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Welcome to the YoungWilliams Child Support Resource Library. Search by keywords or use the filters to select categories of interest to you. Currently, our Library consists of academic and government research articles and reports from around the country, federal opinions, and case law from states in which our full service child support projects are located.

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In re marriage of Stephenson v. Papineau (Kansas 2015)

KansasChild SupportCase LawEnforcementDisability Benefits

An NCP whose children receive a lump sum disability award may be entitled to credit for timely paid child support for the period of time covered by the lump sum.
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Rutherford v. Rutherford (Nebraska 2009)

NebraskaChild SupportCase LawEstablishment of SupportJudicial Discretion/Deviations

The failure to attach the child support worksheet to every child support order is an abuse of discretion.
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State on behalf of AE v. Buckhalter (Nebraska 2007)

NebraskaChild SupportCase LawEstablishment of SupportIncome Considerations

A father, who receives proper notice of an action and fails to answer or appear at an initial hearing for paternity, is not entitled to further notice of hearings; the State’s decision not to present evidence of an unverified genetic test did not violate the NCP’s due process and was not sufficient to set aside a default order; and the use of income verification forms is appropriate to determine income if the NCP fails to provide more detailed information.
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Prochaska v. Prochaska (Nebraska 2009)

NebraskaChild SupportCase LawModification of SupportJudicial Discretion/Deviations

When setting a child support obligation for an obligor with multiple families, the court may deviate from a strict application of the guidelines as long as it considers the facts of the case.
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State on behalf of LLB v. Hill (Nebraska 2004)

NebraskaChild SupportCase LawEnforcementLaches

Child support arrears will not be forgiven under an equity argument if a parent’s lack of diligence lead to the accumulation of the arrears
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Palagi v. Palagi (Nebraska 2001)

NebraskaChild SupportCase LawEnforcementArrearsEnforcement

The emancipation age of a child is typically a non-modifiable provision, and credit against owed arrears will not be given for college tuition payments.
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Alicia C v. Jeremy C (Nebraska 2012)

NebraskaChild SupportCase LawPaternityDisestablishment

The state statutes allow fathers whose paternity was adjudicated in a divorce decree to challenge the paternity determination at a later date
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State on behalf of AE v. Buckhalter (Nebraska 2007)

NebraskaChild SupportCase LawPaternityGenetic Testing

A father, who receives proper notice of an action and fails to answer or appear at an initial hearing for paternity, is not entitled to further notice of hearings; the State’s decision not to present evidence of an unverified genetic test did not violate the NCP’s due process and was not sufficient to set aside a default order; and the use of income verification forms is appropriate to determine income if the NCP fails to provide more detailed information.
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State v. Batt and Filbert (Nebraska 1998)

NebraskaChild SupportCase LawPaternityDisestablishment

Even when a child has a presumptive father, a later action to determine paternity is not barred although clear and convincing evidence is necessary to rebut presumption.
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Alicia C v. Jeremy C (Nebraska 2012)

NebraskaChild SupportCase LawPaternityPresumptions

The state statutes allow fathers whose paternity was adjudicated in a divorce decree to challenge the paternity determination at a later date.
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