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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 42-714 (2026)

Proceedings under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, sections 42-714 to 42-732 apply to all proceedings under the act.

(b) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under the act by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2000–2018 · leading case: Clark v. Clark, 918 N.W.2d 336 (Neb. Ct. App. 2018).
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Clark v. Clark, 918 N.W.2d 336 (Neb. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 3× “Notably, the Nebraska Supreme Court stated that the "UIFSA's provisions may only be used to enforce an existing support order, establish a support order where no order has previously been established, or modify an existing support order.”
Hamilton v. Foster, 620 N.W.2d 103 (Neb. 2000). · cites it 2× “See § 42-714. Thus, Hamilton cannot use UIFSA to create a duty on Foster’s part to pay support.”
Wills v. Wills, 745 N.W.2d 924 (Neb. Ct. App. 2008). “Sections 42-714 to 42-735 and 42-748 to 42-750 do not apply.”
Clark v. Clark, 26 Neb. Ct. App. 289 (Neb. Ct. App. 2018). “” We additionally note that § 42-714 provides: (a) Except as otherwise provided in the [UIFSA], sec- tions 42-714 to 42-732 apply to all proceedings under the [UIFSA].”
Mohammed v. Rojas, 898 N.W.2d 396 (Neb. Ct. App. 2017). “See § 42-714(b). Upon receipt of such petition or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal (California), the responding tribunal (the State), “shall cause the petition or pleading to be filed and notify the petitioner where and when it was filed.”
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 42-714(b): 1 case
Mohammed v. Rojas, 898 N.W.2d 396 (Neb. Ct. App. 2017). “See § 42-714(b). Upon receipt of such petition or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal (California), the responding tribunal (the State), “shall cause the petition or pleading to be filed and notify the petitioner where and when it was filed.”
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