Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-290 (2026)

Costs of care and treatment; payment; procedure

✓ current as of July 2026

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It is the purpose of this section to promote parental responsibility and to provide for the most equitable use and availability of public money.

Pursuant to a petition filed by a county attorney or city attorney having knowledge of a juvenile in his or her jurisdiction who appears to be a juvenile described in subdivision (1), (2), (3), or (4) of section 43-247, whenever the care or custody of a juvenile is given by the court to someone other than his or her parent, which shall include placement with a state agency, or when a juvenile is given medical, psychological, or psychiatric study or treatment under order of the court, the court shall make a determination of support to be paid by a parent for the juvenile at the same proceeding at which placement, study, or treatment is determined or at a separate proceeding. Such proceeding, which may occur prior to, at the same time as, or subsequent to adjudication, shall be in the nature of a disposition hearing.

At such proceeding, after summons to the parent of the time and place of hearing served as provided in sections 43-262 to 43-267, the court may order and decree that the parent shall pay, in such manner as the court may direct, a reasonable sum that will cover in whole or part the support, study, and treatment of the juvenile, which amount ordered paid shall be the extent of the liability of the parent. The court in making such order shall give due regard to the cost of the support, study, and treatment of the juvenile, the ability of the parent to pay, and the availability of money for the support of the juvenile from previous judicial decrees, social security benefits, veterans benefits, or other sources. Support thus received by the court shall be transmitted to the person, agency, or institution having financial responsibility for such support, study, or treatment and, if a state agency or institution, remitted by such state agency or institution quarterly to the Director of Administrative Services for credit to the proper fund.

Whenever medical, psychological, or psychiatric study or treatment is ordered by the court, whether or not the juvenile is placed with someone other than his or her parent, or if such study or treatment is otherwise provided as determined necessary by the custodian of the juvenile, the court shall inquire as to the availability of insured or uninsured health care coverage or service plans which include the juvenile. The court may order the parent to pay over any plan benefit sums received on coverage for the juvenile. The payment of any deductible under the health care benefit plan covering the juvenile shall be the responsibility of the parent. If the parent willfully fails or refuses to pay the sum ordered or to pay over any health care plan benefit sums received, the court may proceed against him or her as for contempt, either on the court's own motion or on the motion of the county attorney or authorized attorney as provided in section 43-512, or execution shall issue at the request of any person, agency, or institution treating or maintaining such juvenile. The court may afterwards, because of a change in the circumstances of the parties, revise or alter the order of payment for support, study, or treatment.

If the juvenile has been committed to the care and custody of the Department of Health and Human Services, the department shall pay the costs for the support, study, or treatment of the juvenile which are not otherwise paid by the juvenile's parent.

If no provision is otherwise made by law for the support or payment for the study or treatment of the juvenile, compensation for the support, study, or treatment shall be paid, when approved by an order of the court, out of a fund which shall be appropriated by the county in which the petition is filed.

The juvenile court shall retain jurisdiction over a parent ordered to pay support for the purpose of enforcing such support order for so long as such support remains unpaid but not to exceed ten years from the nineteenth birthday of the youngest child for whom support was ordered.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 28 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1991–2024 · leading case: In Re Interest of Rondell B., 546 N.W.2d 801 (Neb. 1996).

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In Re Interest of Rondell B., 546 N.W.2d 801 (Neb. 1996). · cites it 22× “§ 43-274 (Reissue 1993) empowers a county attorney having knowledge of a juvenile falling within the purview of § 43-247(3)(a) to institute proceedings to determine *805 whether support is to be ordered pursuant to Neb.Rev.Stat. § 43-290 (Reissue 1993). Section 43-290 provides,…”

J.M.N. v. Nebraska Dep't of Soc. Servs., 464 N.W.2d 811 (Neb. 1991). · cites it 12× “As a matter of law, DSS is not a “parent” within the meaning of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-290 (Reissue 1988). We, therefore, reverse the order of the district court for Platte County, which affirmed the order of the Platte County Court, juvenile division, requiring DSS to pay $4,203.”

Lisa v. v. Steven S., 529 N.W.2d 805 (Neb. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 11× “On June 28, 1994, the court held a hearing pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-290 (Reissue 1993) regarding payment of certain expenses.”

Keith Cnty. v. Dep't of Soc. Servs., 540 N.W.2d 109 (Neb. 1995). · cites it 13× “*868 ASSIGNMENTS OF ERROR DSS essentially argues that the district court erred in affirming the order of the juvenile court assessing the costs of Lisa’s detention to DSS, because detention costs are not the statutory responsibility of DSS pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-290…”

State v. Nebraska Dep't of Health & Human Servs., 600 N.W.2d 747 (Neb. 1999). · cites it 5× “These rulings, taken together, present some confusion as to which statute controls in this matter — be it § 43-290, § 43-284, or § 43-286. Because we are aware that some of the subsections of the foregoing statutes have recently changed while the controlling text has not, we…”

Carson P. ex rel Foreman v. Heineman, 240 F.R.D. 456 (D. Neb. 2007). · cites it 2× “2d 635, 639 (1994)(citing Neb.Rev.Stat. § 43-290). The juvenile court has the jurisdictional authority to determine whether parents or other family members should be allowed visitation with a 3(a) or 3(b) juvenile, In re Interest of Dylan W.”

State, Dep't of Soc. Servs. v. Kevin T., 546 N.W.2d 77 (Neb. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 28× “§ 43-274 (Reissue 1993), whenever the care or custody of a juvenile is given by the court to someone other than his or her parents, or when the juvenile is given medical, psychological, or psychiatric study or treatment under order of the court, the court shall make a…”

Saint Joseph Ctr. for Mental Health v. Cnty. of Douglas, 514 N.W.2d 635 (Neb. 1994). · cites it 2× “See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-290 (Cum. Supp. 1992).”

State v. Saint Joseph Ctr. for Mental Health, 545 N.W.2d 711 (Neb. 1996). · cites it 6× “Joseph’s refers in particular to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-290 (Reissue 1993), which enumerates procedures for securing the costs of care and treatment for a juvenile.”

In re Interest of Mekhi S., 309 Neb. 529 (Neb. 2021). · cites it 2× “It sought no substantive relief regarding MyJhae and Zaniya other than to “make such orders as deemed appropriate in the premises and determine whether support will be ordered pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §43-290 [(Reissue 2016)].”

Dep't of Soc. Servs. v. C.B., 496 N.W.2d 495 (Neb. 1993). · cites it 2× “See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-290 (Reissue 1988) (allocating of financial responsibility for treatment is in nature of disposition hearing).”

In Re Interest of Brittany B., 546 N.W.2d 811 (Neb. 1996). · cites it 6× “As a result of that hearing, the juvenile court entered an order which, among other things, purported to delegate its judicial duty with regard to the setting of support under the provisions of Neb.Rev.Stat. § 43-290 (Reissue 1993) by requiring the mother, as "parent of said…”

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