The father of a child whose paternity is established either by judicial proceedings or by acknowledgment as hereinafter provided shall be liable for the child's support to the same extent and in the same manner as the father of a child born in lawful wedlock is liable for the child's support. The mother of a child shall also be liable for the child's support. Both parents of a child adopted by a second adult person under subdivision (1)(c) of section 43-101 shall be liable for the child's support. The liability of each parent may be determined, enforced, and discharged in accordance with the methods hereinafter provided.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-1402
Child support; liability of parents
Applied in 14 court decisions — leading case State on Behalf of Matchett v. Dunkle (1993)
Most recently applied in Benjamin M. v. Jeri S. (November 2020)
Laws 1941, c. 81, § 2, p. 322; C.S.Supp.,1941, § 43-702; R.S.1943, § 13-102; R.S.1943, (1983), § 13-102; Laws 2026, LB70, § 11
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