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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-706 (2026)

Abuse or neglect by custodian; filing of complaint

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Whenever the Department of Health and Human Services has reason to believe that any person having the care or custody of a child placed out, and not legally adopted, is an improper person for such care or custody, or subjects such child to cruel treatment, or neglect, or immoral surroundings, it shall cause a complaint to be filed in the proper juvenile court.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1943–2024 · leading case: Cornhusker Christian Child.'s Home, Inc. v. Dep't of Soc. Servs., 416 N.W.2d 551 (Neb. 1987).
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Cornhusker Christian Child.'s Home, Inc. v. Dep't of Soc. Servs., 416 N.W.2d 551 (Neb. 1987). · cites it 2× “Beyond this statutory power, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-706 (Reissue 1984) establishes DSS’ statutory authority to file a complaint in the proper juvenile court when DSS has reason to believe that any person having the care or custody of a child is an “improper person for such care or…”
Joshua M. v. State, 5 N.W.3d 454 (Neb. 2024). · cites it 2× “All reported allegations were investigated by DHHS, or [the siblings] have failed to meet their burden to estab- lish the allegations were not investigated, and [DHHS] could not have investigated concerns that were never brought to [its] attention or which were not substantiated…”
Carlson v. Bartels, 10 N.W.2d 671 (Neb. 1943). “The dissent cites sections 43-706 and 43-711, Comp. St. Supp.”
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