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Tag: nebraska

  • Mich. teen was dropped of in Neb. to be taught a lesson

    Michigan mother may have used safe haven law as lesson:

    Remember when I posted about the kid from Michigan who was dropped off in Nebraska? When I was posting it I thought there was no way that this was just to teach the kid a lesson like the kid from Iowa. Well, I was wrong.

    The female Breeder, plus a grand-Breeder, and an aunt, all from Michigan, traveled all that way to Omaha just to teach her kid a lesson. Can you possibly imagine how that kid must have been feeling on the 11-hour car ride from Detroit to Omaha? That’s child abuse in itself.

    The boy was dropped off with luggage, additional clothing and $10, the affidavit says. He told police that his mother “has high stress” and “couldn’t deal with him anymore,” the affidavit says.

    So you don’t think that dropping this kid off a couple of states away wasn’t high stress for him?

    I seriously hope both states file charges against this Breeder.

  • Another out of state teen dropped off in Nebraska

    10th Safe Haven Case: Michigan Boy:

    Another out-of-state teen has been dropped off at one of Nebraska’s safe havens. This time the 13-year-old was not dropped off from across the border in Iowa but from Michigan.

    Let’s just say this trip started in Detroit and ended in Omaha. That’s an 11-hour trip.

    When Nebraska instituted this law I don’t think they wanted to become the nation’s dumping ground for unwanted teens.

    Maybe if the breeder put as much effort into parenting as they did into dropping the kid off this wouldn’t be an issue.

  • Iowa girl reclaimed by family

    Teen abandoned under safe-haven law back with family:

    Remember the Iowa girl who was dropped off at a Nebraska safe haven? Well, she’s back with her grandparents.

    It seems that they were making good on a threat to drop her off there if she didn’t do what they say.

    No charges are being pressed at this time.

    My dad threatened to leave me at Sears when I was a kid and he commanded enough respect from me that I thought he would do it. He never did though.

  • Father of Staton 9 wants visitation

    Man Who Left Children Asks For Visitation Rights:

    Here we are back in Nebraska with their wacky safe haven law stories.

    This time the father of the 9 kids that were all dropped off at once is now petitioning for visitation rights.

    Gary Staton, who dropped off the Staton 9, was in court this past Wednesday seeking visitation right for the 9 children he left at a safe haven.

    What do you think dear reader? Should he be allowed visitation or since he dropped them at a safe haven should he not have any visitation rights? What say you?

  • Iowa girl dropped off in Nebraska safe haven

    9th Safe Haven Case Reported Tuesday:

    The 17th child was dropped off at a safe haven under Nebraska’s new wide-open safe haven law.

    If you haven’t been following the story Nebraska recently passed a safe haven law that not only allows newborns to be dropped off at a ‘safe haven’ but children up to the age of 17 as well.

    The number of 17 is a little misleading since one man dropped off nine of his kids.

    Of course with the Nebraska safe haven stories I’ve been posting there has to be a twist. This time it’s that the 14-year-old girl isn’t from Nebraska but she’s from Iowa. In Iowa, the safe haven laws only apply to infants up to two weeks old.

    This brings up an interesting dilemma in my mind. Is this a Nebraska safe haven case or an Iowa abandonment case. How do states handle safe haven cases when the child is from another state?

    I guess in other states they wouldn’t be able to tell since the kids being dropped off can’t even talk.

  • Follow up on Nebraska 9

    Fund established to help nine abandoned children:

    This is an update on the 9 kids who were dropped off by his father under Nebraska’s new wide-open safe haven law.

    The kids, known as the Staton children, have been placed with other members of their family.

    A fund has also been started for them. You can make a donation for them at any Wells Fargo Bank. I’m not positive if that’s in NE only or if that’s bank-wide.

    At least some positive things are coming out of this story.

  • Man drops off 9 under Neb. safe haven law

    Father Talks About Abandoning His 9 Kids:

    The new Nebraska safe haven law just hit another snag. A man in Omaha dropped off his 9 kids at a safe haven.

    His wife died recently and he says he can’t take care of the kids by himself.

    So what do you think readers? Was this man justified or just selfish? Does the law need to be retooled?

    Let your voice be heard in the comments.

  • In Nebraska police stations aren’t safe havens

    Mom Accused After Dropping Off Teen At Police Station:

    Nebraska’s new safe haven law which allows teenagers to be dropped off as well has hit its first snag.

    A woman is being charged for dropping her problem child off at a police station. What’s wrong with that you ask? Well, in Nebraska police stations aren’t safe havens.

    Obviously, the state of Nebraska did not do their best job of letting the public know what is and what isn’t a safe haven.

  • A question about Nebraska’s safe haven law

    Safe Haven Law Used for Boys Over Ten:

    Nebraska’s new Safe Haven Law allows any child up to the age of 17 to be dropped off at a ‘safe haven’ if the parent or guardian can no longer care for them. In most states the safe haven laws only apply to newborns.

    In the past week 2 kids were dropped off at Nebraska safe havens. One was 11 and the other was 15.

    My question to you the reader is this such a bad thing? Isn’t it better for the state to find a home for these kids rather than have them live in a home where they’re not wanted?