Filed December 21 2007
274 Neb. 713, __ N.W.2d __S-06-1380
SUMMARY: Pursuant to N.R.S. 43-292.02, when deciding whether to terminate parental rights, a court should not consider than an adoptive family has been identified.
The children, Vincent R., Destiny A. and Antonio A., were removed from the mother’s custody based on positive drug tests at birth of one [...]
Friday, 21 December 2007
274 Neb. 678, __ N.W.2d __
S-06-447
SUMMARY: If a child no longer comes within the meaning of the statute under which he was adjudicated, a juvenile court may terminate jurisdiction without consideration of the best interests of the child.
Kevin K. was adjudicated on April 22, 2005 under N.R.S. 43-247(3)(b) upon a finding that [...]
Filed Tuesday, 11 December 2007
16 Neb. App. 246, __ N.W.2d __A-07-592
SUMMARY: When a motion to transfer to juvenile court is filed, subsequent hearings cannot be held absent a finding of good cause.
A 3(a) petition was filed alleging that the child was a member of an Indian tribe and that parental rights should be terminated [...]
November 27th 2007
16 Neb. App. 210, __ N.W. 2d __
A-07-270
SUMMARY: An order restricting the father’s visitation schedule (from several times per week to every month to every other month) significantly impacted his parental right and was thus a final, appealable order. With his incarceration, length of travel to visit and limitation on positive interaction [...]
Filed on Oct 19 2007
Nebraska Supreme Court
No. S-06-841
SUMMARY: The Nebraska Supreme Court overturned a Court of Appeals decision upholding termination of a mother’s rights even though the medical condition that had prompted the initial adjudication had resolved. The Court stated that the fact a child has been in out of home placement for [...]
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