Oral Argument

Summary: The father, Michael G., appealed the termination of his parental rights under 43-292(2) & (7), arguing that there was insufficient evidence and that the court erred in finding that the formal rules of evidence did not apply. The Court of Appeals found that case law is clear that formal...

Summary: The Court of Appeals affirmed the Otoe County order terminating the parental rights of Brett H. over his four children. The father argued that the court erred in terminating his rights because the evidence was insufficient, there was a due process violation and the judge erred in denying...

Summary: In this case the children were adjudicated under 43-247(3)(a) based upon the faults and habits of the father surrounding a domestic violence incident between the mother and the father. The factual basis for the adjudication included evidence that the father had been drinking prior to the...

Summary: The Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the Separate Douglas County Juvenile Court that Miah’s statements to the police on November 19, 2013 were freely, knowingly and voluntarily given. Miah was originally advised of his Miranda rights on November 18, 2013, and the validity of...

Summary: Adopting a new permanency plan of adoption or guardianship was appropriate when Melissa R. failed to comply with the reunification plan and an expert testified that she needed a long period of stability before she could parent. The adoption of a new permanency plan for adoption and...

Summary: Placing the child in the custody of DHHS and for placement excluding the mother and father’s home was appropriate where the mother’s parental rights in three other children had previously been involuntarily, the father did not plan to separate from the mother and suffered from cognitive...

Summary: Care and custody with DHHS is appropriate for the children during the pre-adjudicative phase where the custodial parent is alleged to be unfit and there is no evidence the non-custodial parent is unfit, even when the children are placed with the non-custodial parent. On February 13, 2014, a...

SUMMARY: The active efforts standard in ICWA and NICWA applies at any point in an involuntary juvenile proceeding involving an Indian child at which a party is required to demonstrate its efforts to reunify or prevent the breakup of the family. In May 2013, David H.’s three minor children were...

SUMMARY: Evidence that a father had not seen his daughter in over a year before the daughter’s removal from her home and concerns about the father’s fitness as a parent was sufficient to overcome the parental preference doctrine. The evidence also established that reasonable efforts, including...