Legal Opinion
In Re Adoption of Kenten H.
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided January 5, 2007No. S-06-204PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephan, J.
Meaghan H., the biological mother of Kenten H., petitioned the county court for Lancaster County to vacate the adoption of Kenten pursuant to the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act (NICWA), Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 43-1501 to 43-1516 (Reissue 2004). The matter was assigned to the separate juvenile court of Lancaster County, which had entered the decree of adoption, and that court granted a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim filed by the adoptive parents, Mark J. and Sheryl J. Meaghan filed this timely appeal.
BACKGROUND
In considering the motion to dismiss, the separate juvenile court took…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. HolyfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- In Re the Adoption of Baby Boy L.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1982
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- Matter of Adoption of BaadeSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
- Rye v. WeaselKentucky Supreme Court · 1996
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