43-103 Petition; hearing; notice. - Nebraska Statutes

43-103. Petition; hearing;notice.Except as otherwise provided in the NebraskaIndian Child Welfare Act, upon the filing of a petition for adoption the court shallfix a time for hearing the same.The hearing shall be held notless than four weeks nor more than eight weeks after the filing of such petition unless any party for good cause shownrequests a continuance of the hearing or all parties agree to a continuance.The court may require notice of the hearing to be given to the child, if overfourteen years of age, to the natural parent or parents of the child, andto such other interested persons as the judge may, in the exercise of discretion,deem advisable, in the manner provided for service of a summons in a civilaction. If the judge directs notice by publication, such notice shall be publishedthree successive weeks in a legal newspaper of general circulation in suchcounty. SourceLaws 1943, c. 104, § 3, p. 349; R.S.1943, § 43-103; Laws 1983, LB 447, § 50; Laws 1985, LB 255, § 19; Laws 2009, LB35, § 27. Cross ReferencesJuveniles in need of assistance under Nebraska Juvenile Code, notice requirements, see section 43-297.Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act, see section 43-1501.