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Child-centered divorce and custody lawyers in Nebraska.

Three lawyers whose public records show meaningful child-focused work, substantial family-law depth, professional stature, and a useful first-party online presence.

Research reviewedAugust 17, 2026
01Editorial score93/100

Omaha · Nebraska

Rosalynd J. Koob

Heidman Law Firm, P.L.L.C.

Koob leads the Nebraska list because her public materials identify an actual parenting-coordinator practice, not merely a promise to care about children. That role is particularly relevant when parents want counsel who can understand entrenched conflict, keep attention on workable parenting arrangements, and still navigate contested family litigation. Her profile also reflects more than twenty years in family law and training in collaborative approaches, suggesting a proportionate, option-oriented style. The main limitation is evidentiary breadth: her online biography is useful but much thinner than the sites of some competitors, and a stable official licensing record was not captured. She should remain a preliminary selection pending direct bar-status and discipline confirmation.

Why the children-first signal is real

Koob's first-party profile identifies her as a parenting coordinator and describes specialized work in high-conflict family cases. It says she helps parents explore options and uses collaborative approaches, which is concrete process evidence beyond generic child-welfare marketing.

Divorce and custody depth

The same profile reports more than twenty years of family-law experience and a concentration in high-conflict matters, parenting coordination, and collaborative resolution.

Professional stature

Her lengthy family-law tenure and specialized parenting-coordination role support stature, although the public profile supplies less independent peer-recognition detail than the other Nebraska finalists.

Children 30/30Case depth 24/25Stature 18/20Online presence 0/15License confidence 0/10
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Verification note and limitations

Status note: Unable to verify a stable individual Nebraska roster record from the public site during this review. Confirm active status and any public discipline immediately before publication.

The child-centered case rests primarily on one detailed first-party profile.Direct current license and public-discipline status require confirmation in Nebraska's official roster.

02Editorial score91/100

Omaha · Nebraska

Angela Dunne

Koenig|Dunne

Dunne is a compelling child-conscious choice because her public work goes beyond routine custody copy. She has written specifically about parenting through divorce, and her practice materials present mediation as a way to make informed, durable family decisions. Her career-long concentration in divorce, AAML fellowship, peer recognition, and visible educational work provide a strong combination of subject-matter depth and credibility. She ranks just behind Koob because the record shows less direct evidence of a court-linked child role such as guardian ad litem or parenting coordinator. Even so, for a client seeking humane counsel with litigation knowledge and a well-articulated parenting philosophy, Dunne's first-party record is unusually assessable. Official license and discipline status still need direct confirmation.

Why the children-first signal is real

Dunne's first-party biography and books page frame divorce as a family transition affecting parents and children. Her book, Patched Up Parenting, and the firm's mediation material provide concrete evidence of sustained attention to parenting after separation.

Divorce and custody depth

Her biography describes a career devoted to divorce and family law, including litigation and alternative resolution; the firm publishes substantial divorce and mediation guidance.

Professional stature

First-party materials identify Dunne as an American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Fellow and report an AV peer-review rating; her published books and public education work add meaningful stature.

Children 29/30Case depth 24/25Stature 19/20Online presence 0/15License confidence 0/10
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Verification note and limitations

Status note: Unable to verify a stable individual Nebraska roster record from the public site during this review. Confirm active status and any public discipline immediately before publication.

Published parenting philosophy is strong, but no current court-appointed child-representative role was located.Direct current license and public-discipline status require official confirmation.

03Editorial score86/100

Omaha · Nebraska

John S. Slowiaczek

Slowiaczek Albers & Whelan

Slowiaczek supplies exceptional divorce and custody depth, backed by a reported fifty-year family-law trial career and unusually strong national professional leadership. The firm's statement that its lawyers helped shape Nebraska's Parenting Act gives the child-centered criterion a concrete policy foundation, while its custody and parenting-time pages show that parents can evaluate the relevant services before calling. His placement is third because the public record is much stronger on elite trial stature than on a personal, child-focused process role. He may be particularly attractive in a complex or trial-bound case where experience and credibility are critical, but KIDD1Divorce should avoid implying that accolades alone prove child-centered representation. Current official licensing and discipline status must also be checked directly before publication.

Why the children-first signal is real

The firm's custody materials say its lawyers helped shape the Nebraska Parenting Act and address parenting time as a substantive family-law problem. That system-level contribution is relevant, though less personally child-specific than a GAL or parenting-coordinator role.

Divorce and custody depth

Slowiaczek's biography reports a fifty-year family-law trial career. The firm offers dedicated divorce, custody, parenting-time, and visitation resources and emphasizes readiness for trial.

Professional stature

His biography reports service as national AAML president, the 2023 AAML Professionalism Award, leadership in the American College of Family Trial Lawyers, long-running Best Lawyers recognition, and an AV rating.

Children 19/30Case depth 25/25Stature 20/20Online presence 0/15License confidence 0/10
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Verification note and limitations

Status note: Unable to verify a stable individual Nebraska roster record from the public site during this review. Confirm active status and any public discipline immediately before publication.

The strongest child-centered evidence is firm-level policy and parenting-law work rather than a documented individual GAL or parenting-coordinator role.Direct current license and public-discipline status require official confirmation.

Before you hire anyone

A shortlist is the beginning of diligence, not the end.

Kids First Divorce is an independent editorial publication. We do not represent you, refer you to counsel, certify any lawyer, or predict any result. Selection is based on publicly available information reviewed as of the date shown.

Confirm the lawyer’s current license and disciplinary history with the official state authority. Interview the lawyer about conflicts, fees, availability, geographic coverage, relevant experience, strategy, and whether their approach fits your family’s actual facts.

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