{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-43-3710","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-3710","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-3710","body":"(1) A judge may appoint a court appointed special advocate volunteer in any proceeding brought pursuant to section 43-247 or 43-292 when, in the opinion of the judge, a child who may be affected by such proceeding requires services that a volunteer can provide and the court finds that the appointment is in the best interests of the child.\n\n(2) A volunteer shall be appointed pursuant to a court order. The court order shall specify the volunteer as a friend of the court acting on the authority of the judge. The volunteer acting as a friend of the court may offer as evidence a written report with recommendations consistent with the best interests of the child, subject to all pertinent objections.\n\n(3) A memorandum of understanding between a court and a court appointed special advocate program is required in any county where a program is established and shall set forth the roles and responsibilities of the court appointed special advocate volunteer.\n\n(4) The volunteer's appointment shall conclude:\n\n(a) When the court's jurisdiction over the child terminates;\n\n(b) Upon discharge by the court on its own motion;\n\n(c) With the approval of the court, at the request of the program director of the court appointed special advocate program to which the volunteer is assigned; or\n\n(d) Upon successful motion of a party to the action for the removal of the volunteer because the party believes the volunteer has acted inappropriately, is unqualified, or is unsuitable for the appointment.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 43"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=43-3710","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"1cd012e80cbc1aa02ed48b2d4c0892c0c2afdd41147968408faafd3c4abcefa7","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-43-3709","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-43-3711"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}