25-2943 – Referral of civil cases to mediation or alternative dispute resolution; rules of practice.
25-2943. Referral of civil cases to mediation or alternative dispute resolution; rules of practice. A court may refer a civil case, including a contested guardianship or contested conservatorship proceeding, to mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution and, unless otherwise ordered following a hearing upon a motion to object to such referral, may state […]
25-3106 – Waiver prohibited; failure to meet conditions; effect.
25-3106. Waiver prohibited; failure to meet conditions; effect. The provisions of sections 25-3103 to 25-3105 may not be waived. No payee who proposes to make a transfer of structured settlement payment rights shall incur a penalty, forfeit an application fee or other payment, or otherwise incur any liability to the proposed transferee based on the […]
25-3001 – Terms, defined.
25-3001. Terms, defined. For purposes of sections 25-3001 to 25-3004: (1) Eligible low-income person means any person (a) whose income is less than one hundred twenty-five percent of the federal poverty level, (b) who is financially eligible under the service provider’s eligibility guidelines, (c) who resides in one of the counties in the service provider’s […]
25-3107 – Act; applicability.
25-3107. Act; applicability. The Structured Settlements Transfers Protection Act applies to any transfer of structured settlement payment rights under a transfer agreement entered into on or after January 1, 2002. Source Laws 2001, LB 55, § 7.
25-3002 – Legal Aid and Services Fund; created; use; investment.
25-3002. Legal Aid and Services Fund; created; use; investment. The Legal Aid and Services Fund is created. Money in the fund shall be used to provide civil legal services to eligible low-income persons. The Commission on Public Advocacy shall distribute all money in the fund periodically in the form of grants to service providers of […]
25-3201 – Act, how cited.
25-3201. Act, how cited. Sections 25-3201 to 25-3207 shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform Conflict of Laws Limitations Act. Source Laws 2006, LB 1115, § 1.
25-3003 – Commission on Public Advocacy; duties.
25-3003. Commission on Public Advocacy; duties. (1) The Commission on Public Advocacy shall establish eligibility criteria and guidelines to determine on an annual basis (a) the service areas, (b) the legal services to be provided and the priorities for providing the services, and (c) the service provider or providers for each service area. The commission […]
25-3004 – Service provider; receipt of funds; powers and duties.
25-3004. Service provider; receipt of funds; powers and duties. (1) Each service provider certified by the Commission on Public Advocacy shall be eligible to receive funds from the Legal Aid and Services Fund to provide free civil legal services to eligible low-income persons in the service area for which it is certified. The funds granted […]
25-3005 – Legislative intent.
25-3005. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the Legislature to expand the capacity to provide civil legal services to eligible low-income persons equally throughout the state. Source Laws 2006, LB 746, § 1.
25-2933 – Privilege against disclosure; admissibility; discovery.
25-2933. Privilege against disclosure; admissibility; discovery. (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 25-2935, a mediation communication is privileged as provided in subsection (b) of this section and is not subject to discovery or admissible in evidence in a proceeding unless waived or precluded as provided by section 25-2934. (b) In a proceeding, the following […]