A-20-144; A-20-145; A-20-146, In re Interest of Memmorie L., et al.
Seward County, County Court Judge C. Jo Petersen
Attorney for Appellant: Gregory C. Damman (Blevens & Damman)
Attorney for Appellee: Barbara Armstead (Seward County Attorney’s Office)
Juvenile Action: Termination of Parental Rights
Action Taken by Trial Court: The county court, sitting in its capacity of a juvenile court, found that clear and convincing evidence existed to terminate the appellant’s parental rights pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-292(6) and that reasonable efforts to preserve and reunify the family, if required, under the direction of the court, had failed to corrections leading to the determination; that clear and convincing evidence existed to terminate the appellant’s parental rights pursuant to § 43-292(7); and that the appellant is unfit and that termination is in the minor children’s best interests.
Assignments of Error on Appeal: The appellant assigns as error on appeal that the county court, sitting in its capacity as a juvenile court, erred in: (1) terminating her parental rights pursuant to § 43-292(6) and finding that reasonable efforts were provided; (2) refusing to allow the minor children to testify; and (3) in finding that the State proved by clear and convincing evidence that she was unfit and that terminating her parental rights was in the minor children’s best interests.