Lefler & Kuehl

When the future of your family is on the line, you want to find immediate and long-term legal solutions that work for you and the people you love. Higgins Law is dedicated to expertly representing clients in divorce, paternity, support and all other aspects of family law.

Whether you are going through a divorce or are interested in a modification of your agreement, we will find options tailored to fit your needs and skillfully bring the full force of Nebraska law to your case.After 16 years as the highest-rated attorney with Omaha's Cohen Vacanti Higgins Shattuck, attorney Matt Higgins started his own law firm in 2009.

Deciding to get divorced is only the first of many important decisions you will need to make. It is important you choose a divorce attorney who will help you understand the potential impact of your decisions. Divorce isn't always straightforward, but with help from a lawyer who is well-versed in the law, you can eliminate some challenges and reduce your stress.

In child custody cases, whether born of a divorce, a paternity or a modification case, a judge will decide which of the parents will have the children when and how often, with whom those children will primarily reside, and which of the two parents will have the final say as to their schooling, health care and religious upbringing.

Family law is the general term used to describe legal actions that pertain to the family: divorce, child support, child custody, visitation, division of assets and all other matters pertinent to family law. At Higgins Law, we focus our practice on helping clients resolve all types of family law issues.

If you need an Omaha appeals attorney, contact Higgins Law at 402-933-7600 to schedule a consultation. You will often hear the term "judicial activism" tossed about by political types and law professors as a bomb in the continuing argument over the constitutionality of this or that liberal or conservative cause - intent of the framers and all that.