Senators advanced a bill from general file March 20 that would change several statutes relating to children.<\/p>\n
LB908, introduced by Lincoln Sen. Colby Coash, primarily would:
\n\u2022 permit juvenile courts to appoint guardians for abused or abandoned children;
\n\u2022 define “abandonment\u201d as a parent’s act of intentionally withholding from a child without just cause or excuse: presence, care, love, protection, maintenance and the opportunity to display affection;
\n\u2022 clarify that guardianships and guardianship funding assistance can be extended when a child reaches 19 years old; and
\n\u2022 allow a biological father to file an objection to an adoption and seek custody of a child at any time during a pregnancy and up to five days after receiving notification of a child\u2019s birth.<\/p>\n
Currently, Coash said, guardianships in Nebraska are treated as temporary, out-of-home placements. The bill would make it easier for children to find permanent homes by making guardianships mirror adoptions as closely as possible, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cLB908 puts children on the path to safe, loving and permanent homes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
A Judiciary Committee amendment, adopted 27-0, would enable young adults to request guardianship past the age of 19 years old and would require that guardianship assistance funding be used specifically for their benefit.<\/p>\n
Senators advanced the bill to select file on a 31-0 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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