Through the Eyes of the Child Initiative

Filed on April 27, 2010
Not designated for permanent publication, A-09-710
SUMMARY: Evidence of the father’s unstable and inappropriate living conditions for housing his toddler child and his inability to be alert and attentive due to his mental health conditions and prescription medications were sufficient for the child to be adjudicated.  
Dylan, DOB 5/07, is the subject [...]

Filed on November 10, 2009
Not designated for permanent publication
A-09-505
SUMMARY: Termination was proper because the parents substantially and repeatedly neglected the children by failing to consistently visit for a substantial period of time and from refusing to comply with the case plan goals.  
The children, Yiech Y, DOB 10/94, Gach Y., DOB 6/96, Nyakueth Y., DOB [...]

Filed on July 21, 2009
Not designated for permanent publication
A-09-089
SUMMARY: Grandparents no longer have a legal interest in court proceedings or a right to visitation once parents’ parental rights have been terminated, and could not intervene as foster or prospective adoptive parents as a matter of right.  
The children, Carlos, Carlynn and Joshowah, were removed from [...]

Filed on February 3, 2009
Not designated for permanent publication
A-08-866
SUMMARY: Termination of parental rights was in the children’s best interests because the mother is incapable of providing a stable and permanent home now and in the near future.  
The children, Keijuan, DOB 4/24/98, and Keijon, DOB 10/30/00, were placed in the state’s custody on September 27, [...]

Filed on September 23, 2008
Not designated for permanent publication
A-08-137
SUMMARY: The termination of a guardianship was properly denied because there was clear and convincing evidence of continuing parental unfitness, including an unstable marital relationship, frequent changes in residences and schools, and ongoing fear of the mother of the father.  
Andrew (DOB 1/2002) is the child of [...]

Filed on August 26, 2008
Not designated for permanent publication
A-07-1231, A-07-1365
SUMMARY: The court violated the parents’ rights when it failed to adopt DHHS’ plan of reunification because there was no evidence to show that the plan of reunification was not in the children’s best interest. Failure to adopt the plan and denial of the parents’ visitation [...]

Filed on June 17, 2008
Not designated for permanent publication, A-07-1295
SUMMARY: The mother did not challenge DHHS parameters on visitation or timely appeal the court’s order permitting DHHS’ restrictions, and her argument therefore has no merit on appeal. Termination of parental rights was proper as to all children as the mother did not truly begin working [...]

Filed on June 10, 2008
Memorandum opinion, not designated for permanent publication
A-08-050
SUMMARY: A father who voluntary relinquished his parental rights has no standing to request supervised visitation with the children. His request for visitation with a child whose parental rights he still retains was properly denied due to the fact that the serious nature of the [...]

Filed on May 6, 2008
Not designated for permanent publication, A-07-1259
SUMMARY: Termination was in the children’s best interests because the mother did not substantially comply with the rehabilitation plan in the 20 months the children were out of the home, as she made minimal progress in addressing her parenting issues, did not undergo random drug testing, [...]

November 27th 2007
16 Neb. App. 210, 742 N.W.2d 250
A-07-270

SUMMARY: An order restricting the father’s visitation schedule (from several times per week to every month to every other month) significantly impacted his parental right and was thus a final, appealable order. With his incarceration, length of travel to visit and limitation on positive interaction at [...]