Opinion ID: 4582103
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: standard of review

Text: [1] An appellate court reviews juve­nile cases de novo on the record and reaches its conclusions indepen­dently of the juvenile court’s findings. When the evidence is in conflict, however, an appellate court may give weight to the fact that the lower court observed the witnesses and accepted one version of the facts over the other. 8 6 Id. at 115, 940 N.W.2d at 301 (Pirtle, Judge, dissenting). 7 In re Interest of Alec S., 294 Neb. 784, 884 N.W.2d 701 (2016); In re Interest of Jahon S., 291 Neb. 97, 864 N.W.2d 228 (2015); In re Interest of Octavio B. et al., 290 Neb. 589, 861 N.W.2d 415 (2015). 8 In re Interest of Vladimir G., 306 Neb. 127, 944 N.W.2d 309 (2020). - 542 - Nebraska Supreme Court Advance Sheets 307 Nebraska Reports IN RE INTEREST OF LEYTON C. & LANDYN C. Cite as 307 Neb. 529