Nebraska Supreme Court: Wrong Standard Of Proof Used In Abandonment Ruling

(December 6, 2016, 3:59 PM EST) -- LINCOLN, Neb. — A Nebraska court erred in applying the beyond a reasonable doubt standard to the abandonment element of an adoption proceeding under the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Dec. 2 in reversing and remanding a case where a non-Indian father is seeking custody of his Indian child (In re Adoption of Micah H., a minor child [Daniel H. and Linda H. v. Tyler R.], No. S-15-1080, Neb. Sup.)....

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