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Summary: Seth appeals the juvenile court’s order of restitution. Supreme Court affirms. Seth was in a physical altercation with another person after a road rage incident. After both vehicles came to a stop Seth left his vehicle and punched the other driver 4-5 times. At that point the other driver...
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Summary: Kwamayne J. appeals the juvenile court order terminating his parental rights to his daughter, Ky ‘Ari J., the Court of Appeals affirms the juvenile court decision. Kwamayne J. and Ashley T. are the parents of Ky’Ari (born 2016), Ashly has two other children namely Brooklyn (born 2011) and...
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Summary: William E. appeals the transfer order of the county court for Adams County, sitting as a juvenile court, to county court. The Court of Appeals reversed the juvenile’s court’s order and remanded the case back to the juvenile court for further proceedings. On April 1, 2019 the State filed a...
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Summary: Madison C., the mother, appealed the order of the Separate Juvenile Court of Lancaster County terminating her parental rights to her children, Leyton and Landyn. The Court of Appeals found the State did not prove that terminating Madison’s rights was in the best interests of the children...
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Summary: Amie B. appeals from an order of the juvenile court in an ongoing juvenile case that, in part, removed eight children from her home and also granted sibling visitation between three other children. In addition, she challenges the continuation of a placement hearing following an emergency...
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Summary: This is an appeal from the biological maternal grandmother regarding her intervenor status, the appeals court found she lacked standing to appeal the separate juvenile court’s order and dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Shearetta, the biological maternal grandmother, who had...
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Summary: Abigail G. is the biological mother of Vladimir G. In February 2018, Abigail took Vladimir to the hospital because she was concerned that her boyfriend, Thomas Boyd, may have sexually abused Vladimir. At this time, Abigail told medical and law enforcement staff that she would no longer...
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Summary: Rashell K. and Ryan G. are the biological parents of Ryley G. In November 2018, Rashell sought to modify a 2016 court order and formal parenting plan awarding Rashell legal and physical custody of Ryley, subject to Ryan’s parenting time. She had remarried and had a newborn child with her...
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Summary: This case relies on judicial interpretation of the Young Adult Bridge to Independence Act (YABI). YABI created the Bridge to Independence program (B21), an extended-foster care program available to young adults who are at least 19 years old, who were adjudicated to be a juvenile under Neb...
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Summary: This case relies on judicial interpretation of the Young Adult Bridge to Independence Act (YABI). YABI created the Bridge to Independence program (B21), an extended-foster care program available to young adults who are at least 19 years old, who were adjudicated to be a juvenile under Neb...
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Summary: Stacy is the biological mother of LeAntonaé D., Le’Than P., Le’Anthony D., Le’Yonnie D., and Legend D. The children’s father was subject to the same judicial proceedings but was not part of the appeal. LeAntonaé and Le’Than have been in foster care since December 2017. Le’Anthony and Le...
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In re Interest of Taeson D. 305 Neb. 279 No. S-19-382 Summary: Samuel T. appeals the termination of his parental rights to Taeson D. out of the Lancaster County Separate Juvenile Court. Samuel’s rights were terminated under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-292 (2), (3), (5), and that it was in Taeson’s best...
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Summary: Madison C., the mother, appeals the order of the Separate Juvenile Court of Lancaster County terminating her parental rights to her children, Leyton and Landon. The Court of Appeals finds that the state did not prove that terminating Madison’s rights was in the best interests of the...
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Summary: In this case Eliza’s grandmother, Susan, sought to establish a guardianship over the objection of Eliza’s mother. There was evidence given at the trial court level that Eliza was either a member of a Native American tribe or was eligible to become a member. Eliza’s mother, Tara, argued to...
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Summary: Zoie H. appeals this case out of the Separate Juvenile Court of Lancaster County. She was adjudicated under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-247(2) for attempted theft. This Court affirms. In September of 2018, Zoie was with a friend at a gas station where the owner of a Lexus says the girls got in her...