Nebraska Mediation
Nebraska ODR-Approved Mediation Centers:
Another way to solve problems and to resolve conflicts for citizens, courts, and communities.
What Is Mediation?
Mediation is a method of problem solving which enables individuals or groups in conflict the opportunity to seek a mutually agreeable resolution with the assistance of a neutral third-party mediator.
Mediators are not judges. They make no decisions for the parties. A mediator helps parties realize and describe their needs, clarify issues, and explore solutions. The purpose of mediation is to help parties find a solution that will work for each of them.
Nebraska’s ODR-approved mediation centers primarily use an interest-based facilitative mediation process.
What Types of Disputes Can be Mediated?
Custody, visitation, parenting plans
Family and juvenile matters
Educational conflicts
Employer and employee disputes
Business and consumer matters
Landlord and tenant conflicts
Neighbor and community disputes
Organizational conflicts
Employment First disputes
Child welfare matters
Environmental issues
Restorative justice / victim-offender
Other types of private and public conflicts
What Are the Benefits of Mediation?
Parties keep control over the outcome of their own problem.
Feelings and facts are considered with the help of an unbiased mediator.
Interest-based mediation promotes improved professional and personal relationships through facilitated communication and constructive problem-solving.
Issues can be settled promptly. A session is scheduled as soon as all parties agree to come to the table. A typical session lasts about two hours.
Mediation is cost-effective. Contact the mediation center for more information.
Mediation is private and confidential.
Mediation is flexible. Attorneys, advocates, and others may participate in the sessions.
How Does it Work?
An individual may request mediation by contacting a mediation center. Referrals may also be made by friends, courts, attorneys, social services, and others. After the parties agree to mediate, the time and place convenient for all is arranged by the mediation center. Mediations can take place anywhere in the state. No one is denied services based upon an inability to pay.
What Happens After Mediation?
If an agreement or resolution is reached, it may either be oral or written and may serve as a contract between the parties.
If the dispute is currently pending in court or in an administrative process, the agreement may be submitted for court or agency approval.
Parties may decide to meet at a future date to ensure follow through on the resolution.
If no agreement is reached, parties have not waived any of their rights and may proceed with other methods of resolving the issue.
Nebraska’s Regional
ODR-Approved Mediation Centers
Contact the center listed below that serves your
county to schedule mediation at the location most
convenient for you.
Center for Conflict Resolution, Scottsbluff
(308) 635-2002 or (800) 967-2115
info@conflictresolutioncenter.com
* Arthur, Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel,
Garden, Grant, Hooker, Keith, Kimball, Lincoln, Logan,
McPherson, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, Sioux, Thomas
Central Mediation Center, Kearney
(308) 237-4692 or (800) 203-3452
info@centralmediationcenter.com
* Adams, Blaine, Buffalo, Chase, Clay, Custer, Dawson,
Dundy, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Garfield, Gosper, Greeley, Hall,
Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Howard, Kearney, Loup,
Merrick, Nuckolls, Perkins, Phelps, Red Willow,
Sherman, Valley, Webster, Wheeler
Concord Center, Omaha
(402) 345-1131
* Douglas and Sarpy
Nebraska Justice Center, Fremont
(866) 846-5576 or (402) 753-9415
* Antelope, Boone, Boyd, Brown, Burt, Cedar, Cherry,
Colfax, Cuming, Dakota, Dixon, Dodge, Holt, Keya Paha,
Knox, Madison, Nance, Pierce, Platte, Rock, Stanton,
Thurston, Washington, Wayne
The Mediation Center, Lincoln
(402) 441-5740
* Lancaster
The Resolution Center, Beatrice
(402) 223-6061 or (800) 837-7826
* Butler, Cass, Fillmore, Gage, Jefferson, Johnson,
Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Polk, Richardson,
Saline, Saunders, Seward, Thayer, York
*Counties served by the mediation center
ODR-Approved Mediation in Nebraska
In 1991 the Nebraska Legislature passed the Nebraska Dispute Resolution Act, NRS Section 25-2901, et seq. to promote and develop the practice and use of mediation in Nebraska. The Act created the Office of Dispute Resolution in the Administrative Office of the Courts/ Probation to oversee and support the development of the mediation center system. Each of the six regional non-profit mediation centers is approved by and receives an annual grant from the Office of Dispute Resolution. A state Office of Dispute Resolution Advisory Council comprised of representatives from diverse backgrounds, including the judiciary, lawyers, faith-based community, mental health, education, social services, and others advises the Office.
For information about mediation training, consensus building, and facilitation resources, please contact an ODR-approved community mediation center, the Office of Dispute Resolution, or go to the websites listed below.
Office of Dispute Resolution
The Executive Building
521 South 14th Street, Suite 200
Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone: (402) 471-2766 / Fax: (402) 471-3071
NMCA Mediation Training Information:
Phone: (402) 781-2011
For persons with disabilities, this brochure will be
made available in other formats upon request. Call
the Office of the State Court Administrator
(402) 471-3730.
Revised 09/01/2007
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