| Neb. Rev. Stat.
§ 43-1314
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Nebraska Revised Statutes
of 1943
Chapter
43. Infants and Juveniles
Article
13. Foster Care
(A)
Foster Care Review Act
§
43-1314. Review of dispositional order; right to participate; notice.
Except as otherwise provided
in the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act, notice of the court review and
the right of participation in all court reviews pertaining to a child
in a foster care placement shall be provided by the court having jurisdiction
over such child for the purposes of foster care placement either in court,
by mail, or in such other manner as the court may direct. Such notice
shall be provided to: (1) The person charged with the care of such child;
(2) the child's parents or guardian unless the parental rights of the
parents have been terminated by court action as provided in section 43-292
or 43-297; (3) the foster child if age fourteen or over; (4) the foster
parent or parents of the foster child; (5) the guardian ad litem of the
foster child;
and (6) the state board. Notice of the court review shall also be provided
to the preadoptive parent or relative providing care for the child. Notice
to the foster parent, preadoptive parent, or relative providing care shall
not be construed to require that such foster parent, preadoptive parent,
or relative be made a party to the review solely on the basis of such
notice and opportunity to be heard.
Source: Laws 1982, LB
714, § 14; Laws 1985, LB 255, § 43; Laws 1988, LB 948, §
1; Laws 1990, LB 1222, § 11; Laws 1998, LB 1041, § 41.
CROSS REFERENCE
Nebraska Indian Child
Welfare Act, see section 43-1501.
NOTES
OF DECISIONS
A foster parent does not
have an interest in the placement of an adjudicated child sufficient to
warrant intervention in juvenile proceedings as a matter of right, but
is entitled to notice and an opportunity to participate in all court reviews
pertaining to a child in foster care placement. In re Interest of Destiny
S., 263 Neb. 255, 639 N.W.2d 400 (2002).
Under this section and
section 43-285, foster parents have standing to participate in foster
care placement review hearings. In re Interest of Jorius G. & Cheralee
G., 249 Neb. 892, 546 N.W.2d 796 (1996).
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