LB 901 will:
- Specifically reinstate into law the factors used by the courts in determining custody and visitation matters; and,
- Allow for the waiver of the law’s mediation requirement in limited circumstances which genuinely warrant such a waiver. To obtain a waiver, the court is required to hold an evidentiary hearing that requires:
- Good cause to be shown and both parents agree; and,
- The parental agreement is bona fide and not asserted to avoid the objects of the
Parenting Act; or,
- When mediation is not possible without undue delay or hardship to either parent.
The burden of proof for the party or parties seeking the waiver is clear and convincing evidence.

Passed by the Legislature on April 1, 2010, 48-0-1, and presented to the Governor. Approved by the Governor April 7, 2010.

• Judiciary

• LB901 Enrollment and Review (03/16/2010)
• LB901 Amendment-Judiciary Committee (03/04/2010)

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