State requirements / Nebraska
Nebraska parenting class requirement
Ordered in every Parenting Act case
Nebraska courts order all parties to a Parenting Act proceeding into a basic level parenting education course, approved statewide by the State Court Administrator. Self-paced online delivery is expressly allowed at the basic level. Our application is being prepared.
The requirement at a glance
| Who must attend | All parties to a proceeding under the Parenting Act, on the court's order. A second-level course may be ordered on top of the basic one where screening or a factual determination identifies child abuse or neglect, domestic intimate partner abuse, or unresolved parental conflict. The Act does not reach county attorney paternity and support actions. |
| Hours required | 2 to 6 hours, basic level |
| Deadline | The Parenting Act sets none, and district courts set their own by local rule, so they differ sharply. Douglas County requires you to register with Conciliation within ten days of filing or service and finish within thirty days of registering. The Eleventh District allows sixty days from the complaint. The Second District wants registration within fifteen days of the progression order. Read your own order. |
| Authority | Neb. Rev. Stat. 43-2928 |
| Fees and waivers | No fee cap and no required sliding scale, although a provider must disclose whether it offers one. Written proof of completion must be provided at no additional cost, which ours always is. |
| Our price | $25 for one parent, $50 for both parents on the same case. Scholarship seats are funded by donors, so no parent is turned away for money. |
| Our registry status | On our active build and filing list. We will announce the day this state accepts us, and not a day before. |
What the law actually says
“The court shall order all parties to a proceeding under the Parenting Act to attend a basic level parenting education course.”
Neb. Rev. Stat. 43-2928(1)Quoted from the official text. Read it yourself at the source below.The part nobody explains
Filing your certificate
You file Nebraska State Court Form DC 6:5.5 in your district court case and attach the provider's proof of completion to it. Our certificate is built as a one-page exhibit for exactly that purpose, and our completion email tells you about the form so it does not get missed.
If the deadline passes
Failure to participate cannot delay entry of a final judgment by more than six months, and can never be punished by jail. Districts gate other things instead: the Second District will not schedule a temporary order hearing without proof of completion, and Douglas County will not set a trial date.
Who approves providers in Nebraska
The State Court Administrator approves all parenting education courses, administered through the Office of Dispute Resolution. Approvals run one calendar year, so this is an annual filing rather than a multi-year one. Self-paced online delivery is expressly permitted at the basic level and expressly prohibited for the second level. Our basic level application is being prepared.
What you get from us
- The full course, start to finish, on a phone or a laptop, with your progress saved. Lifetime access, no thirty-day expiry and no extension fees.
- Your certificate the moment you finish, by email, free. A mailed paper copy is optional.
- Free instant verification for your court. A clerk or judge confirms the certificate at our verification page with no account and no phone call.
- Our acceptance guarantee: if your specific court declines this certificate, you get a full refund, no processing fee and no deadline to claim it.
Check us on the law
Every fact on this page traces to an official source. Read them yourself.