Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-06-23 14:07:15.532559+00
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                               Nebraska Supreme Court Advance Sheets
                                        314 Nebraska Reports
                                    IN RE INTEREST OF MANUEL C. & MATEO S.
                                                Cite as 314 Neb. 580

                          In re Interest of Manuel C. and Mateo S.,
                                children under 18 years of age.
                        State of Nebraska, appellee and cross-appellee,
                          v. Amber S., appellant, and Red Lake Band
                                 of Chippewa Indians, appellee
                                     and cross-appellant.
                                                   ___ N.W.2d ___

                                         Filed June 23, 2023.    No. S-22-653.

                                           supplemental opinion
                 Appeal from the Separate Juvenile Court of Lancaster
               County: Shellie D. Sabata, Judge. Former opinion modified.
               Motion for rehearing overruled.
                 Jacinta Dai-Klabunde, of Legal Aid of Nebraska, for
               appellant.
                  Patrick F. Condon, Lancaster County Attorney, and Maureen
               E. Lamski for appellee State of Nebraska.
                 Joseph Plumer for appellee Red Lake Band of Chippewa
               Indians.
                  Allison Derr, Robert McEwen, and Sarah Helvey for amicus
               curiae Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public
               Interest.
                 Heavican, C.J., Miller-Lerman, Cassel, Stacy, Funke,
               Papik, and Freudenberg, JJ.
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         Nebraska Supreme Court Advance Sheets
                  314 Nebraska Reports
           IN RE INTEREST OF MANUEL C. & MATEO S.
                       Cite as 314 Neb. 580

   Per Curiam.
   This case is before us on a motion for rehearing filed by
the appellant, Amber S., concerning our opinion in In re
Interest of Manuel C. & Mateo S., ante p. 91, 988 N.W.2d
520 (2023).
   We find no substantive merit to Amber’s motion and over-
rule it, but modify the opinion as follows:
   In the analysis section, under the subheading “Applicability
of ICWA,” at the end of the fourth paragraph, we add the
following:
      However, we are aware that subsequent to this holding,
      the Indian Child Welfare Act Proceedings, 81 Fed. Reg.
      38,778 (June 14, 2016) (codified at 25 C.F.R. § 23 et
      seq. (2022)) were adopted. Upon our de novo review,
      we believe that the juvenile court process and proceed-
      ings followed these regulations and that upon appeal,
      our analysis recognizes and adheres to the provisions of
      the regulations.
   In the analysis section, under the subheading “Applicability
of ICWA,” we delete the second sentence of the ninth para-
graph and substitute the following: “Rather, this court reviews
the decision of the juvenile court de novo.24”
   The remainder of the opinion shall remain unmodified.
                         Former opinion modified.
                         Motion for rehearing overruled.