In re Interest of Chloe H. and Katrina H.
Filed on October 31, 2006
15 Neb. App. 148, __ N.W.2d __
SUMMARY: For the purposes of interpreting when DHHS is required to make reasonable efforts towards reunification under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-286.01, a family is defined as either the biological parents or a stepparent when such stepparent [...]
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In re Interest of Ethan M.
In re Interest of Eden K. & Allison L.
Filed on July 3, 2006
14 Neb. App. 867, 717 N.W.2d 507
SUMMARY: The court reversed the juvenile court’s termination order finding that termination was not in the children’s best interests. The court found that “the State almost completely failed to provide the juvenile courts with testimony from many of the people whose opinions and observations [...]
In re Interest of Phoenix L.
Filed on January 13, 2006
270 Neb. 870, 708 N.W.2d 786
SUMMARY: It is not a violation of due process to have a different burden of proof for the termination of the parental rights to an Indian child than the burden of proof required to terminate parental rights to a non-Indian child, because the “parents of non-Indian [...]

