In Re Sabrina K.

The main issue presented is whether the juvenile court can acquire jurisdiction over a juvenile under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-247(3) (Reissue 1998) when the county court has previously appointed a guardian for the juvenile, under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2608 (Reissue 1995).

The county court, sitting as a juvenile court, determined that Sabrina K., the natural child of the appellant, Charles H., was an abused or neglected minor as defined by § 43-247(3)(a). Charles objected to the juvenile court’s jurisdiction. He claimed that the county court had previously appointed permanent guardians for Sabrina…