Filed on October 14, 2008
Not designated for permanent publication
A-08-049
SUMMARY: The statutory ground for termination where the child must be out of the home 15 of the most recent 22 months requires “clear and convincing evidence of circumstances as compelling and pertinent to a child’s best interests as to those enumerated in the other subsections”, given [...]

Filed April 17, 2007
Nebraska Court of Appeals
SUMMARY: Termination of an incarcerated parent’s rights was in the best interests of the children because the incarceration prevented the parent from providing a “nurturing and structured environment,” and the parent’s continual perpetuation of crimes cast doubt on his ability to make the permanent changes required for adequate parenting.
Two [...]

Filed on September 19, 2006
15 Neb. App. 47, 721 N.W.2d 676
SUMMARY: The juvenile court properly exercised its emergency jurisdiction over Maxwell while one parent was incarcerated and the other parent was in alcohol treatment.  Although there was a South Dakota custody order, the Nebraska court could continue its jurisdiction so long as the emergency persisted.  [...]