Becher v. Becher (Nebraska 2018)
Chapter 25 of the Nebraska statutes allows for the appointment of a general referee to hear court proceedings, which could include a divorce. The child support statutes also provide for the appointment of a referee for specific child support proceedings, including establishment of an order. The deference the district court judge gives to the findings…
Read MoreLife After Welfare
This report, which includes a chapter on child support, examines outcomes of Maryland families who left cash assistance, focusing on their characteristics, employment and earnings outcomes, and the receipt of other public benefits. The main findings indicate that families’ financial situations improved after exiting Maryland’s Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) program, compared with their circumstances before…
Read MoreVance v. Miss. Dep’t. of Human Services (Mississippi 2016)
A child support obligation continues when a child is placed in foster care. The obligation vests in the child and will be enforced on behalf of the designated payee. MDHS is that designated payee when the parent was receiving AFDC benefits at the time of the child’s removal and had assigned their right to support…
Read MoreHunt v. Hunt (North Carolina 2016)
CSEA has an unconditional right to intervene in a proceeding where an individual has applied for child support services and paid the application fee.
Read MoreCarroll v. Moore (Nebraska 1988)
Court-appointed counsel will be provided to indigent defendants in paternity cases.
Read MoreState ex rel. Secretary of SRS v. Clear (Kansas 1991)
A child’s parent, parents, or guardian shall be liable to repay to the secretary of social and rehabilitation services any assistance expended on the child’s behalf, regardless of the specific program under which the assistance is or has been provided.
Read MoreIn re Support of Morgan (Kansas 1997)
Kansas requires a parent to repay all assistance provided on the child’s behalf, not some portion of that assistance determined by the district court.
Read MoreState ex rel. Secretary of SRS v. Cunningham (Kansas 1997)
The legislature’s use of the word “assistance” in Kansas statute is intended to apply to all kinds of assistance, including medical assistance.
Read MoreBlessing v. Freestone (US 1997)
Title IV-D of the Social Security Act requiring that states operate their child support programs in “substantial compliance” with Title IV-D, does not give individuals federal right to force state agency to substantially comply with its provisions. The substantial compliance is merely a guide for Secretary of Health and Human Services to measure system wide…
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