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In re Interest of Lizabella R.
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Summary: Elizabeth L., the mother, appeals from an order of the Separate Juvenile Court of Douglas County terminating her parental rights to her children, Lizabella and Jose. Lizabella’s father’s rights were terminated and Jose’s father is relinquishing his rights. In 2015, a petition was filed...
In re Interest of Elainna R.
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Summary: Elainna R. appeals from an order by the separate juvenile court of Lancaster County which adjudicated her under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-247(1) for violating a city ordinance by disturbing the peace by engaging in fighting at high school and disturbing the peace of the security officer. The...
In re Interest of Lilly S. and Vincent S.
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Summary: The father, Kenny S., appeals the adjudication and disposition order of the separate juvenile court of Douglas County. The Court’s decision is affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded with directions. This case came to the Court’s attention because of allegations that Kenny had...
In re Interest of Becka P. et al., children under 18 years of age
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Summary: Robert P. and Veronica M. are the parents of Becka P., Thomas P., and Robert P., Jr. In December 2015, the State filed juvenile petitions and affidavits as a result of multiple physical neglect claims made against the parents. Specifically, Robert and Veronica had been cited four times for...
In re Interest of Hla H., a child under 18 years of age
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SUMMARY: On January 19, 2016, the State filed a petition alleging that Hla was habitually truant from school between August 12th and December 18th, 2015. The State pursued this course after a letter from the Lancaster County Attorney’s office was provided to Hla’s mother during an October 26th, 2015...
J.S. v. Grand Island Public Schools
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Summary: J.S. received a fifteen-day suspension from the Grand Island Public School system in connection to a social media post she made anonymously which suggested that an event was to occur at school the following day. Specifically, her post read that “[t]omorrow gonna be hella fire [fire emoji]...
In re Interest of Austin G.
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SUMMARY: Kayla S., the biological mother of Austin G. , appeals from an order of the Wayne County Court, sitting as a juvenile court, for the termination of her parental rights to Austin. Austin was born in April 2012. On August 6, 2012, the State filed a petition alleging that Austin came within...
In re Interest of Skyleeya M.
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Summary: The biological father of Skyleeya M., appeals the juvenile court’s order overruling his motion to have the child placed with her half-sibling and paternal grandmother. The child was adjudicated to be a juvenile within the meaning of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-247(3)(a). Skyleeya M. and her mother...
In Re Interest of Adrian W.
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In re Interest of C.B. and M.B.
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SUMMARY: In 2012, the Separate Juvenile Court of Lancaster County adjudicated Angel B.’s children, C.B. and M.B., and granted temporary custody of both to DHHS. Here, Angel appealed an order of the lower court to continue DHHS custody to the Supreme Court. C.B. and M.B. were born in 1998 and 2008...
In re Interest of Mia V.
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SUMMARY: Admission of the caseworker’s court reports and the father’s letters satisfied requirements of procedural due process. Mia, DOB 4/07, was born testing positive for methamphetamine and removed from the mother’s home. The mother and father were married but the father was frequently...
In re Moore S.
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SUMMARY: A county attorney is free to dismiss a petition in juvenile court without the leave of the court at any time prior to trial. On March 31, 1969, Moore struck a young girl while driving a motorbike and fled the scene of the accident. Moore admitted that he knew he struck the young girl at the...
Merie B. on behalf of Brayden O.
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SUMMARY: DHHS and the director of its Medicaid and long-term-care division appeal from the District Court for Lancaster County. The district court granted appellee’s request for reimbursement for expenses that were incurred due to the wrongful termination of Brayden’s services, as well as attorney...
In re Interest of Elijah P.
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SUMMARY: Erika D. appeals and Joshua P. cross-appeals from the order of the separate juvenile court of Douglas County which adjudicated the parties’ minor children under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-247(3)(a) and terminated Erika’s and Joshua’s parental rights. The Nebraska Court of Appeals affirm the...
In re Interest of Luz P.
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SUMMARY: Lucia V. appeals from an order from the County Court for Buffalo County. In the current case, the trial court issued an order nunc pro tunc purporting to vacate its prior order, which terminated Lucia’s parental rights to her five children. Without evidence in the record that a party did...