{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-43-512.01","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-512.01","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-512.01","body":"It shall be the duty of the county attorney or authorized attorney when a copy of the finding of investigation or the application for financial assistance has been filed with him or her as provided in section 43-512 , or when an application has been made pursuant to section 43-512.02 , to immediately take action against the nonsupporting parent or stepparent of the dependent child. It shall be the duty of the county attorney or authorized attorney to initiate a child support enforcement action. If the county attorney initiates an action, he or she shall file either a criminal complaint for nonsupport under section 28-706 or a civil complaint against the nonsupporting parent or stepparent under section 43-512.03 . If the attorney who initiates a child support enforcement action is an authorized attorney, he or she shall file a civil complaint against the nonsupporting parent or stepparent pursuant to section 43-512.03 .","path":["NE Code","Chapter 43"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=43-512.01","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"48a7a5581779103edc21a67115943a35ef4d867bc5acbef53567a814168f5e0c","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-43-512","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-43-512.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}