17-02

A request has been made by a Nebraska attorney to amend or completely withdraw Nebraska Ethics Advisory Opinion for Lawyers No. 13-02.  As presently written, Opinion No. 13-02 concludes that a Nebraska Lawyer who is not licensed as a mediator under the Nebraska Parenting Act (Nebraska Revised Statutes §43-2921), should not mediate in cases involving proceedings or modifications where parenting functions are at issue (Nebraska Revised Statutes, Chapter 42 – Husband and Wife, and §§43-1401-1418 Infants and Juveniles).