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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.

Collins v. Collins (Nebraska 2012)

NebraskaChild SupportCase LawModification of SupportChange in Circumstances

A material change in circumstance sufficient to justify modifying a child support order must exist at the time of trial, evidence must support the change, and it must be more than a temporary change.
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Murphy v. Murphy (Nebraska 2008)

NebraskaChild SupportCase LawModification of SupportChange in Circumstances

When a parent’s own actions lead to a reduced income, there is no substantial change in circumstances that would justify modifying a child support order.
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Stekr v. Beecham (Nebraska 2015)

NebraskaChild SupportCase LawModification of SupportIncome ConsiderationsJudicial Discretion/Deviations

In a modification proceeding, the court may consider all of a parent’s financial resources, including the value of non-income producing assets, such as a house with no mortgage.
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Stekr v. Beecham (Nebraska 2015)

NebraskaChild SupportCase LawModification of SupportIncome ConsiderationsJudicial Discretion/Deviations

In a modification proceeding, the court may consider all of a parent’s financial resources, including the value of non-income producing assets, such as a house with no mortgage.
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Collins v. Collins (Nebraska 2012)

NebraskaChild SupportCase LawModification of SupportIncome Considerations

A material change in circumstance sufficient to justify modifying a child support order must exist at the time of trial, evidence must support the change, and it must be more than a temporary change.
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Groseth v. Groseth (Nebraska 1999)

NebraskaChild SupportCase LawIntergovernmentalUniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA)

A Nebraska court assumes continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify another state’s order once both parents and the child no longer reside in the state that issued the order.
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Groseth v. Groseth (Nebraska 1999)

NebraskaChild SupportCase LawIntergovernmentalJurisdiction

A Nebraska court assumes continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify another state’s order once both parents and the child no longer reside in the state that issued the order.
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Gress v. Gress (Nebraska 1999)

NebraskaChild SupportCase LawEnforcementDisability Benefits

A noncustodial parent is entitled to a credit against a monthly child support obligation for Social Security benefits paid to his or her minor child as a result of the non-custodial parent’s disability.
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Smeal Fire Apparatus Co v. Kreikemeier (Nebraska 2010)

NebraskaChild SupportCase LawEnforcementContempt

Civil contempt must be proved by clear and convincing evidence unless statutory procedures impose a different standard.
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Gress v. Gress (Nebraska 1999)

NebraskaChild SupportCase LawEnforcementArrears

A noncustodial parent is entitled to a credit against a monthly child support obligation for Social Security benefits paid to his or her minor child as a result of the non-custodial parent’s disability.
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