In Re Interest of Sunshine A.

Laura A. is the natural mother of Sunshine A., bom May 26, 1986; Joseph A., bom August 3, 1988; and Maria A., bom April 29, 1991. Laura appeals from an order of the separate juvenile court for Lancaster County which terminated her parental rights to each of the three minor children pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-292(1) and (7) (Reissue 1998) and committed the children to the custody of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Laura contends that there is insufficient evidence to establish abandonment under § 43-292(1) and that the juvenile court’s retroactive application…