Fill and Sign the 43 2473a Form

PRE-TRIAL FINDINGS/ORDER CASE NUMBER:________________ IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF ____________________ COUNTY, NEBRASKA IN THE INTEREST OF PRE-TRIAL FINDINGS/ ORDER ________________________________________________________ CHILD/CHILDREN UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE 1. On ________________________, this matter came on before the court for a pre-trial hearing on the original petition subsequent petition supplemental petition other (specify): ______________________________. 2. Appearing in court were: Child(ren) (Name, DOB, etc): ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ GAL for child(ren): ________________________________________________________________ Attorney for child(ren): ________________________________________________________________ Mother: ________________________________________________________________ Attorney for mother: ________________________________________________________________ Father: ________________________________________________________________ Attorney for father: ________________________________________________________________ Father: ________________________________________________________________ County attorney: ________________________________________________________________ NDHHS: ________________________________________________________________ Facilitator: ________________________________________________________________ CASA: ________________________________________________________________ Other: ________________________________________________________________ 3. EXHIBITS OFFERED AND ADMITTED INTO EVIDENCE: None Case Plan/ Court Report CASA Report GAL Report Visitation Report Caregiver Information Form FCRB Report Other: _____________________________________________ THE COURT FINDS AND ORDERS: 4. 5. Notice of the date, time, and location of the hearing was properly given\ as required by law. The child(ren)’s legal removal date from the parental home is: ______________________. The child(ren) have been in out-of-home placement for ____ months . 6.CHILD(REN) NOT DETAINED a. Services that would prevent the need for further detention are available\ . b. The child(ren) is returned to the custody of: mother father: ______________________ other (specify): ____________________ JC 14:11(3) NEW 11/07 Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-247 (3)(a) N ebraska State Court F orm Page 1 of 3 Pre-Trial Findings/Order JC 14:11(3) New 11/07 c.The child(ren) and mother father: ______________________ other (specify): ______________________ are placed under the supervision of NDHHS for a minimum of 6 months pursuant to their voluntary agreement to informal supervision and the provision of services as set forth in the c\ ase plan. a. CHI LD(REN) DETAINED Placement in the parent’s or legal guardian’s home is contrary to the child(ren)’s best interests, health, safety, and welfare because/until: ___________________________________________________________________ b.Reasonable efforts were made to prevent or eliminate the need for remova\ l from the home, including: 1. ________________________________________________________________________\ _________ 2. As in Exhibit _______________________________________________________________________ 3. As in Case Pl an Court Report _________________________________________________________ 4. Other ________________________________________________________________________\ ____ but out-of-home placement is necessary at this time. Reasonable efforts were not made to prevent or eliminate the need for removal from the home. Reasonable efforts to prevent or eliminate the need for removal are not\ required because: 1. The parent has subjected the child to aggravated circumstances in accord\ ance with § 43-283.01, Subd. 4(a). 2. The parent of the child has committed or attempted to commit murder or v\ oluntary manslaughter or committed felony assault, in accordance with § 43-283.01, Subd. 4(b)\ . 3. The parental rights of the parent to a sibling of the child have be invo\ luntarily terminated. Reasonable efforts would not have prevented removal because the child(\ ren) were unsafe. c. The child(ren) remain or shall be placed in the protective custody of NDHHS. d. The child(ren) remain or shall be placed in: The assessed home of a relative An emergency shelter Other suitable licensed place e. Services, including those set forth in 8, are to be prov ided to the family as soon as possible to reunify the child(ren) with the family. f. The children were removed from the Indian custodian or parent to prevent\ imminent physical damage or harm to the child. g. Relative Placement There is a relative who is able, assessed and willing to care for the c\ hild. A relative who is able, assessed, and willing to care for the child is \ not available. There is a relative who is willing to care for the child, and NDHHS sha\ ll assess the relative as a placement option. NDHHS shall actively search for a relative who is willing and able to care for the child. 7. The child(ren): _(specify)____________________________________________________________ is or may be an Indian child under the Indian Child Welfare Act and NDHHS must pr\ ovide notice of the proceeding and of the tribe’s right to intervene in the proceeding to all identified tribes and to the Bureau of Indian Affairs if the identity or location of a parent, an Indian custodian, or a tribe cannot be determined. Proof of such notice must be filed with this Court. 8. The following services will be offered and provided pending further proc\ eedings: Service Mother Father: ______________________ Other: _________________ a. Alcohol Drug testing b.Substance abuse treatment c.Parenting education d. Parenting assessment e.Psychological assessment f. (specify):__________________ g. (specify):__________________ 9. Notice and the right to be heard has been provided to the foster/preadoptive parents/relative caregiver by the Court as required by N.R.S. § 43-1314. 10. A Family Group Conference in this matter shall be arranged by NDHHS and held as soon as possible. Page 2 of 3 Pre-Trial Findings/Order JC 14:11(3) New 11/07 11.Other: ________________________________________________________________________\ _________ 12. The next hearing is scheduled as follows: Hearing Date: __________________________ Time: ___________ Court Room: ________ a. Adjudication Hearing b. Disposition Hearing c. Pre-trial hearing d. Settlement conference e. Other: ________________________________________________________________________\ _________ The permanency planning hearing is scheduled as follows: Hearing Date: __________________________ Time: ___________ Court Room: ________ 13. All prior orders not in conflict with this order remain in full force an\ d effect. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED AS HEREIN ABOVE SET. DATED: ____________________ BY THE COURT: ___________________________________ _________ ______________________________, JUDGE REGARDING ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT NOTICE: PLACEMENT OF YOUR CHILD IN FOSTER CARE MAY RESULT IN YOUR LOSS OF YOUR \ RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF YOUR CHILD STAYS IN FOSTER CARE FO R 15 OF THE MOST RECENT 22 MONTHS, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY OR GUARDIAN AD LITEM MAY BE REQUIRED BY LAW TO FILE A PETITION TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES MAY FILE BEFORE THE END OF THE 15-MONTH PERIOD. Page 3 of 3 Pre-Trial Findings/Order JC 14:11(3) New 11/07