Paternity In Nebraska
The paternity case can resolve a number of issues including:
• Legal paternity
• Custody and visitation
• Child Support
• Responsibility of shared pregnancy and birth related expenses
• Order of shard day care and health related expenses.
Generally, mothers file paternity cases in order to seek child support for their children. This may include the request for compensation of day care costs and health related costs as well. That said, paternity cases are also filed by fathers who are seeking to establish their legal paternal rights or want custody of their children.
Mothers seeking to establish legal paternity through the court need to understand that doing so does entitle the biological father to visitation of said child in most cases. Likewise, fathers seeking to establish legal paternity need to remember doing so does obligate them to financially support their child. In either instance a judge can court order child support, custody or visitation.
When legal paternity is in question the court will order that DNA testing be performed. The results of DNA testing are accurate, reliable and admissible in court. If DNA testing determines legal paternity or a alleged father willingly acknowledges legal paternity the court can establish child support, custody and visitation. The amount of support that a father is required to pay is based upon the Nebraska Child Support laws. These laws require the non-custodial parent to pay part of the child’s day care expenses, health expenses and cost of living.