Mediation Overview and Fee Agreements:
- Mediation Overview – Self-Represented Litigant – Minor Children
- Mediation Overview – Self-Represented Litigant – No Minor Children
- Agreement to Mediate-Parenting Plan/Property Only
- Agreement to Mediate-Full Divorce
- Agreement to Mediate-Educational Session
Self-help:
- Divorce: Learn about your rights, options and different legal processes involved in a divorce in Nebraska
- Divorce and Legal Separation Questions
- Nebraska Supreme Court self-help: Divorce, Parenting, and Support
- Nebraska Judicial Branch – Parenting Act Brochure
- Divorce Handbook-Legal Aid of Nebraska (2017)
- Filing for divorce in Nebraska-with minor children
- Filing for divorce in Nebraska-no minor children
- Legal Aid of Nebraska
- Nebraska online legal self-help center
- Limited Scope Representation, A Handy Tool for the DIY Litigant-Mary Kay Hansen
- Limited Scope Representation Attorney List
- Nebraska Power of Attorney (POA) and Power of Attorney for Healthcare
- Completing the FAFSA with Separated or Divorced Parents
Child support:
- Child Support Worksheet and Instructions
- Complete prior to mediation session-children’s financial plan
- Child Support Information
- Nebraska Child Support Payment Center
- Lancaster County District Court Referee-help with establishing and modifying child support
- Child Support Calculator and Guidelines
- Example of a Child Support Calculation
- IRS form 8332-Release/Revocation of Release of Claim to Exemption for Child by Custodial Parent
- Child Support Handbook-Legal Aid of Nebraska
Parenting:
- Parenting Time Overview
- Review prior to mediation session-parenting plan
- Parenting time calendars:
- Lancaster County District Court-Proposed 10/4 parenting time schedule
- Nebraska Parenting Act Information Brochure
- Resources for families in divorce transition & parenting classes-UNL
- Co-parenting for Successful Kids-UNL Early Childhood Develpment (parenting classes)
- Parenting Time and Shared Residential Custody: Ten Common Myths-Dr. Linda Nielsen
- Joint Versus Sole Physical Custody
- Article from The Nebraska Lawyer July/August 2018 publication
- 8 Best Co-Parenting Apps (Explore Parents)
- Custody and Parenting Time (Nebraska State Bar Association)
Property/Alimony:
- Property Debts & Assets Worksheet and Instructions
- Complete prior to mediation session-Property Settlement Agreement
- A House Divided: Stephens’ Active Appreciation Rule and Its Repercussions for Equitably Dividing Nonmarital Assets in Nebraska
- Article from The Nebraska Lawyer July/August 2018 publication
- Sample of Division of Debts and Assets (Equitable Distribution)
- Alimony- Selected Provisions from 2019 Family Law Practice Manual
- Real Estate Transfer Statement Tips & Instructions
Retirement/Pension:
- Types of Retirement Plans
- What Is A Defined Contribution Plan?
- Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems (NPERS)
- Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO)
- FAQs about Qualified Domestic Relations Orders
- My Social Security- Create an Account
Mediation Resources:
- Office of Dispute Resolution
- Approved Parenting Act mediators
- Nebraska Mediation Association
- Heartland Mediation Association
General Resources:
- Nebraska Find-a-Lawyer
- NSBA Lawyer Referral Service
- Nebraska Supreme Court Self-Help Center-Resources to help you represent yourself in Nebraska Courts.
- Women’s Legal Rights Handbook-Nebraska Commission on the Status of Women
- Reaching the Age of Majority-Nebraska State Bar Foundation
- LGBT Resources-Resources for parents, families, and friends of lesbians and gays
- OutNebraska.org-Assistance and services for the LGBT community
- MyLink – Lincoln, Nebraska community resources
