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NE Code § 43-151 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-151 - Interstate compact; requirements.

43-151.  Interstate compact; requirements.A compact entered into pursuant to sections 43-147 to 43-154 shall include:(1) A provision making it available for joinder by all states;(2) A provision for withdrawal from the compact upon written notice to the parties, but with a period of one year between the date of the notice and the effective date of the withdrawal;(3) A requirement that the protection afforded by or pursuant to the compact continue in force for the duration of the adoption assistance and be applicable to all children and their adoptive parents who on the effective date of the withdrawal are receiving adoption assistance from a party state other than the one in which they are residents and have their principal place of abode;(4) A requirement that each instance of adoption assistance to which the compact applies be covered by an adoption assistance agreement in writing between the adoptive parents and the state child welfare agency of the state which undertakes to provide the adoption assistance and that any such agreement be expressly for the benefit of the adopted child and enforceable by the adoptive parents and the state agency providing the adoption assistance; and(5) Such other provisions as may be appropriate to implement the proper administration of the compact.Source  Laws 1985, LB 447, § 5.
NE Code § 43-152 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-152 - Interstate compact; discretionary provisions.

43-152.  Interstate compact; discretionary provisions.A compact entered into pursuant to sections 43-147 to 43-154 may contain provisions in addition to those required pursuant to section 43-151, including:(1) Provisions establishing procedures and entitlements to medical, developmental, child care, or other social services for the child in accordance with applicable laws even though the child and the adoptive parents are in a state other than the one responsible for or providing the services or the funds to defray part or all of the costs thereof; and(2) Such other provisions as may be appropriate or incidental to the proper administration of the compact.Source  Laws 1985, LB 447, § 6.
NE Code § 43-153 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-153 - Child with special needs; medical assistance identification; how obtained; payment; violations; penalty.

43-153.  Child with special needs; medical assistance identification; how obtained; payment; violations; penalty.(1) A child with special needs residing in this state who is the subject of an adoption assistance agreement with another state shall be entitled to receive a medical assistance identification from this state upon the filing with the department of a certified copy of the adoption assistance agreement obtained from the adoption assistance state. In accordance with rules and regulations of the department, the adoptive parents shall be required at least annually to show that the agreement is still in force or has been renewed.(2) The department shall consider the holder of a medical assistance identification pursuant to this section the same as any other holder of a medical assistance identification under the laws of this state and shall process and make payment on claims on account of such holder in the same manner and pursuant to the same conditions and procedures as for other recipients of medical assistance.(3) Any person who by means of a willfully false statement or representation or by impersonation or other device obtains or attempts to obtain or who aids or abets any other person in obtaining assistance under sections 43-147 to 43-154 shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished pursuant to section 68-1017.(4) This section shall apply only to medical assistance for children under adoption assistance agreements from states that have entered into a compact with this state under which the other state provides medical assistance to children with special needs under adoption assistance agreements made by this state. All other children entitled to medical assistance pursuant to adoption assistance agreements entered into by this state shall be eligible to receive it in accordance with the laws and procedures applicable thereto.Source  Laws 1985, LB 447, § 7.
NE Code § 43-154 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-154 - State plan; administer federal aid.

43-154.  State plan; administer federal aid.Consistent with federal law, the department, in connection with the administration of sections 43-147 to 43-154 and any compact entered into pursuant to such sections, shall include in any state plan made pursuant to the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980, Public Law 96-272, Titles IV(e) and XIX of the Social Security Act, and any other applicable federal laws, the provision of adoption assistance and medical assistance for which the federal government pays some or all of the cost. The department shall apply for and administer all relevant federal aid in accordance with law.Source  Laws 1985, LB 447, § 8.
NE Code § 43-155 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-155 - Legislative intent.

43-155.  Legislative intent.The Legislature finds that there are children in temporary foster care situations who would benefit from the stability of adoption. It is the intent of the Legislature that such situations be accommodated through the use of adoptions involving exchange-of-information contracts between the department and the adoptive or biological parent or parents.Source  Laws 1988, LB 301, § 1.
NE Code § 43-156 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-156 - Terms, defined.

43-156.  Terms, defined.For purposes of sections 43-155 to 43-160, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) Adoption involving exchange of information shall mean an adoption of a child in which one or both of the child's biological parents contract with the department for information about the child obtained through his or her adoptive family;(2) Exchange-of-information contract shall mean a two-year, renewable obligation, voluntarily agreed to and signed by both the adoptive and biological parent or parents as well as the department; and(3) Department shall mean the Department of Health and Human Services.Source   Laws 1988, LB 301, § 2;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 122.
NE Code § 43-157 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-157 - Determination by department.

43-157.  Determination by department.The department may, when planning the placement of a child for adoption, determine whether the best interests of such child might be served by placing the child in an adoption involving exchange of information.Source  Laws 1988, LB 301, § 3.
NE Code § 43-158 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-158 - Information included; effect on visitation.

43-158.  Information included; effect on visitation.When the department determines that an adoption involving exchange of information would serve a child's best interests, it may enter into agreements with the child's proposed adoptive parent or parents for the exchange of information. The nature of the information promised to be provided shall be specified in an exchange-of-information contract and may include, but shall not be limited to, letters by the adoptive parent or parents at specified intervals providing information regarding the child's development or photographs of the child at specified intervals. Any agreement shall provide that the biological parent or parents keep the department informed of any change in address or telephone number and may include provision for communication by the biological parent or parents indirectly through the department or directly to the adoptive parent or parents. Nothing in sections 43-155 to 43-160 shall be interpreted to preclude or allow court-ordered parenting time, visitation, or other access with the child and the biological parent or parents.Source   Laws 1988, LB 301, § 4;  Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 437;  Laws 2007, LB554, § 39.
NE Code § 43-159 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-159 - Alteration.

43-159.  Alteration.When, after placement of a child for adoption, it is determined by the department, in consultation with the adoptive parent or parents, that certain or all exchanges of information are no longer in the best interests of the child, the department may enter into an agreement with the biological parent or parents to alter the original contract made between the department and the biological parent or parents.Source  Laws 1988, LB 301, § 5.
NE Code § 43-160 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-160 - Effect; enforcement.

43-160.  Effect; enforcement.The existence of any agreement or agreements of the kind specified in section 43-158 shall not operate to impair the validity of any relinquishment or any decree of adoption entered by a court of the State of Nebraska. The violation of the terms of any agreement or agreements of the kind specified in section 43-158 shall not operate to impair the validity of any relinquishment or any decree of adoption entered by a court of competent jurisdiction. The parties to an exchange-of-information contract shall have the authority to bring suit in a court of competent jurisdiction for the enforcement of any agreement entered into pursuant to section 43-158.Source   Laws 1988, LB 301, § 6;   Laws 1998, LB 1041, § 16.
NE Code § 43-161 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-161 - Client records; maintained by Department of Health and Human Services; access.

43-161.  Client records; maintained by Department of Health and Human Services; access.All client records from the Nebraska Industrial Home at Milford shall be maintained by the Department of Health and Human Services as confidential records but shall be accessible as provided by statute or by the rules and regulations of the department.Source   Laws 1993, LB 205, § 7;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 123;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 107.
NE Code § 43-162 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-162 - Communication or contact agreement; authorized; approval.

43-162.  Communication or contact agreement; authorized; approval.The prospective adoptive parent or parents and the birth parent or parents of a prospective adoptee may enter into an agreement regarding communication or contact after the adoption between or among the prospective adoptee and his or her birth parent or parents if the prospective adoptee is in the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services. Any such agreement shall not be enforceable unless approved by the court pursuant to section 43-163.Source   Laws 1993, LB 205, § 8;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 124;   Laws 1998, LB 1041, § 17.
NE Code § 43-163 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-163 - Guardian ad litem; appointment; order approving agreement; considerations.

43-163.  Guardian ad litem; appointment; order approving agreement; considerations.(1) Before approving an agreement under section 43-162, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem if the prospective adoptee is not already represented by a guardian ad litem, and the guardian ad litem of the prospective adoptee shall represent the best interests of the child concerning such agreement. The court may enter an order approving the agreement upon motion of one of the prospective adoptee's birth parents or one of the prospective adoptive parents if the terms of the agreement are approved in writing by the prospective adoptive parent or parents and the birth parent or parents and if the court finds, after consideration of the recommendations of the guardian ad litem and the Department of Health and Human Services and other factors, that such communication with the birth parent or parents and the maintenance of birth family history would be in the best interests of the prospective adoptee.(2) In determining if the agreement is in the best interests of the prospective adoptee, the court shall consider the following factors as favoring communication with the birth parent or parents: Whether the prospective adoptee and birth parent or parents lived together for a substantial period of time; the prospective adoptee exhibits attachment or bonding to such birth parent or parents; and the adoption is a foster-parent adoption with the birth parent or parents having relinquished the prospective adoptee due to an inability to provide him or her with adequate parenting.Source   Laws 1993, LB 205, § 9;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 125;   Laws 1998, LB 1041, § 18.
NE Code § 43-164 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-164 - Failure to comply with court order; effect.

43-164.  Failure to comply with court order; effect.Failure to comply with the terms of an order entered pursuant to section 43-163 shall not be grounds for setting aside an adoption decree, for revocation of a written consent to adoption after the consent has been approved by the court, or for revocation of a relinquishment of parental rights after the relinquishment has been accepted in writing by the Department of Health and Human Services as provided in section 43-106.01.Source   Laws 1993, LB 205, § 10;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 126;   Laws 1998, LB 1041, § 19.
NE Code § 43-165 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-165 - Enforcement of order; modification; when.

43-165.  Enforcement of order; modification; when.An order entered pursuant to section 43-163 may be enforced by a civil action, and the prevailing party may be awarded, as part of the costs of the action, reasonable attorney's fees. The court shall not modify an order issued under such section unless it finds that the modification is necessary to serve the best interests of the adoptee and (1) that the modification is agreed to by the adoptive parent or parents and the birth parent or parents or (2) exceptional circumstances have arisen since the order was entered that justify modification of the order.Source  Laws 1993, LB 205, § 11.
NE Code § 43-228 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-228 - Transferred to section 43-2,111.

43-228.  Transferred to section 43-2,111.
NE Code § 43-229 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-229 - Transferred to section 43-2,112.

43-229.  Transferred to section 43-2,112.
NE Code § 43-230 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-230 - Transferred to section 43-2,113.

43-230.  Transferred to section 43-2,113.
NE Code § 43-230.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-230.01 - Transferred to section 43-2,114.

43-230.01.  Transferred to section 43-2,114.
NE Code § 43-230.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-230.03 - Transferred to section 43-2,115.

43-230.03.  Transferred to section 43-2,115.
NE Code § 43-230.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-230.04 - Transferred to section 43-2,116.

43-230.04.  Transferred to section 43-2,116.
NE Code § 43-230.05 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-230.05 - Transferred to section 43-2,117.

43-230.05.  Transferred to section 43-2,117.
NE Code § 43-233 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-233 - Transferred to section 43-2,118.

43-233.  Transferred to section 43-2,118.
NE Code § 43-233.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-233.01 - Transferred to section 43-2,119.

43-233.01.  Transferred to section 43-2,119.
NE Code § 43-234 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-234 - Transferred to section 43-2,120.

43-234.  Transferred to section 43-2,120.
NE Code § 43-234.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-234.01 - Transferred to section 43-2,121.

43-234.01.  Transferred to section 43-2,121.
NE Code § 43-235 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-235 - Transferred to section 43-2,122.

43-235.  Transferred to section 43-2,122.
NE Code § 43-236 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-236 - Transferred to section 43-2,123.

43-236.  Transferred to section 43-2,123.
NE Code § 43-236.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-236.01 - Transferred to section 43-2,124.

43-236.01.  Transferred to section 43-2,124.
NE Code § 43-237 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-237 - Transferred to section 43-2,125.

43-237.  Transferred to section 43-2,125.
NE Code § 43-238 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-238 - Transferred to section 43-2,126.

43-238.  Transferred to section 43-2,126.
NE Code § 43-239 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-239 - Transferred to section 43-2,127.

43-239.  Transferred to section 43-2,127.
NE Code § 43-246.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-246.01 - Juvenile court; exclusive original and concurrent original jurisdiction.

43-246.01.  Juvenile court; exclusive original and concurrent original jurisdiction.The juvenile court shall have:(1) Exclusive original jurisdiction as to:(a) Any juvenile described in subdivision (3) or (11) of section 43-247;(b) Any juvenile who was under sixteen years of age at the time the alleged offense was committed and the offense falls under subdivision (1) of section 43-247;(c) A party or proceeding described in subdivision (5) or (7) of section 43-247; and(d) Any juvenile who was under fourteen years of age at the time the alleged offense was committed and the offense falls under subdivision (2) of section 43-247;(2) Exclusive original jurisdiction as to:(a) Beginning January 1, 2015, any juvenile who is alleged to have committed an offense under subdivision (1) of section 43-247 and who was sixteen years of age at the time the alleged offense was committed, and beginning January 1, 2017, any juvenile who is alleged to have committed an offense under subdivision (1) of section 43-247 and who was sixteen years of age or seventeen years of age at the time the alleged offense was committed; and(b) Any juvenile who was fourteen years of age or older at the time the alleged offense was committed and the offense falls under subdivision (2) of section 43-247 except offenses enumerated in subdivision (1)(a)(ii) of section 29-1816.Proceedings initiated under this subdivision (2) may be transferred as provided in section 43-274; and(3) Concurrent original jurisdiction with the county court or district court as to:(a) Any juvenile described in subdivision (4) of section 43-247;(b) Any proceeding under subdivision (6), (8), (9), or (10) of section 43-247;(c) Any juvenile described in subdivision (1)(a)(ii) of section 29-1816; and(d) Until January 1, 2017, any juvenile who is alleged to have committed an offense under subdivision (1) of section 43-247 and who was seventeen years of age at the time the alleged offense was committed.Proceedings initiated under this subdivision (3) may be transferred as provided in section 43-274.Source  Laws 2014, LB464, § 9;  Laws 2015, LB265, § 3.  Annotations  County courts have not been given authority to decide motions to transfer to juvenile court in cases in which they lack jurisdiction to try the case. State v. A.D., 305 Neb. 154, 939 N.W.2d 484 (2020). Subsection (3) of this section grants concurrent jurisdiction to the juvenile court and the county or district court over juvenile offenders who (1) are 11 years of age or older and commit a traffic offense that is not a felony or (2) are 14 years of age or older and commit a Class I, IA, IB, IC, ID, II, or IIA felony. State v. Comer, 26 Neb. App. 270, 918 N.W.2d 13 (2018).
NE Code § 43-247.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-247.01 - Transferred to section 43-247.03.

43-247.01.  Transferred to section 43-247.03.
NE Code § 43-247.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles|43-247.04 - Legislative intent; State Court Administrator; duties; Department of Health and Human Services; duties.

43-247.04.  Legislative intent; State Court Administrator; duties; Department of Health and Human Services; duties.(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to transfer four hundred fifty thousand dollars in General Funds from the Department of Health and Human Services' 2014-15 budget to the office of the State Court Administrator's budget for the purpose of making the State Court Administrator directly responsible for contracting and paying for court-connected prehearing conferences, family group conferences, expedited family group conferences, child welfare mediation, permanency prehearing conferences, termination of parental rights prehearing conferences, victim youth conferencing, juvenile victim-offender dialogue, and other restorative justice practices. Such funds shall be transferred on or before October 15, 2014.(2) The Department of Health and Human Services shall continue to be responsible for contracting with mediation centers approved by the Office of Dispute Resolution to provide family group conferences, mediation, and related services for non-court-involved and voluntary child welfare or juvenile cases through June 30, 2017, unless extended by the Legislature.Source  Laws 2014, LB464, § 11;  Laws 2019, LB595, § 26.