Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-512.01 (2026)

County attorney or authorized attorney; duty to take action against nonsupporting parent or stepparent; when

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It shall be the duty of the county attorney or authorized attorney when a copy of the finding of investigation or the application for financial assistance has been filed with him or her as provided in section 43-512, or when an application has been made pursuant to section 43-512.02, to immediately take action against the nonsupporting parent or stepparent of the dependent child. It shall be the duty of the county attorney or authorized attorney to initiate a child support enforcement action. If the county attorney initiates an action, he or she shall file either a criminal complaint for nonsupport under section 28-706 or a civil complaint against the nonsupporting parent or stepparent under section 43-512.03. If the attorney who initiates a child support enforcement action is an authorized attorney, he or she shall file a civil complaint against the nonsupporting parent or stepparent pursuant to section 43-512.03.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 9 cases, 1985–2017 · leading case: Ohler v. Ohler, 369 N.W.2d 615 (Neb. 1985).

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Ohler v. Ohler, 369 N.W.2d 615 (Neb. 1985). · cites it 4× “The parent who is not divorced will likely not be required to provide support for his children, though apparently, under the provisions of Neb.Rev.Stat. §§ 43-512.01 et seq. (Reissue 1984), a support order could be obtained.”

Robbins v. Robbins, 361 N.W.2d 519 (Neb. 1985). · cites it 4× “This procedure is specifically referred to in Neb.Rev.Stat. § 43-512.01 (Reissue 1984), which directs the county attorney to file a civil petition against a nonsupporting parent in certain instances, and in Neb.”

State Ex Rel. Mooney v. Duer, 487 N.W.2d 575 (Neb. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 8× “Neb.Rev.Stat. § 43-512.01 (Reissue 1988) provides the county shall "immediately take action against the nonsupporting parent.”

State on Behalf of JR v. Mendoza, 481 N.W.2d 165 (Neb. 1992). · cites it 2× “into his home, treating the child as his own, and providing the boy food and clothing conclusively established him as the child’s legal father under the defendant’s interpretation of § 43-1409.”

Matter of Daugherty, 117 B.R. 515 (Bankr. D. Neb. 1990). · cites it 2× “Section 43-512.01 (1988), the Deputy County Attorney was appointed by the District Court of Sheridan County, Nebraska to commence a contempt proceeding against the debtor for the collection of the delinquent child support payments.”

State, Dep't of Soc. Servs. ex rel. Yankton v. Cummings, 515 N.W.2d 680 (Neb. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-512.01 (Reissue 1988).”

State on Behalf of Garcia v. Garcia, 471 N.W.2d 388 (Neb. 1991). · cites it 2× “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-512.01 (Reissue 1988) mandates that it is the duty of the county attorney to take action against a nonsupporting parent of a dependent child and to initiate either a criminal or a civil child support enforcement action against this parent.”

State, Dept. of Soc. Serv. v. Cummings, 515 N.W.2d 680 (Neb. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “Neb.Rev.Stat. § 43-512.01 (Reissue 1988).”

House v. House (Neb. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “§ 43-512.01 (Reissue 2016), it is the duty of the county attorney or authorized attorney to immediately take action against the nonsup- porting parent and initiate a child support enforcement action.”

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