National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities

Nebraska

Legislation: 2018 NE Legislative Bill 845

Status: Passed in 2018

Disability Type(s) Covered: All disabilities

Summary:

States that in matters of custody in which one of the parents has a disability, that disability cannot be used to determine custody when the parent with a disability is a capable parent.

Clarifies that the burden of proof is on the party asserting that the other is incapable or less capable of parenting effectively because of a disability.

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