{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-43-2202","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2202","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2202","body":"For purposes of sections 43-2201 to 43-2209 :\n\n(1) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services;\n\n(2) Family finding means the process described in section 43-2203 ;\n\n(3) Family member means:\n\n(a) A person related to a child by blood, adoption, or affinity within the fifth degree of kinship;\n\n(b) A stepparent;\n\n(c) A stepsibling;\n\n(d) The spouse, widow, widower, or former spouse of any of the persons described in subdivisions (a) through (c) of this subdivision; and\n\n(e) Any individual who is a primary caretaker or trusted adult in a kinship home and who, as a primary caretaker, has lived with the child or, as a trusted adult, has a preexisting, significant relationship with the child;\n\n(4) Kinship home means a home in which a child receives foster care and at least one of the primary caretakers has previously lived with or is a trusted adult that has a preexisting, significant relationship with the child;\n\n(5) Provider means an organization providing services as a child-placing agency; and\n\n(6) Service area means a geographic area administered by the department and designated pursuant to section 81-3116 .","path":["NE Code","Chapter 43"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=43-2202","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"a86c2a8ade33913ead9e0a4eada6cecbd5f1e731ca70d1cfc1cc1f272d1ffac9","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-43-2201","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-43-2203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}