Through
their Eyes: A View from Nebraska’s Foster Youth video now
available online
Did you miss the Children’s Summit foster youth video? Would you like
a DVD of the video for your staff? This 15-minute video is now
available online. You can
view
it by online streaming for free or order a DVD copy for $5. Proceeds
will be donated to the Nebraska Foster Youth Council. Click
here.
Peruse our online database of Nebraska-related journal
articles
dealing with abuse/neglect issues.
Articles include Reasonable Efforts in Nebraska released in December
2009 by Nebraska Appleseed and Babies Cry for Judicial Leadership:
Reasonable Efforts for Infants and Toddlers in Foster Care. Click
here
for those and other articles. If there is an article not listed,
please contact
Kelli Hauptman.
New ABA website on representing juvenile status
offenders has been
released.
The website has a variety of information to help practitioners
represent and work with this population, including a free downloadable
version of the new book "Representing Juvenile Status Offenders", video
interviews with experts in the field, fact sheets on several
representation issues (e.g., ICPC, ICJ, ICWA), and lists of and links
to other important resources. Click
here.
Save the Date for Helping Babies from the Bench
workshops and 2010
Regional Conferences
Mark your calendars to attend one or more of our upcoming trainings.
In September, we are hosting four all-day regional conferences in
Scottsbluff, Hastings, Norfolk and Lincoln. Click
here
for more information.
The second round of Helping Babies from the Bench will begin in
August. This training will address advanced issues with babies in
toddlers in the court system and focus on how this information should
be used during the life of an abuse-neglect case. The afternoon
session will include a workshop for a core team that will work on
developing an action plan for implementation in their area. Click
here
for more information. If you would like to be a part of the core team
in your area, please contact
Kelli
Hauptman to get contact information.
2010 Lecture Series
Don’t forget to register and attend one of our upcoming spring
trainings as part of the 2010 Lecture Series:
Improving Educational Outcomes for Children
in Foster
Care
Kathleen McNaught, ABA Center on Children and the Law
April 22: Sarpy County
April 23: South Sioux City
Advanced Indian Child Welfare Act Issues
Sherri Eveleth, DHHS ICWA Program Specialist
May 21: Valentine
Enhancing Sibling Connections
Rose Wentz, National Resource Center for Permanency and Family
Connections
June 8: Grand Island
June 9: Omaha
There is no cost to attend but you must register in advance. MCLE
credit is available. If you sign up for MCLE credit, there will be a
$15 registration fee.
For more information about the trainings, click
here.
The Nebraska Juvenile Justice Association is hosting the
2010 Annual
Conference 'Discovering the Strengths for Positive Change' in Kearney
on May 13 and 14th. For the agenda and registration information,
click
here.
Listen to Oral Argument of Abuse/Neglect Cases
Oral arguments in abuse/neglect cases made before the Nebraska Supreme
Court and Nebraska Court of Appeals are available on the Through the
Eyes website. You may stream the audio on your computer, or download
it to play on an iPod or other mobile device.
Oral arguments held in March:
To access all available oral argument archives, click
here.
Caselaw Summaries
Trying to find an abuse/neglect case but can’t remember the case name?
Use our search engine for abuse/neglect cases since 2006. Cases can be
searched by keyword. To begin a search, click
here.
In re Interest of Bianca H. and Eternity H.
(Unpublished
opinion, March 30, 2010) There was not a violation of the father’s due
process rights in the termination of his parental rights as, although
he could not attend a portion of the trial due to incarceration, he was
offered counsel and the opportunity to submit evidence and
cross-examine witnesses.
Full
Summary
In re Interest of Rayna G. (Unpublished opinion,
March 30, 2010)
Given the father’s positive actions in turning his life around since he
learned that the child had been removed from the mother, it was not
error for the court to deny the petition to terminate his parental
rights.
Full
Summary
In re Interest of Desiree F. and Briana F.
(Unpublished opinion,
March 30, 2010) A denial of child in-chambers testimony is not a final,
appealable order.
Full
Summary
In re Interest of Marcella B. and Juan S. (279 Neb.
568, ____
N.W.2d ____, March 12, 2010) The Nebraska Supreme Court affirms the
decision of the Nebraska Court of Appeals dismissing the appeal on the
basis that a denial to allow in-chambers testimony from the child is
not a final, appealable order.
Full
Summary
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