Vanessa Jean Gorden
GordenLaw - Helping Families Move Forward!
Vanessa attended the University of South Dakota for college, graduate school, and law school, and earned her J.D. from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 2005. She is a member of the Thomas Sterling Honor Society, the highest honor bestowed upon the top 10% of students in each USD Law graduating class. Prior to moving to Lincoln in 2008, Vanessa practiced law in rural northeastern Nebraska. Throughout her career, Vanessa has concentrated on representing individuals in family law, juvenile law, and guardianship/adoption matters in probate court. Vanessa was honored to be part of the 2008-2009 Nebraska State Bar Association Leadership Academy. She has also served as Chair of the Volunteer Lawyers' Project committee for the Nebraska State Bar. Recently Vanessa was honored to receive the "10 Best Client Satisfaction Award" from the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys in 2016 and the "Top 10 Attorneys Under 40" award from the National Academy Of Family Law Attorneys in 2015. Vanessa is also a graduate of the 2019 NITA/ABA Family Law Trial Academy.
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Juvenile Law
- Zoom
- Credit Cards Accepted
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
We do charge for initial consultations, because we also provide you some advice you are able to use to protect your goals and interests even if you do not choose to proceed with your matter with our firm.
- Nebraska
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- South Dakota
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- English
- Attorney/Owner
- GordenLaw, LLC
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- University of South Dakota School of Law
- J.D. (2005) | Law
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- Honors: Thomas Sterling Honor Society (Top 10% of graduating class); CALI awards in Property and Jurisprudence
- Activities: R.D. Hurd Pro Bono Society; Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity
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- 10 Best Client Satisfaction
- American Institute of Family Law Attorneys
- Top 10 Family Law Attorneys Under 40
- National Academy of Family Law Attorneys
- Nebraska State Bar # 23294
- Member
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- How to Partner With Your Divorce Attorney
- Stress Free Divorce Vol IV
- "Filing for Divorce" & "Effective Use of Discovery", Divorce Law Guide A to Z, Omaha, Nebraska
- National Business Institute, Inc.
- Life Coach Certification
- New Skills Academy
- Family Law Trial Advocacy graduate
- National Institute of Trial Advocacy/American Bar Association
- Website
- GordenLaw, LLC
VANESSA J. GORDEN - Family Law Attorney, GordenLaw LLC, Lincoln, NE
- Q. How to correct inaccuracies in child support for appeal in Nebraska?
- A: The notice of intent to appeal is not magical - it just states that an appeal is on its way. However, it will be important that fees and costs be paid, etc. so the matter is not dismissed. Nebraska has a really good citizens' guide to appellate courts here: https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/sites/default/files/Self-Help/citz-guide-appellate-courts.pdf
- Q. Rights to $100,000 pre-marital equity in new house division?
- A: Well, it depends. Did your spouse contribute to increasing the home value? Pay for renovations? Did marital money (any income earned by either spouse in marriage) get spent to increase value or pay on mortgage? What is the total monies in marital estate and money available to both sides? Are there premarital debts? How long were you married? Do you have children together? There are more questions, but this is why this is not a quick legal question… get a confidential meeting with a lawyer to get your answers!
- Q. My kids are 37 and 31 yrs old. My question is, is it at all possible to have my child support terminated?
- A: In Nebraska child support generally ends at 19 years old when the child becomes an adult under the law. In some cases parents may extend this by agreement such as for special needs children who will require care as adults. If you are paying on arrearages (past due), the answer is no- all support becomes due and owing and unmodifiable once it is due.
