Except as provided in sections 43-101 and 43-106.01 and the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act, after a decree of adoption has been entered, the natural parents of the adopted child shall be relieved of all parental duties toward and all responsibilities for such child and have no rights over such adopted child or to his or her property by descent and distribution.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-111
Decree; effect as to natural parents
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Gray v. Maxwell (1980)
Most recently applied in Jesse B. v. Tylee H. (June 2016)
Laws 1943, c. 104, § 9, p. 352; R.S.1943, § 43-111; Laws 1965, c. 234, § 2, p. 679; Laws 1985, LB 255, § 23; Laws 2022, LB741, § 26.
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