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What is Child Support?

The Child Support Enforcement Program helps children obtain financial support.   Child support is an amount of money that a parent(s) pays on behalf of their children. The amount of child support is ordered by the court.

What Services Does Child Support Enforcement provide?

  • locating parents;
  • establishing paternity;
  • establishing a child or medical support order;
  • modifying a child or medical support order; and
  • enforcing child, spousal and medical support orders

For more information, contact:
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Child Support Enforcement
P.O. Box 94728
Lincoln, NE 68509-4728
Phone: (402) 441-8715, 1-877-631-9973 (toll-free)

Child Support Page