 - Support order; operate as assignment of income; effect; duties.

43-1718.  Support order; operate as assignment of income; effect; duties.A support order shall constitute and shall operate as an assignment, to the State Disbursement Unit, of that portion of an obligor's income as will be sufficient to pay the amount ordered for child, spousal, or medical support and shall be binding on any existing or future employer or other payor of the obligor. The assignment shall take effect as provided in section 43-1718.01 or 43-1718.02 or on the date on which the payments are delinquent in an amount equal to the support due and payable for a one-month period of time, whichever is earlier. No obligor whose child support payments are automatically withheld from his or her paycheck shall be regarded or reported as being delinquent or in arrears if (1) any delinquency or arrearage is solely caused by a disparity between the schedule of the obligor's regular pay dates and the scheduled date the support is due, (2) the total amount of support to be withheld from the paychecks of the obligor and the amount ordered by the support order are the same on an annual basis, and (3) the automatic deductions for support are continuous and occurring.An assignment shall have priority as against any attachment, execution, or other assignment unless otherwise specifically ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.The Title IV-D Division of the Department of Health and Human Services or its designee shall be responsible for administering income withholding. In administering income withholding, the Title IV-D Division or its designee shall keep accurate records to document, track, and monitor support payments.Source   Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 7, § 38;   Laws 1991, LB 457, § 26;   Laws 1994, LB 1224, § 66;   Laws 1997, LB 18, § 3;  Laws 2000, LB 972, § 22.
NE Code § 43-1719 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1719 - Employer or other payor; duty to furnish information; action to enforce.

43-1719.  Employer or other payor; duty to furnish information; action to enforce.Any employer or other payor shall respond within ten days to a written request by a county attorney, an authorized attorney, or the department for information concerning: (1) The full name of an obligor; (2) the current address of the obligor; (3) the obligor's social security number; (4) the obligor's work location; (5) the number of the obligor's claimed dependents; (6) the obligor's gross income; (7) the obligor's net income; (8) an itemized statement of deductions from the obligor's income; (9) the obligor's pay schedule; and (10) the obligor's health insurance coverage. The employer or other payor shall not be required to provide any other information. The county attorney or authorized attorney may file an action in the district court to enforce this section.Source   Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 7, § 39;   Laws 1991, LB 457, § 28.
NE Code § 43-1720 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-1720 - Notice to employer, payor, or obligor; contents.

43-1720.  Notice to employer, payor, or obligor; contents.If the department has previously sent a notice of assignment and opportunity for hearing on the same support order under section 48-647, the county attorney, authorized attorney, or the department shall state the amount to be withheld from an obligor's disposable income pursuant to section 43-1722 and shall notify the obligor's employer or other payor pursuant to section 43-1723. If the department has not previously sent such notice, and except in cases in which the court has ordered income withholding pursuant to subsection (1) of section 43-1718.01 or section 43-1718.02, upon receiving certification pursuant to section 42-358 or notice of delinquent payments of medical support, the county attorney, the authorized attorney, or the department shall send a notice by certified mail to the last-known address of the obligor stating:(1) That an assignment of his or her income by means of income withholding will go into effect within fifteen days after the date the notice is sent;(2) That the income withholding will continue to apply to any subsequent employer or other payor of the obligor;(3) The amount of support and any monetary judgment the obligor owes;(4) The amount of income that will be withheld; and(5) That within the fifteen-day period, the obligor may request a hearing in the manner specified in the notice to contest a mistake of fact. For purposes of this subdivision, mistake of fact shall mean (a) an error in the amount of current or overdue support or the amount of any monetary judgment, (b) an error in the identity of the obligor, or (c) an error in the amount to be withheld as provided in section 43-1722.Source   Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 7, § 40;   Laws 1986, LB 600, § 3;   Laws 1991, LB 457, § 29;   Laws 1993, LB 523, § 15;   Laws 1994, LB 1224, § 68;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 205;   Laws 1996, LB 1155, § 12;   Laws 1997, LB 307, § 81;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 131;  Laws 2010, LB712, § 33. Annotations Unless a prior notice has been sent and except where a court has ordered income withholding for child support, the notice of income withholding is triggered by receipt of certification from the clerk of the district court made pursuant to section 42-358. McKibbin v. State, 5 Neb. App. 570, 560 N.W.2d 507 (1997).