(1) When any court in the State of Nebraska has entered of record a decree of adoption prior to August 27, 1949, it shall be conclusively presumed that such adoption and all instruments and proceedings in connection therewith are valid in all respects notwithstanding some defect or defects may appear on the face of the record, or the absence of any record of such court, unless an action shall be brought within two years from August 27, 1949, attacking its validity. (2) Except as otherwise provided in the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act, when any court in the State of Nebraska has entered of record a decree of adoption, it shall in like manner be conclusively presumed that the adoption and all instruments and proceedings in connection therewith are valid in all respects notwithstanding some defect or defects may appear on the face of the record, or the absence of any record of such court, unless an action is brought within two years from the entry of such decree of adoption attacking its validity.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-116
Validity of decrees
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case In Re Adoption of Kenten H. (2007)
Most recently applied in 32 Neb. Ct. App. 642 - In re Adoption of Shaylynn V. (February 2024)
Laws 1949, c. 130, § 1, p. 340; Laws 1998, LB 1041, § 13; Laws 2026, LB1032, § 7
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