Benjamin S. v. Crystal S.

Nebraska Supreme Court Online Library www.nebraska.gov/apps-courts-epub/ 03/17/2023 09:04 AM CDT - 799 - Nebraska Supreme Court Advance Sheets 313 Nebraska Reports BENJAMIN S. V. CRYSTAL S. Cite as

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Benjamin S., appellee, v. Crystal S., appellant. ___ N.W.2d ___ Filed March 17, 2023. No. S-22-123. 1. Parental Rights: Judgments: Appeal and Error. Termination of parental rights cases raised under

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 42-364(5) (Cum. Supp. 2022) are reviewed de novo on the record, and an appellate court is required to reach a conclusion independent of the lower court’s findings. 2.…