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1. Is there a time when I won't have to pay my child support, even if I didn't pay it each month as it billed?

No. There is no statute of limitations on collections of past due child support.

2. If the child I owe for is no longer living with the custodial parent, do I still have to pay child support each month?

Yes. Regardless of where the child is living, your obligation to provide support is not altered. However, if the child is no longer living with the court ordered payee and you believe support payments should be directed to some other payee, please contact the Lancaster County Attorney's Office, Child Support Enforcement Division at 402-441-8208 or the Nebraska Child Support Customer Call Center at 402-441-8715 or 877-631-9973 (toll-free).

3. If the child(ren) of the child support order are adopted, do I still have to pay child support?

Until the court order is terminated or suspended by subsequent court order, the obligation will continue to bill each month and the obligation would continue.

4. If I sign a relinquishment of my parental rights, do I still have to pay child support?

The signing of a relinquishment does not terminate the child support obligation. Until the court order is terminated or suspended by subsequent court order, the obligation will continue to bill each month and the obligation would continue.

5. Do I have to pay child support if the custodial parent won't let me see my child?

The payment of child support is an obligation for the parent without custody. Providing visitation is an obligation of the custodial parent. Each obligation is separate and failing to do one, does not allow the failure of the other.

6. If I am sentenced to jail, do I still have to pay child support?

Unless your child support is suspended or terminated by a court order, the monthly amount will continue to bill each month while you are incarcerated, regardless of whether you can actually pay on that monthly obligation.

7. Can the monthly support obligation be ended if the custodial parent and the party responsible for paying child support get married?

Yes. However, until the court order is terminated or suspended by subsequent court order, the obligation will continue to bill each month.