Boy is 36th dropped off under Neb. safe-haven law

Nebraska officials say a 14-year-old California boy has become the last child reported abandoned under the state's safe-haven law before it was changed to limit such drop-offs to infants no more than 30 days old.

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I've often told my 21-year-old son, Jay, "Don't even THINK about bringing a baby home!" But little did I know it would come to this:

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37-year-old Gary Staton abandoned his nine children in September 2008, relinquishing them to the custody of his home state of Nebraska -- protected as a parent by the state's Safe Haven law. Now Staton, is expecting twins with his new girlfriend, Gail.

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Nebraska fears rush to drop off kids before haven law changeStory Highlights Nebraska Legislature convenes to set age limit on state's "safe haven" law Law intended so parents could drop off infants at hospitals without being prosecuted

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As lawmakers prepare to tweak Nebraska's much-criticized safe-haven law, which allows parents to abandon kids as old as 18, they'll find no nationwide consensus on what the age limit should be.

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As of this posting 24 children, mostly teens and preteens, have been dropped off under Nebraska's safe haven law, Governor Heineman has finally decided to call a special session of the legislature to limit the scope of the law.

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In my ongoing quest to cover the unmitigated train wreck that is the Nebraska safe haven law, a 15 year-old Omaha girl has been left at an Omaha hospital following a "big argument." If any good is going to come out of this whole experience, hopefully it will teach lawmakers that …

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Nebraska's Safe Haven Law will be changed in January to protect infants. Senator Brad Ashford will introduce additional legislation to help family that are struggling to deal with teens.

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