(A) All applications for temporary custody, support, and maintenance shall comply with Nebraska statutes.
§ 6-1504.Domestic relations cases.
Article 15: Uniform District Court Rules of Practice and Procedure · Last amended January 1, 2022 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceSection 6-1504 sets procedural requirements specific to domestic relations cases in district court, covering how temporary support gets decided, a mandatory Vital Statistics form for dissolutions, required warning language in support orders, obligor disclosure duties, and a child support worksheet requirement.
Full Text of § 6-1504
(B) All applications for temporary support and allowances shall be determined without testimony upon argument and affidavits setting forth information required by Nebraska Child Support Guidelines and Nebraska statutes.
(C) A properly completed Department of Health and Human Services Vital Statistics form shall be filed with each complaint for dissolution of marriage, and no decree will be entered unless each form is completed in full.
(D) If any case contains an order or judgment for child or spousal support, or for the payment of medical expenses, the order shall include the following statements:
(1) Delinquent child or spousal support shall accrue interest at the following rate: [insert the rate in effect on judgments as published on the Nebraska Supreme Court website].
(2) If immediate income withholding is not required by law to be ordered in a case and is not so ordered, the following statement shall be included as provided by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 42-364.13:
In the event the obligor fails to pay any child support, spousal support, or other payment ordered to be made, as such failure is certified each month by the clerk or the State Disbursement Unit in cases in which court- ordered support is delinquent in an amount equal to the support due and payable for a one-month period of time, the obligor shall be subject to income withholding and may be required to appear in court and show cause why such payment was not made. In the event the obligor fails to pay and appear as ordered, a warrant shall be issued for his or her arrest.
(3) If, regardless of whether payments are in arrears, the court orders income withholding pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-1718.01 or § 43-1718.02, the statement specified in § 6-1504(D)(2) shall be altered to read as follows as provided by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 42-364.13:
In the event the obligor fails to pay any child, spousal support, or medical payment, as such failure is certified each month by the district court clerk or the State Disbursement Unit in cases in which court-ordered support is delinquent in an amount equal to the support due and payable for a one-month period of time, the obligor may be required to appear in court and show cause why such payment was not made. In the event the obligor (respondent or petitioner) fails to pay and appear as ordered, a warrant shall be issued for his or her arrest.
(E) Any order for support presented to the court shall require the obligor to furnish to the clerk of the court his or her address, telephone number, social security number, the name of his or her employer, and the name of his or her health insurance carrier, if any, together with the number of the policy and the address at which claims are to be submitted. The obligor shall also be required to provide any other information the court deems relevant. The order shall further require the obligor to advise the clerk of any changes in such information until the judgment has been fully paid. If both parents are parties to the action, such order shall provide that each be required to furnish to the clerk of the court whether he or she has access to employer-related health insurance coverage and, if so, the health insurance policy information. Failure to comply with this subsection shall be punishable by contempt. Protection of confidential information shall be as set forth in Neb. Ct. R. § 6-1521.
(F) A worksheet showing calculations under the Nebraska Child Support Guidelines shall be attached to every child support application, order, or decree and shall be prepared by the party requesting child support, except that in a contested matter the worksheet shall be prepared or adopted by the court and attached to the order or decree.
Amendment History
Rule 4(D)(2) and (3) amended April 17, 1996; Rule 4(F) amended January 3, 1997; Rule 4 amended May 19, 2004; Rule 4(D) deleted and (4)(E)-(G) renumbered to (4)(D)-(F)). Renumbered and codified as § 6-1504, effective July 18, 2008; § 6-1504 amended June 9, 2021, effective January 1, 2022.
Plain-English Summary
Domestic relations cases move fast and touch people’s daily finances, so § 6-1504 builds in procedures tailored to that reality. Requests for temporary custody, support, and maintenance have to follow Nebraska statutes, and temporary support and allowance requests get decided without live testimony — the court rules on argument and affidavits, using the information the Nebraska Child Support Guidelines and state statutes call for. That keeps early, urgent requests moving without turning every hearing into a mini-trial.
A dissolution of marriage can’t result in a decree unless a completed Department of Health and Human Services Vital Statistics form comes in with the complaint. Any order or judgment involving child or spousal support, or medical expense payments, has to include specific warning language: the interest rate on delinquent support, and — depending on whether the court has already ordered immediate income withholding — one of two required statements telling the obligor what happens if support goes unpaid, up to and including an arrest warrant for failing to pay and appear.
The section also puts real disclosure obligations on the person paying support. An obligor has to give the clerk an address, phone number, Social Security number, employer name, health insurance carrier, and policy information, and keep that information updated until the judgment is fully paid. Where both parents are parties, each has to disclose access to employer health coverage. Failing to comply is punishable by contempt. Finally, every child support application, order, or decree needs a worksheet showing the Nebraska Child Support Guidelines calculation — prepared by the party requesting support, or by the court itself in a contested case.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the district court decide temporary child support before trial?
Without live testimony. The court rules on argument and affidavits, applying the information the Nebraska Child Support Guidelines and state statutes require.
Do I need to file anything besides the complaint to get a divorce decree?
Yes. A properly completed Department of Health and Human Services Vital Statistics form has to be filed with the complaint for dissolution of marriage, and no decree can be entered unless the form is complete.
What warning has to be in a support order about missed payments?
The order has to state the interest rate on delinquent support and include a statement warning that unpaid support can lead to income withholding and a required court appearance, with an arrest warrant possible if the obligor fails to pay and appear.
Does the warning language change if income withholding is already ordered?
Yes. Section 6-1504(D)(3) supplies an altered version of the statement for cases where the court orders income withholding under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-1718.01 or § 43-1718.02, regardless of whether payments are in arrears.
What information does the paying parent have to give the court?
Address, telephone number, Social Security number, employer’s name, and health insurance carrier information including the policy number and claims address, kept updated until the judgment is paid in full.
Who prepares the child support worksheet attached to the order?
The party requesting child support prepares it in most cases; in a contested matter, the court prepares or adopts the worksheet and attaches it to the order or decree.
Source & verification. Section text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Judicial Branch, adopted by the
Supreme Court of Nebraska. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
Official source
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