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Nebraska Child Support Laws: Guidelines and Table 1 (2027)
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Nebraska sets child support with the Nebraska Child Support Guidelines, which the Nebraska Supreme Court adopts by court rule under Neb. Rev. Stat. 42-364.16 (Neb. Ct. R. 4-201 to 4-222, with Table 1), an income-shares formula that starts from both parents' net incomes, and support generally lasts until the child turns 19 unless the child marries, dies or is emancipated by a court first, or the order specifically extends it. Table 1 was last revised in January 2025.
The guideline amount is a rebuttable presumption. A court can depart from it, but its findings must state the amount the guidelines would have required. For an estimate with your own figures, use the calculator on this page or the Nebraska child support calculator page.
This page covers Nebraska state law: the Supreme Court's child support guidelines and the Nebraska Revised Statutes. Federal rules and the terms of your own order also apply; for the federal framework and how other states compare, see our guide to child support laws in all 50 states.
How Nebraska Calculates Child Support (Neb. Ct. R. 4-201 to 4-222, Income Shares)
Neb. Rev. Stat. 42-364.16 directs that "The Supreme Court shall provide by court rule, as a rebuttable presumption, guidelines for the establishment of all child support obligations." Those rules are the Nebraska Child Support Guidelines, Neb. Ct. R. 4-201 through 4-222.

Rule 4-201 states the model: "The main principle behind these guidelines is to recognize the equal duty of both parents to contribute to the support of their children in proportion to their respective net incomes." In practice the steps are:
- Work out each parent's total monthly income from all sources (4-204).
- Subtract the deductions in 4-205 to reach each parent's net income.
- Add the two net incomes and compare the total to Table 1 for the number of children (4-206).
- Split the Table 1 amount by each parent's share of the combined net income.
- Address health insurance, health care costs over the built-in amount, and child care.
- Use the worksheet that fits the custody arrangement.
What Counts as Income in Nebraska
Under Rule 4-204(A), "Total monthly income is the income of both parties derived from all sources, except all means-tested public assistance benefits which includes any earned income tax credit and payments received for children of prior marriages." Overtime is considered "if the overtime is a regular part of the employment."
A court can base support on earning capacity instead of actual income. The factors listed in Rule 4-204(E) include "employment barriers, including criminal record." One firm limit applies under 4-204(F): "Incarceration may not be treated as voluntary unemployment or underemployment in establishing or modifying child support orders."

Net Income: The Deductions in Rule 4-205
Nebraska is a net-income state. Rule 4-205 subtracts these items from total monthly income:
- federal and state income taxes, figured using standard deductions
- FICA
- mandatory retirement contributions, or actual voluntary contributions up to 4 percent of gross income
- child support previously ordered for other children
- a credit for other children, subject to Rule 4-220
- the parent's own health insurance cost, which "shall not exceed 5 percent of that parent's gross income"
When a Court Can Deviate From the Guidelines
Rule 4-203 says "The child support guidelines shall be applied as a rebuttable presumption." Deviations are permitted when either parent or the child has extraordinary medical costs, when special needs of a disabled child exist, when combined net income exceeds $20,000 a month, for juveniles placed in foster care, and "whenever the application of the guidelines in an individual case would be unjust or inappropriate." A deviation finding "must state the amount of support that would have been required under the guidelines."
Nebraska Table 1: The Income Shares Formula (Revised January 2025)
Table 1 is titled "INCOME SHARES FORMULA," and the current form reads "Month/Year Form Revised: January 2025." The Nebraska Supreme Court amended Table 1 and Rule 4-218 by an order dated January 29, 2025. That is the date of the order; the order does not state a separate effective date.
The table is keyed to combined monthly net income and runs to $20,000. These rows are copied from the current table:
| Combined monthly net income | 1 child | 2 children | 3 children | 4 children | 5 children | 6 children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,350 | $169 | $237 | $270 | $287 | $294 | $304 |
| $2,000 | $387 | $575 | $712 | $796 | $860 | $889 |
| $5,000 | $849 | $1,220 | $1,511 | $1,687 | $1,856 | $2,018 |
| $10,000 | $1,303 | $1,875 | $2,295 | $2,563 | $2,820 | $3,065 |
| $20,000 | $2,282 | $3,220 | $3,732 | $4,169 | $4,586 | $4,985 |
From the $500 row through the $1,300 row, every column shows $50. The Table 1 figure is the combined obligation for both parents, not what one parent pays.
Minimum Support and the $1,330 Subsistence Limit
Rule 4-209 sets "a minimum monthly support of $50, or 10 percent of the obligor's net income, whichever is greater," except in "cases of disability or incarceration where a lower amount may be justified."
Rule 4-218, the basic subsistence limitation, says support obligations "shall not reduce his or her net income below the minimum of $1,330 net monthly for one person, or the poverty guidelines updated annually," except that minimum support may still be ordered under 4-209. The $1,330 figure took effect January 1, 2026, under a Supreme Court order dated January 28, 2026; it was $1,304 before that.
Combined Net Income Over $20,000
Under Rule 4-203(C), above $20,000 in combined monthly net income support "may be more but shall not be less than the amount which would be computed using the $20,000 monthly income." The rule offers an aid, not a presumption: the Table 1 amount at $20,000 plus 10 percent of the income over $20,000 for one, two or three children, 12 percent for four, 13 percent for five and 14 percent for six.
Health Care and Child Care
"Children's health care expenses are specifically included in the guidelines amount of up to $250 per child per year" (Rule 4-215). Nonreimbursed costs above that are prorated between the parents, and the added cost of covering the children on a health plan is prorated as well. In agency cases, cash medical support is considered reasonable when it does not exceed 5 percent of that parent's gross income.
Child care is "not specifically computed into the guidelines amount" (Rule 4-214). It is allocated between the parents, but the paying parent's share "shall not exceed the proportion of the obligor's parental contribution," and the guidelines account for the value of the federal child care tax credit in some cases.
Joint Custody: The 142-Day and 109-Day Rules (Rule 4-212)
How time is divided changes the worksheet. Under Rule 4-212, "When a specific provision for joint physical custody is ordered and each party's parenting time exceeds 142 days per year, it is a rebuttable presumption that support shall be calculated using worksheet 3." When one party's parenting time "is 109 to 142 days per year, the use of worksheet 3 ... is at the discretion of the court." A "day" is "generally defined as including an overnight period."
Cases outside that rule fall under Rule 4-210. A court has discretion to adjust support when parenting time "substantially exceeds alternating weekends and holidays and 28 days or more in any 90-day period," and during periods of 28 days or more in any 90-day period, "support payments may be reduced by up to 80 percent." Both are discretionary, not automatic.
Split custody, where each parent has at least one child, uses Worksheet 2 (Rule 4-211). How parenting time is allocated is covered in Nebraska child custody laws.
When Does Child Support End in Nebraska? (Neb. Rev. Stat. 42-371.01)
Under 42-371.01(1), "An obligor's duty to pay child support for a child terminates when (a) the child reaches nineteen years of age, (b) the child marries, (c) the child dies, or (d) the child is emancipated by a court of competent jurisdiction, unless the court order for child support specifically extends child support after such circumstances."
Neither the statute nor the guidelines contain a high school or college extension, so support past 19 depends on what your order says. Rule 4-208 tells courts that orders should direct support to continue "only until each child reaches majority under Nebraska law, becomes emancipated, becomes self-supporting, marries, or dies, or until further order of the court," so read your own order's termination clause.
The duty ends at those events under 42-371.01(1), but closing the order is a separate step. Under 42-371.01(3), the paying parent "may provide written application for termination" to the clerk of the district court where support was ordered, with a certified copy of the birth certificate, marriage license, death certificate or emancipation order. The other party has 30 days after the clerk's notice is mailed to object, and the court terminates support if no objection is filed, the forms and procedures were followed, and it believes no hearing is needed. "The termination of child support does not relieve the obligor from the duty to pay any unpaid child support obligations owed or in arrears." Court emancipation is covered in Nebraska emancipation laws.
How to Modify Child Support in Nebraska (Rule 4-217)
A modification case is "commenced by filing a complaint to modify" (42-364(6)). Under Rule 4-217, "variation by 10 percent or more, but not less than $25, upward or downward, of the current child support obligation, child care obligation, or health care obligation, due to financial circumstances which have lasted 3 months and can reasonably be expected to last for an additional 6 months, establishes a rebuttable presumption of a material change of circumstances."
Two limits apply. Support is not increased solely because the receiving parent's income went up (Rule 4-219), and the birth or adoption of later children is not a ground to reduce support, though it may be a defense to an increase (Rule 4-220).
Agency Reviews and Incarceration (LB 704)
In cases handled by the state agency, DHHS reviews an order on its own initiative or at the request of either parent when federal Title IV-D rules require a review (43-512.12). Within three years of the order, DHHS generally will not review it unless the requesting party shows a substantial change in circumstances that is expected to last for the 3-month and 6-month periods described above.
There are exceptions. A case where health care coverage is available to either parent and the children have no coverage other than Medicaid can be modified within three years. An order can be reviewed again after one year if the last review found the change had not lasted, or was not expected to last, long enough. The incarceration review described below has its own timeline.
LB 704, approved May 20, 2025, added a rule for incarcerated parents: within fifteen business days of learning that a noncustodial parent will be incarcerated for more than 180 calendar days, DHHS must start a review and send notice, and it must finish the review and notify the parties within 120 calendar days. A parent for whom DHHS finds a decrease is not warranted is entitled to a conference.
File Promptly
Keep paying the current order until a new one is entered. Federal law requires every state to treat each unpaid installment as a judgment and to bar retroactive changes, except for the period while a modification petition is pending, from the date notice of the petition was given (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(9)). Filing as soon as your circumstances change protects you.
Child Support Enforcement in Nebraska
When payments fall behind, Nebraska law gives the agency and the courts these tools:
- Interest: under 42-358.02, delinquent support "shall draw interest at the rate specified in section 45-103 in effect on the date of the most recent order or decree," computed as simple interest. "Interest shall not accrue until thirty days after such payments are delinquent," and it is payable unless waived by agreement of the parties. The 45-103 rate for judgments is two percentage points above a Treasury bill benchmark set when the judgment is entered.
- License suspension: under 43-3314, DHHS sends notice when a parent "is delinquent on a support order in an amount equal to the support due and payable for more than a three-month period of time" (or is out of compliance with a payment plan), and can then certify the parent to the DMV and licensing boards. This administrative process covers operator's (driver's), professional and occupational, and recreational licenses in agency cases.
- Liens: since July 18, 2026, "A judgment or order for payment of child support or spousal support creates a lien upon the real or personal property of the judgment debtor which attaches when the payment is due and extinguishes when the payment is made" (42-371(1)(b), as amended by LB 935). A DHHS payment-history certificate can serve as evidence releasing the lien for the transfer of specific real property. Separately, 42-371(5) says support judgments "shall cease to be liens on real or registered personal property ten years from the date (a) the youngest child becomes of age or dies or (b) the most recent execution was issued ..., whichever is later." That is a limit on the lien, not on the debt.
- Contempt: a court may appoint an attorney to bring contempt proceedings for failure to comply with a child support order (42-358).
- Wage withholding: employers can be ordered to withhold support from income; 43-1718.02 covers cases in which the state agency does not provide services.
- Passport denial: under federal law (42 U.S.C. 652(k)), the State Department refuses a passport to a parent who owes more than $2,500 in child support.
Criminal Nonsupport (Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-706)
A person commits criminal nonsupport by intentionally failing, refusing or neglecting "to provide proper support which he or she knows or reasonably should know he or she is legally obliged to provide" (28-706). Two tiers apply:
- Class II misdemeanor: the general rule. The maximum is six months in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both (28-106).
- Class IV felony: "if it is in violation of any order of any court." The maximum is two years in prison and twelve months of post-release supervision, a $10,000 fine, or both, with no minimum (28-105).
These are possible charges, not automatic results of a missed payment.
Paternity in Nebraska
A signed acknowledgment of paternity can be rescinded within the earlier of sixty days or the date of an administrative or judicial proceeding relating to the child. After that it is "considered a legal finding of paternity" that can be challenged for fraud, duress or material mistake of fact (43-1409).
LB 935 (2026) added a second path: a man who has reason to believe he is the biological father can challenge the acknowledgment with scientifically reliable genetic testing, from an accredited laboratory, showing that he is the father and the acknowledged father is not. A challenge on that basis filed on or after April 15, 2026 can be brought only by a person who is also seeking to establish his own paternity; that limit does not apply to cases pending on April 15, 2026. Support is not suspended during the challenge unless there is good cause. When a man obtains relief from paternity after genetic exclusion, support is not modified retroactively; the change runs only from the date notice of the relief complaint was served (43-1412.01).
What Changes in Nebraska Child Support in 2027
ADC child support pass-through, July 1, 2027 (LB 233). Neb. Rev. Stat. 43-512.07(5), added by LB 233 (Laws 2024, approved April 17, 2024), provides: "Beginning July 1, 2027, the department shall pass through an amount not exceeding one hundred dollars per month, or in the case of a family with two or more children, an amount not exceeding two hundred dollars per month, to the recipient" of Aid to Dependent Children (ADC), "from the current child support collected pursuant to the assignment."
Today, when a family receives ADC, its right to support is assigned to the state. Starting July 1, 2027, part of the current support collected will go to the family instead. The pass-through "shall not be considered income for the purpose of calculating a recipient's eligibility for assistance," and DHHS must disregard it when calculating the monthly assistance payment.
This does not change any support amount, the guidelines or Table 1. It affects only families receiving ADC whose support is assigned to the state.
Nothing else dated 2027. As of November 7, 2026, we found no other enacted Nebraska law or court rule change with a 2027 effective date. We searched the Legislature's bill records for the 109th Legislature (2025 and 2026 sessions) by the keyword "child support" and checked each enacted bill for sections on support, paternity, income withholding, licenses and criminal nonsupport; the enacted bills that change child support rules are LB 704, LB 935, LB 150 and LB 70. Others, such as LB 376 and LB 867 (agency reporting and the Title IV-D customer service unit), LB 80 (child support referees) and LB 415 (the gambling winnings setoff that also collects child support debts), changed only administrative provisions. Apart from LB 233, that search turned up no child support change with a 2027 effective date. The 2027 session has not yet convened.
Things to watch. The guidelines must be reviewed at least every four years (Rule 4-216); the most recent review, in 2024, ended with the Supreme Court accepting the advisory commission's recommendation "not to amend the child support guidelines or tables." The $1,330 subsistence figure in Rule 4-218 is tied to the poverty guidelines and was changed by Supreme Court order in both January 2025 and January 2026.
At the federal level, a rule taking effect November 30, 2026 removes obsolete and duplicative child support regulations; it does not change how support is calculated or enforced.
Where to Get Help With Child Support in Nebraska
- State child support agency: the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Child Support Enforcement, opens cases, establishes and enforces orders, and handles reviews. The state's child support payment site lists 877-631-9973.
- Courts: modification and contempt cases go to the court that entered your order. The Nebraska Judicial Branch self-help pages offer child support information and forms for people representing themselves.
- Legal aid and lawyer referral: if your income is limited, a civil legal aid program may be able to help; a bar association lawyer referral service can connect you with a family lawyer.
Support often comes up alongside other family cases; see Nebraska divorce laws and Nebraska alimony laws.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How is child support calculated in Nebraska?
Nebraska uses an income shares model under the Supreme Court's child support guidelines (Neb. Ct. R. 4-201 to 4-222). Each parent's net income (total income minus income taxes, FICA, certain retirement contributions, prior support, a credit for other children and the parent's own health insurance up to 5 percent of gross) is added together, the amount for that combined income and number of children is read from Table 1, and each parent pays in proportion to income. The result is a rebuttable presumption.
What age does child support end in Nebraska?
Under Neb. Rev. Stat. 42-371.01, the duty ends when the child reaches 19, marries, dies or is emancipated by a court, unless the court order specifically extends support. There is no high school or college extension in the statute or guidelines. To close the order, the paying parent may file a written application with the district court clerk, the other party has 30 days to object, and arrears are still owed.
Does 50/50 custody mean no child support in Nebraska?
Not necessarily. When joint physical custody is ordered and each parent's parenting time exceeds 142 days a year, support is presumed to be calculated on Worksheet 3, which can still produce a payment from one parent to the other. When one parent has 109 to 142 days, using Worksheet 3 is up to the court.
What is the minimum child support in Nebraska?
Rule 4-209 sets a minimum of $50 a month or 10 percent of the paying parent's net income, whichever is greater, except in cases of disability or incarceration where a lower amount may be justified. Support generally may not reduce the paying parent's net income below the Rule 4-218 subsistence limit, $1,330 a month for one person since January 1, 2026 (tied to the annually updated poverty guidelines), but the minimum can still be ordered.
Is there a maximum amount of child support in Nebraska?
No fixed maximum. Table 1 runs to $20,000 in combined monthly net income. Above that, support may be more but not less than the amount at $20,000, and the guidelines offer percentages of the excess (10 percent for one to three children, 12 for four, 13 for five, 14 for six) as an aid, not a presumption.
Can child support be changed in Nebraska if I lose my job?
You can file a complaint to modify, or ask DHHS for a review in an agency case. A guideline change of 10 percent or more (and at least $25) caused by circumstances that have lasted 3 months and are expected to last another 6 creates a rebuttable presumption of a material change. Keep paying the current order and file promptly, because a change generally cannot reach back before notice of a filed complaint to modify was given. Asking DHHS for a review is not itself a court filing; in an agency case the county attorney or authorized attorney files the complaint after DHHS refers the order (43-512.15).
Can you go to jail for not paying child support in Nebraska?
Yes. A court can hold a parent in contempt. Separately, criminal nonsupport under 28-706 is a Class II misdemeanor (up to six months in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both), and a Class IV felony when it violates a court order (up to two years in prison and twelve months of post-release supervision, a $10,000 fine, or both).
Is there interest on back child support in Nebraska?
Yes. Delinquent support draws simple interest at the 45-103 judgment rate in effect on the date of the most recent order, starting 30 days after a payment is delinquent. The parties can waive it by agreement (42-358.02).
What happens to child support if a parent goes to jail in Nebraska?
Incarceration may not be treated as voluntary unemployment when support is set or modified (Rule 4-204(F)), and a lower amount than the usual $50 minimum may be justified. Under LB 704 (2025), DHHS must start a review within 15 business days of learning that a noncustodial parent will be incarcerated more than 180 days and finish within 120 days.
What is the Nebraska ADC child support pass-through starting in 2027?
Beginning July 1, 2027, DHHS will pass through up to $100 a month (up to $200 for a family with two or more children) of current child support collected for families receiving Aid to Dependent Children. The money does not count as income for ADC eligibility and is disregarded in the monthly payment. It does not change any child support amount.
Nebraska Child Support Calculator
Estimate your child support obligation under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 42-364.16. This calculator provides a step-by-step breakdown with statute citations.
Nebraska Child Support Calculator
This state uses the Income Shares model, which considers both parents' income to determine a combined obligation, then splits it proportionally.
Based on Neb. Rev. Stat. § 42-364.16 · Effective January 29, 2025
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Once a figure appears, open the step-by-step breakdown to see each stage of the math, or try the what-if scenario to see how a different income or number of children would change the result.
The result is a guideline estimate, not a court order. A judge can set a different amount based on the facts of a case.
How Nebraska Calculates Child Support
- •Nebraska uses the Income Shares model under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 42-364.16, combining both parents' net incomes to determine the basic child support obligation.
- •The basic obligation is determined from the Nebraska Child Support Guidelines schedule based on combined monthly net income and number of children, then divided proportionally between parents.
- •A parenting time adjustment applies when the obligor has 110 or more overnights per year (approximately 30% of the time), reducing the obligation to account for direct expenditures during parenting time.
- •Health insurance premiums for the children and work-related childcare costs are added to the basic obligation and divided proportionally between parents.
- •Nebraska imposes a minimum support obligation even for very low-income obligors, and courts may deviate from guidelines with written findings of specific circumstances.
- •The Nebraska Supreme Court maintains an official online calculator that reflects the current guidelines and schedule tables.
What Is the Average Child Support Payment in Nebraska?
Estimated Average Monthly Payment
$897/month
Estimated Annual Total
$10,764/year
Nebraska does not publish an official “average” child support payment. This estimate was calculated using the Nebraska guideline formula above with median income data from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 — Nebraska Median Earnings. Your actual amount will differ — use the calculator above with your own numbers for a personalized estimate.
Assumptions used in this estimate
- •Obligor net monthly income of $3,600 (Nebraska median full-time earnings after taxes, Census ACS 2024)
- •Obligee net monthly income of $2,800 (Nebraska median female full-time earnings after taxes)
- •2 children
- •$200/month for children's health insurance
- •No childcare costs; 52 overnights/year with obligor (below parenting time adjustment threshold)
Data year: 2024
Important Legal Disclaimer
This calculator provides an estimate only based on Nebraska's child support guidelines. Actual court-ordered amounts may differ based on factors not captured here, including special needs, shared custody arrangements, travel costs, and judicial discretion.
This is not legal advice. Consult a family law attorney for guidance specific to your situation.
Updates
Rewritten from current rule and statute text: corrects the Table 1 example ($5,000 combined net, two children is $1,220), treats January 29, 2025 as the order date rather than an effective date, adds the 4-210 up-to-80 percent reduction, the $250 health care amount, the July 18, 2026 lien change (LB 935), the 2025 incarceration review law (LB 704) and the July 1, 2027 ADC pass-through (LB 233), and drops unsupported claims about arrears limitations and payment through the birth month.
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Clarified that although Nebraska sets no statute of limitations on child support arrears and the judgment does not go dormant, the lien on real or registered personal property ends ten years after the later of the youngest child reaching majority or the most recent execution and cannot be reinstated, and corrected the income withholding citation to Neb. Rev. Stat. 43-1718.02.
Corrected the source for Nebraska's child support termination criteria (age 19, emancipation, marriage, death) — Neb. Rev. Stat. 42-364.16 only authorizes the Supreme Court to adopt guidelines and does not address termination; re-attributed to the Nebraska Judicial Branch's termination guidance and relabeled the 42-364.16 citation to match what it actually covers.
The Law Behind This Article
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Nebraska Revised Statutes, Chapter 42: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES
§ 42-364.16Child support guidelines; establishment; useIn force
The Supreme Court shall provide by court rule, as a rebuttable presumption, guidelines for the establishment of all child support obligations. Child support shall be established in accordance with such guidelines, which guidelines are presumed to be in the best interests of the child, unless the court finds that one or both parties have produced sufficient evidence to rebut the presumption that the application of the guidelines will result in a fair and equitable child support order.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-09-03 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at nebraskalegislature.gov
Cited in 60 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2026
In the courts (editorial summary, independently checked):Nebraska courts read section 42-364.16 as making the Child Support Guidelines a rebuttable presumption an objecting party must overcome with evidence. Kalkowski v. Kalkowski (2000) affirmed a guidelines award where the father did not carry that burden; Elsome v. Elsome (1999) required deviations to be stated explicitly.
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- Hotz v. Hotz (Nebraska Supreme Court 2018, 301 Neb. 102)✓The father argued his alimony payments belonged in the parties' income for a support modification; noting the guidelines are issued under section 42-364.16 and construed like statutes, the court held they exclude alimony between parents from total monthly income.
- Kalkowski v. Kalkowski (Nebraska Supreme Court 2000, 258 Neb. 1035)✓A farmer's harvested crops were counted both as marital property and as income; applying the rebuttable presumption in section 42-364.16, the court held he did not prove any part of his income should be excluded or that a deviation from the guidelines was warranted.
- Elsome v. Elsome (Nebraska Supreme Court 1999, 257 Neb. 889)✓The trial court used the sole custody worksheet despite proven joint physical custody and deviated with a one line reason; reversing and requiring worksheet 3, the court reminded it that section 42-364.16 makes support follow the guidelines absent a basis for deviation.
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§ 42-358Attorney for minor child; appointment; powers; child or spousal support; records; income withholding; contempt proceedings; fees; evidence; appealIn force
(1) The court may appoint an attorney to protect the interests of any minor children of the parties. Such attorney shall be empowered to make independent investigations and to cause witnesses to appear and testify on matters pertinent to the welfare of the children. The court shall by order fix the fee, including disbursements, for such attorney, which amount shall be taxed as costs and paid by the parties as ordered. If the court finds that the party responsible is indigent, the court may order the county to pay the costs. (2) Following entry of any decree, the court having jurisdiction over the minor children of the parties may at any time appoint an attorney, as friend of the court, to initiate contempt proceedings for failure of any party to comply with an order of the court directing such party to pay temporary or permanent child support. The county attorney or authorized attorney may be appointed by the court for the purposes provided in this section, in which case the county attorney or authorized attorney shall represent the state. (3) The clerk of each district court shall maintain records of support orders.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-29 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at nebraskalegislature.gov
Cited in 42 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2025
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- State on behalf of Maria B. & Renee B. v. Kyle B. (Nebraska Supreme Court 2018, 298 Neb. 759)“…7. Contempt: Presumptions: Child Support. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 42-358(3) (Reissue 2016) p…”
- Opinion No. (1992) (Nebraska Attorney General Reports 1992)“…EQUESTED BY: Robert G. Simmons, Jr., Banner County Attorney Neb.Rev.Stat. § 42-358 (2) (Reissue 1988) requires the Clerk o…”
- Moore v. Moore (Nebraska Supreme Court 2019, 302 Neb. 588)“…tribution (worksheet 1, line 6) and shall be 4 See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 42-358(2) (Reissue 2016). See, also, e.g., Sta…”
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§ 42-371Judgments and orders; liens; release; subordination; procedure; time limitation on lien; security; attachment; priorityIn force
Under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act and sections 42-347 to 42-381, 43-290, 43-512 to 43-512.10, and 43-1401 to 43-1418: (1)(a) Except as provided in subdivision (1)(b) of this section, all judgments and orders for payment of money shall be liens, as in other actions, upon real property and any personal property registered with any county office and may be enforced or collected by execution and the means authorized for collection of money judgments. (b) A judgment or order for payment of child support or spousal support creates a lien upon the real or personal property of the judgment debtor which attaches when the payment is due and extinguishes when the payment is made.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-29 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at nebraskalegislature.gov
Cited in 22 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2021
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- State v. McColery (Nebraska Supreme Court 2018, 301 Neb. 516)“…he Legislature did not provide through Neb. Rev. Stat. § 42-371 (Reissue 2016) for…”
- Bowers v. Lens (Nebraska Supreme Court 2002, 264 Neb. 465)“…ng's property at the time of the entry of the judgment. See Neb.Rev.Stat. § 42-371 (Cum.Supp.2000). We, therefore, concl…”
- Klinginsmith v. Wichmann (Nebraska Supreme Court 1997, 252 Neb. 889)“…failed to carry her burden of proof in this regard. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 42-371 (5) (Reissue 1993) provides that a cour…”
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Nebraska Revised Statutes, Chapter 43: INFANTS AND JUVENILES
§ 43-1718.02Obligor; subject to income withholding; when; notice; employer or other payor; prohibited acts; violation; penalty; termination or modification; notice; enforcementIn force
(1) In any case in which services are not provided under Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, and a support order has been issued or modified on or after July 1, 1994, the obligor's income shall be subject to income withholding regardless of whether or not payments pursuant to such order are in arrears, and the court shall require such income withholding in its order unless: (a) One of the parties demonstrates and the court finds that there is good cause not to require immediate income withholding; or (b) A written agreement between the parties providing an alternative arrangement is incorporated into the support order. (2) If the court pursuant to subsection (1) of this section orders income withholding regardless of whether or not payments are in arrears, the obligor shall prepare a notice to withhold income. The notice to withhold income shall be substantially similar to a prototype prepared by the department and made available by the department to the State Court Administrator and the clerks of the district courts.
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§ 43-292Termination of parental rights; groundsIn force
Except as otherwise provided in the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act, the court may terminate all parental rights between the parents or the mother of a juvenile born out of wedlock and such juvenile when the court finds such action to be in the best interests of the juvenile and it appears by the evidence that one or more of the following conditions exist: (1) The parents have abandoned the juvenile for six months or more immediately prior to the filing of the petition; (2) The parents have substantially and continuously or repeatedly neglected and refused to give the juvenile or a sibling of the juvenile necessary parental care and protection; (3) The parents, being financially able, have willfully neglected to provide the juvenile with the necessary subsistence, education, or other care necessary for his or her health, morals, or welfare or have neglected to pay for such subsistence, education, or other care when legal custody of the juvenile is lodged with others and such payment ordered by the court; (4) The parents are unfit by reason of debauchery, habitual use of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs, or repeated lewd and lascivious behavior, which conduct is found by…
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-29 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at nebraskalegislature.gov
Cited in 538 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2026
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- State v. Heather N. (In Re Michael N.) (Nebraska Supreme Court 2019, 925 N.W.2d 51)“…Robert’s parental rights was warranted pur- suant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-292(1), (2), and (9) (Reissue 2016) a…”
- In re Interest of Isabel P. (Nebraska Supreme Court 2016, 293 Neb. 62)“…nation of parental rights pursu- ant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-292(1) through (5) (Cum. Supp. 2014).…”
- In re Interest of Alec S. (Nebraska Supreme Court 2016, 294 Neb. 784)“…of the statutory grounds enumerated in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-292 (Cum. Supp. 2014)…”
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Nebraska Revised Statutes, Chapter 28: CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
§ 28-706Criminal nonsupport; penalty; exceptionsIn force
(1) Any person who intentionally fails, refuses, or neglects to provide proper support which he or she knows or reasonably should know he or she is legally obliged to provide to a spouse, minor child, minor stepchild, or other dependent commits criminal nonsupport. (2) A parent or guardian who refuses to pay hospital costs, medical costs, or any other costs arising out of or in connection with an abortion procedure performed on a minor child or minor stepchild does not commit criminal nonsupport if: (a) Such parent or guardian was not consulted prior to the abortion procedure; or (b) After consultation, such parent or guardian refused to grant consent for such procedure, and the abortion procedure was not necessary to preserve the minor child or stepchild from an imminent peril that substantially endangered her life or health. (3) Support includes, but is not limited to, food, clothing, medical care, and shelter. (4) A designation of assets for or use of income by an individual in accordance with section 68-922 shall be considered just cause for failure to use such assets or income to provide medical support of such individual's spouse.
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Cited in 21 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2018
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- State v. Yelli (Nebraska Supreme Court 1995, 247 Neb. 785)“…criminal nonsupport of two minor children, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-706 (Reissue 1989). More specifically, the…”
- Carroll v. Moore (Nebraska Supreme Court 1988, 228 Neb. 561)“…he is legally obliged to provide to a... minor child____” Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-706 (1) (Reissue 1985). Furthermore,…”
- State v. Menuey (Nebraska Supreme Court 1991, 239 Neb. 513)“…ts of criminal nonsupport of his children, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-706 (Reissue 1985). He was thereafter sent…”
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United States Code Title 42
§ 652Duties of SecretaryIn forcecited in 6 of our articles
The Secretary shall establish, within the Department of Health and Human Services a separate organizational unit, under the direction of a designee of the Secretary, who shall report directly to the Secretary and who shall— establish such standards for State programs for locating noncustodial parents, establishing paternity, and obtaining child support and support for the spouse (or former spouse) with whom the noncustodial parent’s child is living as he determines to be necessary to assure that such programs will be effective; establish minimum organizational and staffing requirements for State units engaged in carrying out such programs under plans approved under this part; review and approve State plans for such programs; review data and calculations transmitted by State agencies pursuant to section 654(15)(B) of this title on State program accomplishments with respect to performance indicators for purposes of subsection (g) of this section and section 658a of this title; review annual reports submitted pursuant to section 654(15)(A) of this title and, as appropriate, provide to the State comments, recommendations for additional or alternative corrective actions, and technical…
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Cited in 122 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2026
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- Blessing v. Freestone (Supreme Court of the United States 1997, 520 U.S. 329)“…in a given percentage of all cases. Id., at 1149 (citing 42 U. S. C. § 652 (g)). Accordingly, the Court of Appeals…”
- Cuvillier v. Taylor (Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 2007, 503 F.3d 397)“…urposes of this part.” 42 U.S.C.A. § 651 (West 2003). 42 U.S.C. § 652(a)(1) states: “(a) Establishment…”
- Weinstein v. Albright (Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 2001, 261 F.3d 127)“…plaintiff's complaint. Plaintiff's complaint alleges that 42 U.S.C. § 652 (k) and 22 C.F.R. §§ 51.70 (a)(8), 51.…”
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Sources and References
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 42-364.16, Supreme Court child support guidelines(nebraskalegislature.gov).gov
- Nebraska Child Support Guidelines, Neb. Ct. R. 4-201 to 4-222(nebraskajudicial.gov).gov
- Table 1: Income Shares Formula (Month/Year Form Revised: January 2025)(nebraskajudicial.gov).gov
- Neb. Ct. R. 4-205, Deductions (net income)(nebraskajudicial.gov).gov
- Nebraska Supreme Court order of January 29, 2025 amending Rule 4-218 and Table 1(supremecourt.nebraska.gov).gov
- Nebraska Child Support Table 1 (PDF)(nebraskajudicial.gov).gov
- Nebraska Supreme Court order of January 28, 2026 amending Rule 4-218 ($1,330, effective January 1, 2026)(nebraskajudicial.gov).gov
- Neb. Ct. R. 4-212, Joint physical custody (Worksheet 3)(nebraskajudicial.gov).gov
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 42-371.01, Termination of child support(nebraskalegislature.gov).gov
- LB 704 (2025), slip law: DHHS review for parents incarcerated more than 180 days(www.nebraskalegislature.gov).gov
- 42 U.S.C. 666(a)(9), no retroactive modification of support installments(www.law.cornell.edu)
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 42-358.02, Interest on delinquent support(nebraskalegislature.gov).gov
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 45-103, Judgment interest rate(nebraskalegislature.gov).gov
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 43-3314, License suspension notice (more than three months delinquent)(nebraskalegislature.gov).gov
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 42-371, Support liens (as amended by LB 935, operative July 18, 2026)(nebraskalegislature.gov).gov
- LB 935 (2026), slip law: payment-triggered support liens, paternity acknowledgment challenges(www.nebraskalegislature.gov).gov
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 42-358, Contempt proceedings for child support(nebraskalegislature.gov).gov
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 43-1718.02, Income withholding in non-IV-D cases(nebraskalegislature.gov).gov
- 42 U.S.C. 652(k), passport denial for arrears over $2,500(www.law.cornell.edu)
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-706, Criminal nonsupport(nebraskalegislature.gov).gov
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-106, Misdemeanor penalties(nebraskalegislature.gov).gov
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-105, Felony penalties(nebraskalegislature.gov).gov
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 43-1409, Acknowledgment of paternity(nebraskalegislature.gov).gov
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 43-512.07(5), ADC child support pass-through beginning July 1, 2027 (Laws 2024, LB 233)(nebraskalegislature.gov).gov
- 2024 Review of the Nebraska Child Support Guidelines (Child Support Advisory Commission)(supremecourt.nebraska.gov).gov
- Nebraska DHHS Child Support Enforcement(dhhs.ne.gov).gov
- Nebraska Child Support Payment Center(childsupport.nebraska.gov).gov
- Nebraska Judicial Branch: Child Support Self-Help(nebraskajudicial.gov).gov
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 43-512.12, DHHS review of Title IV-D child support orders(nebraskalegislature.gov).gov
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 43-512.15, Complaint to modify a Title IV-D order after DHHS referral(nebraskalegislature.gov).gov
- LB 376 (2025), slip law: reporting changes incl. License Suspension Act and State Disbursement Unit(nebraskalegislature.gov).gov
- LB 867 (2026), slip law: Title IV-D Division Customer Service Unit(nebraskalegislature.gov).gov
- LB 80 (2025), slip law: Protection Orders Act, amends 43-1609 (child support referees)(nebraskalegislature.gov).gov
- LB 415 (2025), slip law: Gambling Winnings Setoff for Outstanding Debt Act changes(nebraskalegislature.gov).gov
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