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New Jersey Supreme Court Addresses the Improvement of Division of Child Protection & Permanency Can Improve Ability to Locate Parents in Guardianship Cases

In the matter of  New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency v. A.S.K. (A-50-17 ___ N.J. ___ (App. Div. 2018), the New Jersey Supreme Court reviewed the trial court’s decision to terminate the parental rights of E.M.C. (“Eric”) to his son, A.E.C. (“Adam”) based on the record and the application…

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New Jersey Appellate Division Addresses Adoption Act in Dispute Between Biological and Adoptive Parents

As an attorney who practices family law, I can attest to how painful battles for custody over children are when couples separate.   Even more painful are disputes between adoptive and biological parents fighting over custody of a baby.   Among the most famous and newsworthy of such disputes was the New…

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New Jersey Appellate Division Interprets Statute to Allow Admission of Hearsay Statements By Children in Title 9 Abuse and Neglect Cases But Not in Title 30 Removal Cases

In the published opinion in the matter of Division of Child Protection and Permanency v. T.U.B. & J.E.C., (A-2565-15T2) the trial court terminated the Defendant’s parental rights in a Title 30 guardianship case based upon the admission of hearsay statements by children about corroborated allegations of abuse or neglect pursuant to…

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