WomensLaw sirve y apoya a todas las personas sobrevivientes sin importar su sexo o género.

Información Legal: Nebraska

Child Support

Leyes actualizadas al 31 de diciembre de 2023

Can a child support order ever be different from what the Nebraska Child Support Guidelines say?

The judge can order more or less child support than what the Nebraska Child Support Guidelines say if this is in the child’s best interest. The judge can differ (deviate) from the Guidelines in the following situations:

  • the child or a parent has extraordinary medical costs;
  • the child has a disability or special needs;
  • the child is in foster care; or
  • using the Guidelines would cause the order to be unfair (unjust) or inappropriate.1

Also, if the parents’ combined net income is more than $20,000 monthly, the child support order can be more than what the Guidelines allow. However, with this income, the child support order cannot be less than what the Guidelines say unless there is a special situation listed above.2

1 Neb Ct. R. § 4-203
2 Neb Ct. R. § 4-203(C)