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  • In re Interest of Jal C.

    Filed on January 10, 2012
    Not designated for permanent publication, A-11-262
    SUMMARY: Termination of parental rights was proper where the mother failed to make sufficient progress over 2 years in addressing her dependence and parenting issues, and the father failed to put himself in a position to parent due to his incarceration, lack of housing and failure [...]

  • In re Interest of David M.

    Filed on December 20, 2011
    19 Neb. App. 399, ____ N.W.2d ____
    SUMMARY: An award of GAL attorney’s fees for work performed after the State filed a motion to dismiss prior to adjudication was improper as the GAL lacked the authority to reinitiate the case through a new petition. 
    David, DOB 6/97, Miguel, DOB 9/01, Edwin, 1/05, and [...]

  • In re Interest of LaKeiara J.

    Filed on November 15, 2011
    Not designated for permanent publication, A-11-159
    SUMMARY: Termination of parental rights was proper where the father had little contact with the child, would be incarcerated past her age of majority, and has a history of drug use and law violations, and where the child had substantial health needs that the father cannot [...]

  • In re Interest of Mia V.

    Filed on September 6, 2011
    Not designated for permanent publication, A-11-172
    SUMMARY: Admission of the caseworker’s court reports and the father’s letters satisfied requirements of procedural due process.  
    Mia, DOB 4/07, was born testing positive for methamphetamine and removed from the mother’s home. The mother and father were married but the father was frequently incarcerated. [...]

  • In re Interest of Maurice B. II

    Filed on August 23, 2011
    Not designated for permanent publication, A-10-1115
    SUMMARY: Termination of parental rights was proper where the father had a frequent pattern of incarceration, did not properly care for older children and had a serious drug problem that hadn’t been adequately addressed. 
    Two older siblings of Maurice Jr., DOB 7/09, were removed from the family [...]

  • In re Interest of Tyler W.

    Filed on August 9, 2011
    Not designated for permanent publication, A-11-115, A-11-116
    SUMMARY: Termination of parental rights was proper where the children had been in foster care for a substantial period of time, where the father had been incarcerated off and on during that time and had only sporadically visited the children. 
    Tyler W., DOB 5/07, and Landon [...]

  • In re Interest of Leland B.

    Filed on May 10, 2011
    19 Neb. App. 17, 797 N.W.2d 282
    SUMMARY: Incarceration, standing alone, cannot be grounds for termination of parental rights  
    Leland, DOB 12/05, entered the child welfare court system in October 2008 after his mother was unable to care for her children due to a mental health issue. Leland’s father, Ronald, was [...]

  • In re Interest of Lokani M.

    Filed on April 19, 2011
    Not designated for permanent publication, A-10-1112
    SUMMARY: Termination of parental rights was proper where the mother did not make sufficient effort to work on her case plan and where the needs of the child required stability and permanency. 
    Lokani, DOB 7/03, was removed from the mother, Veronica, on August 26, 2008, due to [...]

  • In re Interest of Javontae T.

    Filed on March 22, 2011
    Not designated for permanent publication, A-10-906
    SUMMARY: A parent cannot delay a proceeding by challenging paternity when a default order of paternity had been entered years earlier and has remained uncontested by that parent.  
    Javontae, DOB 6/93, is the child of James, who has been incarcerated a majority of Javontae’s life. [...]

  • In re Interest of Frank S. et al.

    Filed on January 18, 2011
    Not designated for permanent publication, A-10-772 through A-10-774
    SUMMARY: Termination of the father’s parental rights was proper because he failed to follow through on sex offender and parenting programs while incarcerated and had poor interaction with the children during therapeutic visitation even when prompted, and because the children’s behaviors had improved since [...]