Ponseigo v. MARY W.

This appeal presents the question whether a district court has jurisdiction to grant grandparent visitation under Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 43-1802 and 43-1803 (Reissue 1998) when ajuvenile court has previously assumed jurisdiction under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-247(3) (Reissue 1998). Joseph Ponseigo and Margaret Ponseigo appeal the district court’s order vacating a decree that awarded them grandparent visitation. The district court determined that because the child was under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, it lacked jurisdiction to enter the decree. We affirm, because under § 43-247, the…