Nebraska's Adoption Laws
Nebraska
Statute: §§ 28-719; 722; 725; 726;
727
Records Confidential: Yes
Persons with access to records
• CPS/State Agencies
• Law Enforcement
• Attorneys General/Prosecutors
• Attorneys, GAL's
• Physicians
• Reporters of Abuse
• Researchers
• Parents/Guardians
• Treatment Providers
• Subject of Reports
Persons without access to records
• Agencies From Other States
• Courts/Judges
• Grand Juries
• Employers
• Coroners
• Review Teams
• Public/Any Person
Other Foster Care Review Board
Protection and advocacy system Persons authorized by court order Department of
Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure
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The consent may be signed 48 hours following the birth. Pre-consents are not allowed in the state of Nebraska. Revocation Time Frame in NebraskaThe consent is irrevocable upon signing.
Nebraska
Who May Adopt
Statute: § 43-101
Any adult person
A husband and wife must adopt jointly, unless
the adoptive parent is a stepparent.
Who May Be Adopted
Statute: § 43-101
• Any minor
child
• Any adult
child
Who May Place a Child for Adoption
Statute: § 43-105
• The parents
• The
Department of Health and Human Services
• A licensed
child-placing agency
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No information currently available.
Nebraska
Birth Parent Expenses Allowed
Not addressed
in statutes reviewed
Birth Parent Expenses Not Allowed
Not addressed
in statutes reviewed
Allowable Payments for Arranging Adoption
Not addressed in statutes reviewed
Allowable Payments for Relinquishing Child
Not addressed in statutes reviewed
Allowable Fees Charged by Department/Agency Statute: §
43-107(1)(b)(vi)
- • Any required adoptive home study shall be conducted at the expense of
the petitioner.
- • The fee may be waived by the department.
Accounting of Expenses Required by Court
An accounting is not required by statute, but the court may, at
its discretion, ask for one.
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No information currently available.
Nebraska
Agency or Person Gathering Information
or Preparing Report Statute: § 43-107
- • Child placement agency
- • Department of Health and Human Services
Contents of Report About Person to be
Adopted Statute: § 43-107
Complete medical history
Contents of Report About Birth Parents
Statute: § 43-10
Medical
history of both birth parents and biological family, if available
Contents of Report About Adoptive Parents Statute: § 43-107
- • Suitability
- • Criminal history check
- • Central register check for history of child
abuse
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