Filed on July 27, 2010
Nebraska Court of Appeals
Not designated for permanent publication
SUMMARY: Holding the adjudication hearing 8 months after the petition was filed where the child is 17 years of age and the abuser already sentenced for sexual assault is hardly ideal but not grounds for reversal. Evidence establishing that the interpreter at the therapy [...]
Articles tagged with: delay
In re Interest of Wendi L.
In re Interest of Dannie H.
Filed on May 19, 2009
Not designated for permanent publication
A-08-1007
SUMMARY: The mother’s consistent and substantial progress in the 17 months between the filing of the termination petition and the completion of the TPR trial make it error to terminate her parental rights.
Dannie, DOB 10/30/02, was removed from her mother Michelle on April 26, 2004, after [...]
In re Interest of April E. et al.
Filed on May 27, 2008
Memorandum opinion, not designated for permanent publication
A-08-036 through A-08-038
SUMMARY: An 18-day delay between the ex parte order and the detention hearing is “on the outer edge of reasonableness” but is not unreasonable. The evidentiary basis of an ex parte temporary detention order is not appealable because the ex parte order [...]
In re Interest of Jac’Quez N.
Filed on September 26, 2003
266 Neb. 782, 669 N.W.2d 429
SUMMARY: To establish that reasonable efforts to reunify are not required, the State must provide clear and convincing evidence. The nature and severity of the abuse, the delay in seeking treatment and the ongoing denial by the parents in this case establish that reasonable efforts [...]
In re Interest of L.J., J.J. and J.N.J
Filed on May 31, 1985
368 N.W.2d 474, 220 Neb. 102
SUMMARY: The rehabilitation plan must be reasonable and under the direction of the juvenile court. Siblings have the right to know each other. Delays in progression of the case due to court or agency conduct cannot be used to justify termination of parental rights [...]




