Case Law and Mediation

When: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. CDT

Panelists include: Adam Astley, J.D., Sovida Tran, J.D., Joe Wright; J.D.

Moderators: Timothy Braden, J.D., and David Hubbard, J.D.

CMEs: Approved for 1 general CME hour

Program Overview:  This facilitated Zoom meeting will feature multiple panelists with over 100 years of experience. They will present Nebraska Supreme Court cases that impacted family law in Nebraska and how they impacted family mediation under the Nebraska Parenting Act. Since the late 1800's when the first child custody case in Nebraska was decided and rooted in the concept of the "best interests of the child," which has been a guiding principle for custody determinations ever since, the panelists will analyze and explore the Wilson v. Wilson (1987) case and how the Court to to deciding that joint custody (which is what the parents had) was not a preferred model of parenting and how sole custody became the default standard in Nebraska until the case of State on Behalf of Kaaden S. v. Jeffery T. (2019) 932 N.W.2d 692 | Nebraska Supreme Court changed the saying that Nebraska Law neither favors nor disfavors any particular custody arrangement and "there exists a broad continuum of possible parenting time schedules that can be in a child's best interests" and what that has meant for family law and mediation. We'll explore the impacts, where we are, and where we might be going.  

Register at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/4f6W-NKRQ-ib-Tyqnz5QqA

Questions? timothy.braden@dc4dc.com 

Best Practices When Working With Interpreters

When: Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. CDT

Instructors: Kathleen Valle, Judicial Branch Language Access Director

CMEs: Approved for 1 general CME hour

Program Overview:  This webinar will offer tips and what to do or not do when an interpreter is used during mediation. 

Register at: https://nejudicial-gov.zoom.us/meeting/register/IQONe9W_TqyuSdyHRB4aGw

Questions? nicole.britten@nejudicial.gov