Opinion No. (1983)

REQUESTED BY: Charles D. Brewster, Buffalo County Attorney, Kearney, Nebraska 68847 1. Under Neb.Rev.Stat. § 43-512.01, as amended, 1983, may county attorneys and their deputies continue to fulfill their duty under said section by filing a civil petition or are they restricted to filing criminal actions only?

2. May the county board designate a county attorney or his deputy county attorney as the `authorized attorney' under § 43-512, as amended in 1983, to file civil child support petitions under § 43-512.01?

1. Criminal actions only.

2. No.

1. Prior to the 1983 amendment, the pertinent part of…