43-104.14. Child born out of wedlock; agency or attorney; duty to notify biological father by publication; when. (1) If the agency or attorney representing the biological mother is unable through reasonable efforts to locate and serve notice on the biological father or possible biological fathers as contemplated in sections 43-104.12 and 43-104.13, the agency or […]
43-104.15. Child born out of wedlock; notification to biological father; exceptions. The notification procedure set forth in sections 43-104.12 to 43-104.14 shall, whenever possible, be completed prior to a child being placed in an adoptive home. If the information provided in the biological mother’s affidavit prepared pursuant to section 43-104.09 presents clear evidence that providing […]
43-104.16. Child born out of wedlock; notice requirements; affidavit by agency or attorney. In all cases involving the adoption of a minor child born out of wedlock, the agency or attorney representing the biological mother shall execute an affidavit stating that due diligence was used to identify and give actual or constructive notice to the […]
43-104.17. Child born out of wedlock; petition; evidence of compliance required; notice to biological father; when. In all cases of adoption of a minor child born out of wedlock, the petition for adoption shall specifically allege compliance with sections 43-104.08 to 43-104.16, and all documents which are evidence of such compliance shall be filed with […]
43-104.18. Child born out of wedlock; failure to establish compliance with notice requirements; court powers. If a petition for adoption is filed and fails to establish substantial compliance with sections 43-104.08 to 43-104.16, the court shall receive evidence by affidavit of the facts and circumstances of the biological mother’s relationship with the biological father or […]
43-104.22. Child born out of wedlock; hearing; paternity of child; father’s consent not required; when; determination of custody. At any hearing to determine the parental rights of an acknowledged father, an adjudicated father, or a putative father of a minor child born out of wedlock and whether such father’s consent is required for the adoption […]
43-104.23. Child born out of wedlock; decree finalizing adoption without biological father’s notification; when; appeal. (1) The court shall enter a decree finalizing the adoption of the child if, after viewing the evidence submitted to support a petition for adoption, the court determines that: (a) No biological father can be identified; (b) No identified father […]
43-104.24. Child born out of wedlock; proceedings; court priority. All proceedings pursuant to sections 43-104.08 to 43-104.23 have the highest priority and shall be advanced on the court docket to provide for their earliest practical disposition. An adjournment or continuance of a proceeding pursuant to sections 43-104.08 to 43-104.23 shall not be granted without a […]
43-105. Substitute consents. (1) If consent is not required of both parents of a child born in lawful wedlock if living, the surviving parent of a child born in lawful wedlock, or the mother or mother and father of a child born out of wedlock, because of the provisions of subdivision (1)(b) of section 43-104, […]
43-106. Relinquishments and consents; signature; witnesses; acknowledgment. Relinquishments and consents required to be given under sections 43-104 and 43-105 must be acknowledged before an officer authorized to acknowledge deeds in this state and signed in the presence of at least one witness, in addition to the officer. Source Laws 1943, c. 104, § 4(3), p. […]
43-106.01. Relinquishment; relief from parental duties; no impairment of right to inherit. When a child shall have been relinquished by written instrument, as provided by sections 43-104 and 43-106, to the Department of Health and Human Services or to a licensed child placement agency and the agency has, in writing, accepted full responsibility for the […]
43-106.02. Relinquishment of child; presentation of nonconsent form required. Prior to the relinquishment of a child for adoption, a representative of the Department of Health and Human Services or of any child placement agency licensed by the department or an attorney and a witness shall present a copy or copies of the nonconsent form as […]
43-107. Investigation by Department of Health and Human Services; adoptive home studies required; when; medical history; required; contents; exceptions; report required; case file; access; department; duties. (1)(a) For adoption placements occurring or in effect prior to January 1, 1994, upon the filing of a petition for adoption, the county judge shall, except in the adoption […]
43-108. Personal appearance of parties; exceptions. The minor child to be adopted, unless such child is over fourteen years of age, and the person or persons desiring to adopt the child must appear in person before the judge at the time of hearing, except that when the petitioners are married and one of them is […]
43-109. Decree; conditions; content. (1) If, upon the hearing, the court finds that such adoption is for the best interests of such minor child or such adult child, a decree of adoption shall be entered. No decree of adoption shall be entered unless: (a) It appears that the child has resided with the person or […]
43-110. Decree; effect as between parties. After a decree of adoption is entered, the usual relation of parent and child and all the rights, duties and other legal consequences of the natural relation of child and parent shall thereafter exist between such adopted child and the person or persons adopting such child and his, her […]
43-1103. Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children. ARTICLE I. PURPOSE The purpose of this Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children is to: A. Provide a process through which children subject to this compact are placed in safe and suitable homes in a timely manner. B. Facilitate ongoing supervision of a placement, the delivery […]
43-111. Decree; effect as to natural parents. Except as provided in sections 43-101 and 43-106.01 and the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act, after a decree of adoption has been entered, the natural parents of the adopted child shall be relieved of all parental duties toward and all responsibilities for such child and have no rights […]
43-111.01. Denial of petition; court; powers. Except as otherwise provided in the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act, if, upon a hearing, the court shall deny a petition for adoption, the court may take custody of the child involved and determine whether or not it is in the best interests of the child to remain in […]
43-112. Decree; appeal. An appeal shall be allowed from any final order, judgment, or decree, rendered under the authority of sections 43-101 to 43-115, from the county court to the Court of Appeals in the same manner as an appeal from district court to the Court of Appeals. An appeal may be taken by any […]
