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IN RE INTEREST OF SPENCER O.

Nos. S-08-583, S-08-584.

765 N.W.2d 443 (2009)

277 Neb. 776

In re INTEREST OF SPENCER O., a child under 18 years of age. State of Nebraska, Appellee, v. Spencer O., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

May 15, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis R. Keefe, Lancaster County Public Defender, Jennifer M. Houlden, and Sara Newell, for appellant.

Karen Knight and Sarah E. Preisinger, Senior Certified Law Student, for appellee.

HEAVICAN, C.J., WRIGHT, CONNOLLY, GERRARD, STEPHAN, McCORMACK, and MILLER-LERMAN, JJ.

CONNOLLY, J.

SUMMARY

Under Neb.Rev.Stat. § 43-1312(3) (Reissue 2004), every child in state-supervised foster care must have a permanency hearing no later than 12 months after the child enters foster care. At a permanency hearing, the court reviews and adopts a permanency plan for the child. A permanency plan focuses on providing the child with a safe, stable, and nurturing environment and is the guiding philosophy when courts remove children from their...

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