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Articles tagged with: truancy

  • In re Interest of Kevin K.

    Friday, 21 December 2007
    274 Neb. 678, __ N.W.2d __
    S-06-447
    SUMMARY: If a child no longer comes within the meaning of the statute under which he was adjudicated, a juvenile court may terminate jurisdiction without consideration of the best interests of the child.
    Kevin K. was adjudicated on April 22, 2005 under N.R.S. 43-247(3)(b) upon a finding that [...]

  • In re Interest of Emily C.

    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 [...]

  • In re Interest of Kevin K.

    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 [...]