Child Support
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 42-364 — the Supreme Court's guidelines and each parent's earning capacity, and minority until nineteen
In deciding the amount of child support a parent pays, the court considers the earning capacity of each parent and the guidelines provided by the Nebraska Supreme Court.
Who handles this in Nebraska: legal aid programs, lawyer referral and the state offices, listed in the Nebraska directory.
Nineteen, not eighteen. Everyone under nineteen years of age is a minor in Nebraska, though a person who marries before nineteen is no longer a minor.
The guidelines and their worksheets are issued by the Supreme Court rather than written into the statute. How they apply to a particular household, and when support ends in a particular order, are questions for a licensed Nebraska attorney.
Sources for this section (2)
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 42-364 — Action involving child support, child custody, parenting time, visitation, or other access
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2101 — Persons under nineteen years of age declared minors; marriage, effect; person eighteen years of age or older; rights and responsibility
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Nebraska attorney.