In Re Interest of Jeffrey R.

The county court for York County, sitting as a juvenile court, adjudicated Jeffrey R. to be a minor falling within the provisions of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-247(3)(b) (Reissue 1993) and placed him in the custody of the Nebraska Department of Social Services for an out-of-home placement pending disposition. The department appealed the juvenile court’s order to the Nebraska Court of Appeals, asserting that reasonable efforts were not made to maintain Jeffrey in the home prior to ordering his placement out of the home pending a dispositional hearing. The Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal for…