Filed on July 1, 2008
Not designated for permanent publication
A-08-076
SUMMARY: Once the court establishes a guardianship, the responsibility and authority of DHHS no longer exists other than that related to subsidized guardianships. However, the court has continuing jurisdiction over the case even after appointment of guardianship.

On December 20, 2007, the court appointed Jazzmine’s aunt, Tammy, as [...]

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 [...]

Filed July 31st 2007
Nebraska Court of Appeals
15 Neb. App. 847

SUMMARY: Jurisdiction over a truant juvenile was continued even though she had attended all her classes at the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center. The court ruled that “the simple fact that [she] ha[d] not been truant… [was] not enough to terminate the court’s jurisdiction, because [...]

Filed on June 5th 2007
Nebraska Court of Appeals 15 Neb. App. 641
SUMMARY: A juvenile court is not required to terminate jurisdiction over a minor child even though the basis for acquiring jurisdiction no longer exists.

Majority Opinion On April 25, 2005, Kevin was adjudicated under § 43-247(3)(b) for being habitually truant from school. The court [...]

Filed on Feb 27, 2007
Nebraska Court of Appeals
SUMMARY: Retaining jurisdiction over the children was in their best interests because “the permanency goal ha[d] not been met and the family’s lack of financial stability is directly related to their inability to care for their home and children.” The recommendations of the LB1184 team, which included [...]

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.  [...]

Filed on June 27, 2006
Not designated for permanent publication
Nebraska Court of Appeals, A-05-1510
SUMMARY: The juvenile court properly found a youth to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and rejected the mother’s argument that any action or inaction on her part, regarding her other children, prior to this child’s birth could not be used [...]

Filed on June 13, 2006
Not designated for permanent publication
Nebraska Court of Appeals, A-05-1409
SUMMARY: A pending motion to transfer in the juvenile court cannot be appealed since there is no final order by which the parents can appeal.
Faren H. was born on June 2, 2005.  On June 7, 2005, the state filed a petition to adjudicate [...]

Filed on March 14, 2006
14 Neb. App. 559, 712 N.W.2d 583
SUMAMRY: “In an action for adjudication of Indian children, it is necessary to plead facts under the ICWA.” In this case, the juvenile court committed error when it adjudicated the children under the original petition which did not contain the facts required by ICWA. Also, [...]