Central Mediation Center

Central Mediation Center (CMC) is a private, non-profit corporation that provides mediation, facilitation, and conflict resolution training within a 35-county area in central and southwest Nebraska. The center is funded through grants, fees, and donations. CMC is one of six Nebraska community mediation centers approved by the Nebraska Office of Dispute Resolution under the auspices of the Nebraska Supreme Court. Any donations received assist CMC in providing mediation services for children and families relating to custody, child welfare, and restorative justice.

What is Mediation?

When you are having a difficult time with someone else, it can be very stressful. It can also be hard to ask for help. As hard as it may be, sometimes help is needed, and mediation may be the answer. 

Mediation is a process that helps you and others work through disagreements. This is done with the help of a mediator. A mediator is someone with skills to help you and others work through a problem to see if you can create an agreement that works for you. You are the one that decides if an agreement works for you. The mediator does not make decisions on the agreement.

Mediation can be used for:

• Parenting plans to address custody and parenting time
• Child welfare restorative practices
• Restorative justice restorative practices
• Education issues related to special education 
• Employment and organizational disputes
• Consumer - business disputes
• Tenant - landlord disputes
• Neighbor and community disputes

To ensure that all Nebraskans have access to mediation, the Office of Dispute Resolution (ODR) approves mediation centers that can help you with a variety of issues. ODR also approves mediators that help parents create or modify parenting plans. 

Testimonials

The mediation process gives participants a chance to voice their opinions about their situation and to attempt to resolve things without the court system. As a lawyer, I have noticed that clients can be frustrated with the legal process and feel that they do not have a say in the process. Mediation allows them to have more control and develop an agreement that is specifically tailored to their lives and experiences. - Heather S.