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Child Support Resource Library

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.

State on behalf of BM v. Brian F (Nebraska 2014)

NebraskaChild SupportCase LawPaternityDisestablishment

A motion to modify support cannot be converted into a motion for disestablishment even if the father attaches a genetic test showing he is not the biological father of child
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Cesar C v. Alicia L (Nebraska 2011)

NebraskaChild SupportCase LawPaternityAcknowledgement

The proper effect of a signed, unchallenged acknowledgment of paternity is a finding that the individual who signed as the father is the legal father.
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Lucero v. Lucero (Nebraska 2008)

NebraskaChild SupportCase LawEstablishment of SupportRetroactive Support

Absent equities to the contrary, the modification of child support orders should be applied retroactively to the first day of the month following the filing date of the modification.
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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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Lucero v. Lucero (Nebraska 2008)

NebraskaChild SupportCase LawModification of SupportOver Payments

Absent equities to the contrary, the modification of child support orders should be applied retroactively to the first day of the month following the filing date of the modification.
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Rutherford v. Rutherford (Nebraska 2009)

NebraskaChild SupportCase LawModification of Support

The failure to attach the child support worksheet to every child support order is an abuse of discretion.
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In re Chase (Tennessee 2015)

TennesseeChild SupportCase LawModification of SupportJurisdiction

The Tennessee Code allows for judges in a county to agree that the juvenile court will have jurisdiction to set, enforce, and modify support orders.
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In re Marriage of Lohman (Colorado 2015)

ColoradoChild SupportCase LawIntergovernmentalIntergovernmentalUniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA)

When enforcement of a judgment obtained in a foreign country is sought, the Colorado Court must determine if the foreign court had jurisdiction over the Colorado resident and also whether the exercise of jurisdiction is consistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States.
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In re Marriage of Lohman (Colorado 2015)

ColoradoChild SupportCase LawIntergovernmentalIntergovernmentalJurisdiction

When enforcement of a judgment obtained in a foreign country is sought, the Colorado Court must determine if the foreign court had jurisdiction over the Colorado resident and also whether the exercise of jurisdiction is consistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States.
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Lowrey v. Simmons (Mississippi 2015)

MississippiChild SupportCase LawModification of SupportChange in Circumstances

A child support obligation will not be terminated just because the relationship between the child and the obligor parent has deteriorated.
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