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Summary: This case is an appeal out of the Separate Juvenile Court of Douglas County and is affirmed in part and reversed in part, and remanded for further proceedings. Jeremy is a newborn who tested positive for methamphetamine at the hospital. The state sought to adjudicate his mother as to him...
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Summary: Both parents, Steven, Sr. and Jennette, appeal the Scotts Bluff County Court order which terminated their parental rights from three of their children. The children involved in the instant case came into care on or about October 6, 2017, however the family had an extensive history with the...
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Summary: DHHS appeals an order out of the Separate Juvenile Court of Douglas County placing Giavonni P. at the Lincoln Regional Center (LRC). The Court here affirms. Giavonna was adjudicated to be within the meaning of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-247(3)(a) in 2010 and placed with DHHS. Since then, he has...
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Summary: In this case the parents (Bob and Veronica) appeal from the Garden County Court sitting as a juvenile court’s decision terminating their parental rights from four children. In December 2015, separate petitions were filed to adjudicate Becka, Robert, and Thomas pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §...
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Summary: Gail R. appeals from an order from the Separate Juvenile Court of Lancaster County ordering her to pay $50 per month in child support for her five children living in foster care. The Court here affirms. Gail’s children were removed in May of 2017. In July of 2017, the state filed an amended...
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Summary: In this the case Auburne G., claims she is the grandmother of the six children of Krysta G.’s. In February 2017, a petition was filed in Douglas County Juvenile Court seeking to adjudicate Krysta’s six children under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-247(3)(a)(Reissue 2016). In August 2017, Auburne...
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Summary: In this case Candice I., the mother, voluntarily relinquished her parental rights to Devin B. during the termination for parental rights (TPR) hearing. This was the third TPR petition filed by the state against the mother, the petition also include Donald B. The mother agreed to enter an...
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Summary: In this case the State filed a truancy petition on April 12, 2018, alleging Reality was habitually truant from school between September 1, 2017, and March 7, 2018. Reality denied the petition, the adjudication was held on May 8, 2018. The State called two employees from Lincoln Public...
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Summary: Robert W. appeals two orders out of the Separate Juvenile Court in Lancaster County finding that all resources had been exhausted and placing him outside his home. The Court here affirms. A petition was filed against Robert in November 2017 alleging he had made terroristic threats and used...
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Summary: The State appeals an order of the Separate Juvenile Court of Douglas County to vacate an adjudication order accepting a plea of no contest. The Court found that a plea of no contest is not permitted under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-279. The Court here finds that this order was not a final order...
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Summary: In this case the State filed a truancy petition, alleging that Cole, the juvenile, was habitually truant from school. Cole appeals from his adjudication as a juvenile within the meaning of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-247(3)(b) (Reissue 2016). Cole argues that the court erred in admitting evidence...
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Summary: In this case the mother of the Kamille and Kamiya appeals a bridge order giving physical and legal custody to the father. The mother argues that since DHHS conceded that the children could safely be placed back into her care and custody the bridge order was inappropriate. The Court finds...
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Summary: Amanda T. appeals an order from the Douglas Separate Juvenile Court terminating her rights to her children, Brooklyn and Charlotte. The Court here affirms the decision. Brooklyn was born in 2016 and Charlotte was born in 2018. In July 2017, the State filed a petition against Amanda as to...
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Summary: Tiffany S. appeals the order terminating her parental rights to her daughters out of the Douglas Separate Juvenile Court. She argues that she was not given enough time to rehabilitate herself, the caseworker should not have been allowed to give an expert opinion, and that terminating her...
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Summary: This case is a continuation of In re Adoption of Micah H., 295 Neb. 213 (2016), where the Supreme Court determined that the county court applied the wrong standard of proof with regard to determining abandonment and also determined that the active efforts requirement of the Nebraska Indian...