In Re Guardianship of Sain

The appellant, Patricia Zerbs, appeals from a judgment entered by the county court for Sarpy County, Nebraska, and on appeal affirmed by the district court for Sarpy County, Nebraska, finding that the appellee, Richard H. Sain, had not abandoned his minor child. We affirm.

This is the second time this matter has been before this court, and much of the background leading up to the adoption is set out in that earlier opinion. See In re Guardianship of Sain, 211 Neb. 508, 319 N.W.2d 100 (1982) (Sain I). By reason of our holding in Sain I the sole issue presented to the county court was whether…