Don Stenberg, Attorney General, Royce N. Harper, and Michael J. Rumbaugh for appellant. No appearance for appellees. When reviewing a question of law, an appellate court reaches a conclusion independent of the lower court's ruling. A contempt order imposing a civil or coercive sanction is not a final, appealable order. An unconditional judgment to pay a fine for the violation of a court order is an appealable order.
Court orders are to be in writing, containing the relief granted or the order made.
An adjudication under Neb. Rev. Stat. What a final court order means as a matter of law is determined from the four corners of the order. Whenever a court must determine an uncertain point of law or fact before entering an order, the party affected by the order is entitled to reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard. The Department claims the juvenile court erred in many respects. We conclude that the proceedings of the juvenile court were so procedurally deficient that the order was erroneous and void.