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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4611 - Power of attorney.

43-4611.
Power of attorney.
A deploying parent, by power of attorney, may delegate all or part of custodial responsibility to an adult nonparent for the period of deployment if no other parent possesses custodial responsibility under law of this state other than the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act, or if a court order currently in effect prohibits contact between the child and the other parent. The deploying parent may revoke the power of attorney by signing a revocation of the power.
Source
Laws 2015, LB219, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4612 - Filing agreement or power of attorney with court.

43-4612.
Filing agreement or power of attorney with court.
An agreement or power of attorney under sections 43-4608 to 43-4612 must be filed within a reasonable time with any court that has entered an order on custodial responsibility or child support that is in effect concerning the child who is the subject of the agreement or power. The case number and heading of the pending case concerning custodial responsibility or child support must be provided to the court with the agreement or power.
Source
Laws 2015, LB219, § 12.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4613 - Close and substantial relationship, defined.

43-4613.
Close and substantial relationship, defined.
In sections 43-4613 to 43-4623, close and substantial relationship means a relationship in which a significant bond exists between a child and a nonparent.
Source
Laws 2015, LB219, § 13.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4614 - Proceeding for temporary custody order.

43-4614.
Proceeding for temporary custody order.
(a) After a deploying parent receives notice of deployment and until the deployment terminates, a court may issue a temporary order granting custodial responsibility unless prohibited by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. appendix sections 521 and 522, as the act exists on January 1, 2015. A court may not issue a permanent order granting custodial responsibility without the consent of the deploying parent.
(b) At any time after a deploying parent receives notice of deployment, either parent may file a motion regarding custodial responsibility of a child during deployment. The motion must be filed in a pending proceeding for custodial responsibility in a court with jurisdiction under section 43-4604 or, if there is no pending proceeding in a court with jurisdiction under section 43-4604, in a new action for granting custodial responsibility during deployment.
Source
Laws 2015, LB219, § 14.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4615 - Expedited hearing.

43-4615.
Expedited hearing.
If a motion to grant custodial responsibility is filed under subsection (b) of section 43-4614 before a deploying parent deploys, the court shall conduct an expedited hearing.
Source
Laws 2015, LB219, § 15.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4616 - Testimony by electronic means.

43-4616.
Testimony by electronic means.
In a proceeding under sections 43-4613 to 43-4623, a party or witness who is not reasonably available to appear personally may appear, provide testimony, and present evidence by electronic means unless the court finds good cause to require a personal appearance.
Source
Laws 2015, LB219, § 16.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4617 - Effect of prior judicial order or agreement.

43-4617.
Effect of prior judicial order or agreement.
In a proceeding for a grant of custodial responsibility pursuant to sections 43-4613 to 43-4623, the following rules apply:
(1) A prior judicial order designating custodial responsibility in the event of deployment is binding on the court unless the circumstances meet the requirements of law of this state other than the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act for modifying a judicial order regarding custodial responsibility.
(2) The court shall enforce a prior written agreement between the parents for designating custodial responsibility in the event of deployment, including an agreement executed under sections 43-4608 to 43-4612, unless the court finds that the agreement is contrary to the best interest of the child.
Source
Laws 2015, LB219, § 17.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4618 - Grant of caretaking or decisionmaking authority to nonparent.

43-4618.
Grant of caretaking or decisionmaking authority to nonparent.
(a) On a motion of a deploying parent and in accordance with the laws of this state, other than the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act, if it is in the best interests of the child, a court may grant caretaking authority to a nonparent who is an adult family member of the child or an adult with whom the child has a close and substantial relationship. The court shall consider the following factors as related to the best interests of the child:
(1) The emotional, physical, and developmental needs of the minor child;
(2) The minor child's opinion or preference;
(3) The level of involvement and the extent of predeployment parenting responsibility exercised by the nonparent;
(4) The quality of the relationship between the minor child and the nonparent;
(5) The strength of the minor child's ties to the nonparent;
(6) The extent to which the delegation would interfere or support the minor child's existing school, sports, and extracurricular activities;
(7) The age, maturity, and living conditions of the nonparent; and
(8) The likelihood that allowing the delegation would increase or decrease the hostilities between the parties involved.
(b) Unless a grant of caretaking authority to a nonparent under subsection (a) of this section is agreed to by the other parent, the grant is limited to an amount of time not greater than:
(1) the amount of time granted to the deploying parent under a permanent custody order, but the court may add unusual travel time necessary to transport the child; or
(2) in the absence of a permanent custody order that is currently in effect, the amount of time that the deploying parent habitually cared for the child before being notified of deployment, but the court may add unusual travel time necessary to transport the child.
(c) A court may grant part of a deploying parent's decisionmaking authority, if the deploying parent is unable to exercise that authority, to a nonparent who is an adult family member of the child or an adult with whom the child has a close and substantial relationship. If a court grants the authority to a nonparent, the court shall specify the decisionmaking powers granted, including decisions regarding the child's education, religious training, health care, extracurricular activities, and travel.
Source
Laws 2015, LB219, § 18.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4619 - Grant of limited contact.

43-4619.
Grant of limited contact.
On motion of a deploying parent, and in accordance with the law of this state other than the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act, unless the court finds that the contact would be contrary to the best interest of the child, a court shall grant limited contact to a nonparent who is a family member of the child or an individual with whom the child has a close and substantial relationship.
Source
Laws 2015, LB219, § 19.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4620 - Nature of authority created by temporary custody order.

43-4620.
Nature of authority created by temporary custody order.
(a) A grant of authority under sections 43-4613 to 43-4623 is temporary and terminates under sections 43-4624 to 43-4627 after the return from deployment of the deploying parent, unless the grant has been terminated before that time by court order. The grant does not create an independent, continuing right to caretaking authority, decisionmaking authority, or limited contact in an individual to whom it is granted.
(b) A nonparent granted caretaking authority, decisionmaking authority, or limited contact under sections 43-4613 to 43-4623 has standing to enforce the grant until it is terminated by court order or under sections 43-4624 to 43-4627.
Source
Laws 2015, LB219, § 20.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4621 - Content of temporary custody order.

43-4621.
Content of temporary custody order.
(a) An order granting custodial responsibility under sections 43-4613 to 43-4623 must:
(1) designate the order as temporary; and
(2) identify to the extent feasible the destination, duration, and conditions of the deployment.
(b) If applicable, an order for custodial responsibility under sections 43-4613 to 43-4623 must:
(1) specify the allocation of caretaking authority, decisionmaking authority, or limited contact among the deploying parent, the other parent, and any nonparent;
(2) if the order divides caretaking or decisionmaking authority between individuals, or grants caretaking authority to one individual and limited contact to another, provide a process to resolve any dispute that may arise;
(3) provide for liberal communication between the deploying parent and the child during deployment, including through electronic means, unless contrary to the best interest of the child, and allocate any costs of communications;
(4) provide for liberal contact between the deploying parent and the child during the time the deploying parent is on leave or otherwise available, unless contrary to the best interest of the child;
(5) provide for reasonable contact between the deploying parent and the child after return from deployment until the temporary order is terminated, even if the time of contact exceeds the time the deploying parent spent with the child before entry of the temporary order; and
(6) provide that the order will terminate pursuant to sections 43-4624 to 43-4627 after the deploying parent returns from deployment.
Source
Laws 2015, LB219, § 21.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4622 - Order for child support.

43-4622.
Order for child support.
If a court has issued an order granting caretaking authority under sections 43-4613 to 43-4623, or an agreement granting caretaking authority has been executed under sections 43-4608 to 43-4612, the court may enter a temporary order for child support consistent with law of this state other than the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act if the court has jurisdiction under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
Source
Laws 2015, LB219, § 22.
Cross References
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, see section 42-701.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4623 - Modifying or terminating grant of custodial responsibility to nonparent.

43-4623.
Modifying or terminating grant of custodial responsibility to nonparent.
(a) Except for an order under section 43-4617, except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, and consistent with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. appendix sections 521 and 522, as the act exists on January 1, 2015, on motion of a deploying or other parent or any nonparent to whom caretaking authority, decisionmaking authority, or limited contact has been granted, the court may modify or terminate the grant if the modification or termination is consistent with sections 43-4613 to 43-4623 and it is in the best interest of the child. A modification is temporary and terminates pursuant to sections 43-4624 to 43-4627 after the deploying parent returns from deployment, unless the grant has been terminated before that time by court order.
(b) On motion of a deploying parent, the court shall terminate a grant of limited contact.
Source
Laws 2015, LB219, § 23.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4624 - Procedure for terminating temporary grant of custodial responsibility established by agreement.

43-4624.
Procedure for terminating temporary grant of custodial responsibility established by agreement.
(a) At any time after return from deployment, a temporary agreement granting custodial responsibility under sections 43-4608 to 43-4612 may be terminated by an agreement to terminate signed by the deploying parent and the other parent.
(b) A temporary agreement under sections 43-4608 to 43-4612 granting custodial responsibility terminates:
(1) if an agreement to terminate under subsection (a) of this section specifies a date for termination, on that date; or
(2) if the agreement to terminate does not specify a date, on the date the agreement to terminate is signed by the deploying parent and the other parent.
(c) In the absence of an agreement under subsection (a) of this section to terminate, a temporary agreement granting custodial responsibility terminates under sections 43-4608 to 43-4612 sixty days after the deploying parent gives notice to the other parent that the deploying parent has returned from deployment.
(d) If a temporary agreement granting custodial responsibility was filed with a court pursuant to section 43-4612, an agreement to terminate the temporary agreement also must be filed with that court within a reasonable time after the signing of the agreement. The case number and heading of the case concerning custodial responsibility or child support must be provided to the court with the agreement to terminate.
Source
Laws 2015, LB219, § 24.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4625 - Consent procedure for terminating temporary grant of custodial responsibility established by court order.

43-4625.
Consent procedure for terminating temporary grant of custodial responsibility established by court order.
At any time after a deploying parent returns from deployment, the deploying parent and the other parent may file with the court an agreement to terminate a temporary order for custodial responsibility issued under sections 43-4613 to 43-4623. After an agreement has been filed, the court shall issue an order terminating the temporary order effective on the date specified in the agreement. If a date is not specified, the order is effective immediately.
Source
Laws 2015, LB219, § 25.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4626 - Visitation before termination of temporary grant of custodial responsibility.

43-4626.
Visitation before termination of temporary grant of custodial responsibility.
After a deploying parent returns from deployment until a temporary agreement or order for custodial responsibility established under sections 43-4608 to 43-4612 or 43-4613 to 43-4623 is terminated, the court shall issue a temporary order granting the deploying parent reasonable contact with the child unless it is contrary to the best interest of the child, even if the time of contact exceeds the time the deploying parent spent with the child before deployment.
Source
Laws 2015, LB219, § 26.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4627 - Termination by operation of law of temporary grant of custodial responsibility established by court order.

43-4627.
Termination by operation of law of temporary grant of custodial responsibility established by court order.
(a) If an agreement between the parties to terminate a temporary order for custodial responsibility under sections 43-4613 to 43-4623 has not been filed, the order terminates sixty days after the deploying parent gives notice to the other parent and any nonparent granted custodial responsibility that the deploying parent has returned from deployment.
(b) A proceeding seeking to prevent termination of a temporary order for custodial responsibility is governed by law of this state other than the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act.
Source
Laws 2015, LB219, § 27.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4628 - Uniformity of application and construction.

43-4628.
Uniformity of application and construction.
In applying and construing the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
Source
Laws 2015, LB219, § 28.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4629 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

43-4629.
Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
The Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. 7003(b).
Source
Laws 2015, LB219, § 29.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4630 - Savings clause.

43-4630.
Savings clause.
The Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act does not affect the validity of a temporary court order concerning custodial responsibility during deployment which was entered before January 1, 2016.
Source
Laws 2015, LB219, § 30.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4701 - Act, how cited.

43-4701.
Act, how cited.
Sections 43-4701 to 43-4716 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Strengthening Families Act.
Source
Laws 2016, LB746, § 1;
Laws 2017, LB225, § 8;
Laws 2019, LB600, § 16.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4702 - Legislative findings and intent.

43-4702.
Legislative findings and intent.
The Legislature finds that every day a parent makes important decisions about his or her child’s participation in activities and that a caregiver for a child in out-of-home care is faced with making the same decisions for a child in his or her care.
The Legislature also finds that, when a caregiver makes decisions, he or she must consider applicable laws, rules, and regulations to safeguard the health and safety of a child in out-of-home care and that those laws, rules, and regulations have commonly been interpreted to prohibit children in out-of-home care from participating in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities.
The Legislature further finds that participation in these types of activities is important to a child’s well-being, not only emotionally, but in developing valuable life skills.
It is the intent of the Legislature to recognize the importance of parental rights and the different rights that exist dependent on a variety of factors, including the age and maturity of the child, the status of the case, and the child’s placement.
It is the intent of the Legislature to recognize the importance of race, culture, and identity for children in out-of-home care.
It is the intent of the Legislature to recognize the importance of making every effort to normalize the lives of children in out-of-home care and to empower a caregiver to approve or disapprove a child’s participation in activities based on the caregiver’s own assessment using a reasonable and prudent parent standard.
It is the intent of the Legislature to implement the federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act, Public Law 113-183, as such act existed on January 1, 2016.
Source
Laws 2016, LB746, § 2;
Laws 2017, LB225, § 9.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4703 - Terms, defined.

43-4703.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of the Nebraska Strengthening Families Act:
(1) Age or developmentally appropriate means activities or items that are generally accepted as suitable for a child of the same chronological age or level of maturity or that are determined to be developmentally appropriate for a child, based on the development of cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral capacities that are typical for an age or age group and, in the case of a specific child, activities or items that are suitable for the child based on the developmental stages attained by the child with respect to the cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral capacities of the child;
(2) Caregiver means a foster parent with whom a child in foster care has been placed or a designated official for a child-care institution in which a child in foster care has been placed;
(3) Child-care institution has the definition found in 42 U.S.C. 672(c), as such section existed on January 1, 2016, and also includes the definition of residential child-caring agency as found in section 71-1926;
(4) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services;
(5) Foster family home has the definition found in 42 U.S.C. 672(c), as such section existed on January 1, 2017, and also includes the definition as found in section 71-1901;
(6) Probation means the Office of Probation Administration; and
(7) Reasonable and prudent parent standard means the standard characterized by careful and sensible parental decisions that maintain the health, safety, and best interest of a child while at the same time encouraging the emotional and developmental growth of the child that a caregiver shall use when determining whether to allow a child in foster care under the responsibility of the state to participate in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities.
Source
Laws 2016, LB746, § 3;
Laws 2017, LB225, § 10.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4704 - Rights of child; requirements for a driver's license.

43-4704.
Rights of child; requirements for a driver's license.
(1) Every child placed by the department in a foster family home or child-care institution shall be entitled to access to reasonable opportunities to participate in age or developmentally appropriate extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities.
(2) A child in foster care shall not be required, by virtue of his or her status as a child in foster care, to meet any more requirements for a driver's license under the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act than any other child applying for the same license.
Source
Laws 2016, LB746, § 4;
Laws 2017, LB225, § 11;
Laws 2020, LB219, § 2.
Cross References
Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act, see section 60-462.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4705 - Caregiver; use reasonable and prudent parent standard; considerations.

43-4705.
Caregiver; use reasonable and prudent parent standard; considerations.
Each caregiver shall use the reasonable and prudent parent standard in determining whether to give permission for a child to participate in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities. When using the reasonable and prudent parent standard, the caregiver shall consider:
(1) The child’s goals and input;
(2) To the extent possible, the input of the parent of the child;
(3) The child’s age, maturity, and developmental level to maintain the overall health and safety of the child;
(4) The potential risk factors and the appropriateness of the extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, or social activity;
(5) The best interests of the child, based on information known by the caregiver;
(6) The importance of encouraging the child’s emotional and developmental growth;
(7) The importance of providing the child with the most family-like living experience possible;
(8) The behavioral history of the child and the child’s ability to safely participate in the proposed activity;
(9) The child’s personal and cultural identity; and
(10) The individualized needs of the child.
Source
Laws 2016, LB746, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4707 - Training for foster parents.

43-4707.
Training for foster parents.
The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations regarding training for foster parents so that foster parents will be prepared adequately with the appropriate knowledge and skills relating to the reasonable and prudent parent standard for the participation of the child in age or developmentally appropriate activities, including knowledge and skills relating to the developmental stages of the cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral capacities of the child and knowledge and skills related to applying the standard to decisions such as whether to allow the child to engage in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities, including sports, field trips, and overnight activities lasting one or more days and to decisions involving the signing of permission slips and arranging of transportation for the child to and from extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities. The department shall also adopt and promulgate rules and regulations regarding training for foster parents on recognizing human trafficking, including both sex trafficking and labor trafficking.
Source
Laws 2016, LB746, § 7;
Laws 2017, LB225, § 13.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4708 - Caregiver; liability.

43-4708.
Caregiver; liability.
A caregiver is not liable for harm caused to a child who participates in an activity approved by the caregiver or by a child who participates in an activity approved by a caregiver if the caregiver has acted in accordance with the reasonable and prudent parent standard. This section may not be interpreted as removing or limiting any existing liability protection afforded by law.
Source
Laws 2016, LB746, § 8.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4709 - Parental rights; consultation with parent; documentation; family team meeting.

43-4709.
Parental rights; consultation with parent; documentation; family team meeting.
(1) Nothing in the Nebraska Strengthening Families Act or the application of the reasonable and prudent parent standard shall affect the parental rights of a parent whose parental rights have not been terminated pursuant to section 43-292 with respect to his or her child.
(2) To the extent possible, a parent shall be consulted about the child’s participation in age or developmentally appropriate activities in the planning process. The department shall document such consultation in the report filed pursuant to subsection (3) of section 43-285.
(3) The child’s participation in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities shall be considered at any family team meeting.
Source
Laws 2016, LB746, § 9;
Laws 2017, LB225, § 14.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4710 - Department; report; contents.

43-4710.
Department; report; contents.
The department shall document in the report pursuant to subsection (3) of section 43-285 the steps the department is taking to ensure that:
(1) The child’s caregiver is following the reasonable and prudent parent standard;
(2) The child has regular, ongoing opportunities to engage in age or developmentally appropriate activities;
(3) The department has consulted with the child in an age or developmentally appropriate manner about the opportunities of the child to participate in age or developmentally appropriate activities; and
(4) Any barriers to participation in age or developmentally appropriate activities are identified and addressed.
Source
Laws 2016, LB746, § 10.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4711 - Juvenile court; determination; findings or orders.

43-4711.
Juvenile court; determination; findings or orders.
(1) At every dispositional, review, or permanency planning hearing, the juvenile court shall make a determination regarding:
(a) The steps the department is taking to ensure the child’s foster family home or child-care institution is following the reasonable and prudent parent standard;
(b) Whether the child has regular, ongoing opportunities to engage in age or developmentally appropriate activities; and
(c) Whether the department has consulted with the child in an age or developmentally appropriate manner about the opportunities of the child to participate in such activities.
(2) In making this determination, the juvenile court shall ask the child, in an age or developmentally appropriate manner, about his or her access to regular and ongoing opportunities to engage in age or developmentally appropriate activities. If the child, the guardian ad litem, the caregiver, or a party to the proceeding believes that the child has not had regular, ongoing opportunities to engage in such activities, the juvenile court may make appropriate findings or orders to ensure the child has regular, ongoing opportunities to engage in age and developmentally appropriate activities. In making such findings or orders, the court shall give deference to the caregiver in making decisions within the reasonable and prudent parent standard.
Source
Laws 2016, LB746, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4713 - Plan for child; contents; document; copy to child; public posting by child-care institution.

43-4713.
Plan for child; contents; document; copy to child; public posting by child-care institution.
(1) The plan as provided in subsection (2) of section 43-285 for any child in a foster family home or child-care institution who has attained fourteen years of age shall include:
(a) A document that describes the rights of the child with respect to education, health, visitation, and court participation, the right to be provided with a copy of any consumer report pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 675(5)(I), as such section existed on January 1, 2016, and the right to stay safe and avoid exploitation. The document shall also describe the right of the child to be provided documents relating to his or her education, health, visitation, court participation, and the right to stay safe and avoid exploitation. The document shall also describe additional rights of the child, including, but not limited to, the right to:
(i) Understand the system or systems in which the child is involved;
(ii) Have his or her voice heard in his or her case;
(iii) Maintain family connections;
(iv) Access personal information;
(v) Honest and clear communication;
(vi) Have his or her basic needs met;
(vii) Learn life skills needed to successfully transition to adulthood; and
(viii) Live in the most family-like setting that is safe, healthy, and comfortable and meets the child’s needs; and
(b) A signed acknowledgment by the child that the child has been provided with a copy of the document described in this section and that the rights contained in the document have been explained to the child in an age or developmentally appropriate manner.
(2) The document shall be provided to the child in a hard copy and offered to the child within seventy-two hours of being placed in a foster family home or child-care institution and at every dispositional, review, and permanency planning hearing.
(3) The department shall require, as a condition of each contract entered into by a child-care institution to provide foster care, that the child-care institution publicly post the document described in this section in an accessible location.
Source
Laws 2016, LB746, § 13.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4714 - Rules and regulations.

43-4714.
Rules and regulations.
The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Nebraska Strengthening Families Act and shall revoke any rules or regulations inconsistent with the act by October 15, 2017.
Source
Laws 2016, LB746, § 14;
Laws 2017, LB225, § 16.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4715 - Missing child; department and probation; duties.

43-4715.
Missing child; department and probation; duties.
The department and probation shall establish procedures for the immediate dissemination of a current picture and information about a child who is missing from a foster care or out-of-home placement to appropriate third parties, which may include law enforcement agencies or persons engaged in procuring, gathering, writing, editing, or disseminating news or other information to the public. Any information released to a third party under this section shall be subject to state and federal confidentiality laws and shall not include that the child is under the care, custody, or supervision of the department or under the supervision of probation. Such dissemination by probation shall be authorized by an order of a judge or court.
Source
Laws 2017, LB225, § 15.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4716 - Nebraska Strengthening Families Act Committee; created; duties; members; term; vacancy; report; contents.

43-4716.
Nebraska Strengthening Families Act Committee; created; duties; members; term; vacancy; report; contents.
(1) The Nebraska Strengthening Families Act Committee is created.
(2) The Nebraska Strengthening Families Act Committee shall monitor and make recommendations regarding the implementation in Nebraska of the federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act, Public Law 113-183, as such act existed on January 1, 2017, and the Nebraska Strengthening Families Act.
(3) The members of the committee shall include, but not be limited to, (a) representatives from the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government. The representatives from the legislative and judicial branches shall be nonvoting, ex officio members, (b) no fewer than three young adults currently or previously in foster care which may be filled on a rotating basis by members of Project Everlast or a similar youth support or advocacy group, (c) a representative from the juvenile probation system, (d) the executive director of the Foster Care Review Office, (e) one or more representatives from a child welfare advocacy organization, (f) one or more representatives from a child welfare service agency, (g) one or more representatives from an agency providing independent living services, (h) one or more representatives of a child-care institution as defined in section 43-4703, (i) one or more current or former foster parents, (j) one or more parents who have experience in the foster care system, (k) one or more professionals who have relevant practical experience such as a caseworker, and (l) one or more guardians ad litem who practice in juvenile court.
(4) Members shall be appointed for terms of two years. The Nebraska Children's Commission shall appoint a chairperson or chairpersons of the committee and may fill vacancies on the committee as such vacancies occur.
(5) The committee shall provide a written report with recommendations regarding the initial and ongoing implementation of the federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act, as such act existed on January 1, 2017, and the Nebraska Strengthening Families Act and related efforts to improve normalcy for children in foster care and related populations to the Nebraska Children's Commission, the Health and Human Services Committee of the Legislature, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Governor by September 1 of each year. The report to the Health and Human Services Committee of the Legislature shall be submitted electronically.
Source
Laws 2016, LB746, § 23;
Laws 2017, LB225, § 7;
Laws 2018, LB732, § 3;
R.S.Supp.,2018, § 43-4218;
Laws 2019, LB600, § 17.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4802 - Petition authorized.

43-4802.
Petition authorized.
A minor who is at least sixteen years of age, who is married or living apart from his or her parents or legal guardian, and who is a legal resident may file a petition in the district court of his or her county of residence for a judgment of emancipation. The petition shall be signed and verified by the minor.
Source
Laws 2018, LB714, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4803 - Petition; contents.

43-4803.
Petition; contents.
A petition for emancipation filed pursuant to section 43-4802 shall state:
(1) The name, age, and address of the minor;
(2) The names and addresses of the parents of the minor, if known;
(3) The name and address of any legal guardian of the minor, if known;
(4) If the name or address of a parent or legal guardian is unknown, the name and address of the child’s nearest known relative residing within this state;
(5) Whether the minor is a party to or the subject of a pending judicial proceeding in this state or any other jurisdiction, or the subject of a judicial order of any description issued in connection with such pending judicial proceeding, if known;
(6) The state, county, and case number of any court case in which an order of support has been entered, if known;
(7) That the minor is seeking a judgment of emancipation;
(8) That the minor is filing the petition as a free and voluntary act; and
(9) Specific facts to support the petition, including:
(a) That the minor willingly lives apart from his or her parents or legal guardian;
(b) That the minor is able to support himself or herself without financial assistance, or, in the alternative, the minor has no parent, legal guardian, or custodian who is providing support;
(c) That the minor is mature and knowledgeable to manage his or her affairs without the guidance of a parent or legal guardian;
(d) That the minor has demonstrated an ability and commitment to obtain and maintain education, vocational training, or employment;
(e) The reasons why emancipation would be in the best interests of the minor; and
(f) The purposes for which emancipation is requested.
Source
Laws 2018, LB714, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4804 - Hearing.

43-4804.
Hearing.
Upon the filing of a petition for emancipation, the court shall fix a time for a hearing on the petition. The hearing shall be held not less than forty-five days and not more than sixty days after the filing of such petition unless any party for good cause shown requests a continuance of the hearing or all parties agree to a continuance.
Source
Laws 2018, LB714, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4805 - Notice; service.

43-4805.
Notice; service.
(1) Upon filing a petition pursuant to section 43-4804, and at least thirty days prior to the hearing date, the petitioner shall serve a notice of filing, together with a copy of the petition for emancipation and a summons to appear at the hearing, upon:
(a) The parents or legal guardian of the minor or, if the parents or legal guardian cannot be found, the nearest known relative of the minor residing within the state, if any; and
(b) The legal custodian of the minor, if any.
(2) Service and summons shall be made in accordance with section 25-505.01.
(3) Upon a motion and showing by affidavit that service cannot be made with reasonable diligence by any other method provided by statute, the court may permit service to be made (a) by leaving the process at the party's usual place of residence and mailing a copy by first-class mail to the party's last-known address, (b) by publication, or (c) by any manner reasonably calculated under the circumstances to provide the party with actual notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard.
Source
Laws 2018, LB714, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4806 - Summons to appear; service.

43-4806.
Summons to appear; service.
Upon filing the petition, a notice of filing, together with a copy of the petition for emancipation and a summons to appear at the hearing, shall be served:
(1)(a) Upon the parents or legal guardian of the minor or, if the parents or legal guardian cannot be found, the nearest known relative of the minor residing within the state, if any; and
(b) Upon the legal custodian of the minor, if any; or
(2) By publication pursuant to section 25-519, if service pursuant to subdivision (1) of this section is not possible.
Source
Laws 2018, LB714, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4807 - Hearing on merits of petition.

43-4807.
Hearing on merits of petition.
The court shall hold a hearing on the merits of the petition no sooner than forty-five days after the date of filing but within sixty days after the date of its filing. The petitioner shall notify by certified mail the petitioner's parent or legal guardian or the petitioner’s nearest known relative residing within the state, whichever is given notice under section 43-4806, if any, and the petitioner’s legal custodian, if any, of the time, date, and place of the hearing at least thirty days prior to the hearing date. Proof of such notice shall be filed prior to the hearing on the petition. For good cause shown, the court may continue the initial emancipation hearing.
Source
Laws 2018, LB714, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4808 - Objection to petition.

43-4808.
Objection to petition.
The minor's parent or legal guardian and the minor’s legal custodian may file an objection to the petition for emancipation within thirty days of service of the notice of the hearing.
Source
Laws 2018, LB714, § 8.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4809 - Burden of proof; advisement by court; judgment of emancipation.

43-4809.
Burden of proof; advisement by court; judgment of emancipation.
(1) The minor has the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the requirements for ordering emancipation under this section have been met. Prior to entering a judgment of emancipation, the court shall advise the minor of the consequences of emancipation, including, but not limited to, the benefits and services available to an emancipated minor and the risks involved with being emancipated. Such advisements shall include, at a minimum, the words to the following effect:
(a) If you become emancipated, you will have some of the rights that come with adulthood. These rights include: Handling your own affairs; living where you choose; entering into contracts; keeping and spending your money; making decisions regarding your own health care, medical care, dental care, and mental health care, without parental knowledge; enlisting in the military without your parent’s consent; marrying without your parent’s consent; applying for public assistance; suing someone or being sued; enrolling in school or college; and owning real property;
(b) Even if you are emancipated, you still must: Stay in school as required by Nebraska law; be subject to child labor laws and work permit rules limiting the number of hours you can work; and be of legal age to consume alcohol; and
(c) When you become emancipated: You lose your right to have financial support for basic living expenses for food, clothing, and shelter, and health care paid for by your parents or guardian; your parents or guardian will no longer be legally or financially responsible if you injure someone; and being emancipated does not automatically make you eligible for public assistance or benefits.
(2) If, after hearing, the court determines that emancipation is in the best interests of the minor and that the minor understands his or her rights and responsibilities under sections 43-4801 to 43-4812 as an emancipated minor, the court shall enter a judgment of emancipation. In making its determination regarding the petition for emancipation, the court shall determine whether the petitioner has proven each of the facts set forth in subdivision (9) of section 43-4803.
Source
Laws 2018, LB714, § 9.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 43 - Infants and Juveniles › 43-4810 - Judgment of emancipation; effect; certified copy; use by third party.

43-4810.
Judgment of emancipation; effect; certified copy; use by third party.
(1) A judgment of emancipation removes the disability of minority insofar as that disability may affect: (a) Establishment of his or her own residence; (b) incurring indebtedness or contractual obligations of any kind; (c) consenting to medical, dental, or psychiatric care without the consent, knowledge, or liability of parents or a guardian; (d) enlisting in the military without a parent’s or guardian's consent; (e) marrying without a parent’s or guardian's consent; (f) being individually eligible for public assistance; (g) the litigation and settlement of controversies; (h) enrolling in any school or college; and (i) acquiring, encumbering, and conveying property or any interest therein. For the purposes described in this subsection, the minor shall be considered in law as an adult and any obligation or benefit he or she incurs is enforceable by and against such minor without regard to his or her minority.
(2) A minor emancipated by court order shall be considered to have the rights and responsibilities of an adult, except for those specific constitutional and statutory age requirements regarding voting, use of alcoholic beverages, gambling, use of tobacco, and other health and safety regulations relevant to the minor because of his or her age.
(3) The emancipated minor shall be provided a certified copy of the judgment of emancipation at the time the judgment is entered. Upon presentation of the judgment of emancipation, a third party shall be allowed to retain a copy of the same as proof of the minor’s ability to act as stated in this section.
(4) Unless otherwise provided in the judgment of emancipation, the judgment of emancipation shall explicitly suspend any order regarding custody, parenting time, or support of the minor and be reported by the district court clerk to the jurisdiction that issued such order.
Source
Laws 2018, LB714, § 10.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 44 - Insurance › 44-101 - Insurance; business public in character; deceptive practices prohibited.

44-101.
Insurance; business public in character; deceptive practices prohibited.
Within the intent of this chapter, the business of apportioning and distributing losses arising from specified causes among all those who apply and are accepted to receive the benefits of such service, is public in character, and requires that all those having to do with it shall at all times be actuated by good faith in everything pertaining thereto, shall abstain from deceptive or misleading practices, and shall keep, observe and practice the principles of law and equity in all matters pertaining to such business. Upon the insurer, the insured, and their representatives, shall rest the burden of maintaining proper practices in said business.
Source
Laws 1913, c. 154, § 1, p. 393;
R.S.1913, § 3137;
Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. V, art. II, § 1, p. 573;
C.S.1922, § 7743;
C.S.1929, § 44-101;
R.S.1943, § 44-101.
Annotations
An endorsement which is not misleading, ambiguous, or conflicting, which amends an omnibus clause in an uncertified automobile liability insurance policy by limiting the application of the omnibus clause to use of the automobile by a person over the age of twenty-five years, except for the insured or any resident of his household, is not proscribed by statute, nor is it against public policy. Equity Mut. Ins. Co. v. Allstate Ins. Co., 190 Neb. 515, 209 N.W.2d 592 (1973).
Objectively reasonable expectations of a beneficiary-insured regarding terms and coverage of his insurance contract will be honored. Nile Valley Coop. G. & M. Co. v. Farmers Elevator Mut. Ins. Co., 187 Neb. 720, 193 N.W.2d 752 (1972).
Contracts of mutual insurance company called benefit thrift certificates were insurance contracts. State ex rel. Smrha v. Cosmo. Old Line Life Ins. Co., 137 Neb. 742, 291 N.W. 72 (1940).
The New York standard form of fire insurance policy, as then existing and construed in New York, was adopted as the basis of the Nebraska insurance contract, expressly subject, however, to all provisions of that chapter which modified or were inconsistent with the New York form. Mayfield v. North River Ins. Co., 122 Neb. 63, 239 N.W. 197 (1931).
The classification of insurance as a business public in character, cannot be said to be a classification with no basis therefor, and the legislation is not invalid for that reason. Nye-Schneider-Fowler Co. v. Bridges, Hoye & Co., 98 Neb. 863, 155 N.W. 235 (1915).
The entire Insurance Code is valid, even though there are objectionable parts therein. State ex rel. Martin v. Howard, 96 Neb. 278, 147 N.W. 689 (1914).