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13 Nov 2012, 10:52 am by Charles Abut
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed off on legislation [L. 2012, c. 16] that reorganized the Department of Children and Families and renamed DYFS [Division of Youth and Family Services] as the Division of Child Protection and Permanency. [read post]
2 Nov 2019, 7:02 am by The Law Offices Of Peter Van Aulen
Reports of child abuse and neglect in New Jersey are investigated by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP), known until 2012 as the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS). [read post]
10 Mar 2010, 5:55 am by Anthony J. Vecchio
LEXIS 19 (February 5, 2010) - "Defendant R.M. appeals the order of the Family Part denying her application for the entry of a 'suspended judgment' as the disposition of the complaint filed by plaintiff New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services (Division) charging her with child neglect as defined by N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.21. [read post]
2 Aug 2021, 9:00 pm
If the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP) (formerly known as the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS)) has come to your home and taken your child, you understandably want to do everything you can to bring your child home as quickly as possible. [read post]
8 Jan 2009, 12:44 pm
The father's bogus telephone calls to the New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services [DYFS] were a sufficient predicate to constitute "harassment" and therefore a violation of the New Jersey Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, warranting the entry of a Final Restraining Order. [read post]
7 Sep 2010, 11:24 am
LEXIS 146 (July 28, 2010) - "Appellant C.H. appeals from a final administrative agency decision by the Director of the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services (Division) finding that on November 20, 2003, appellant had committed an act of child abuse as defined by N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.21(c)(4)(b) by failing to exercise a minimum degree of care by unreasonably inflicting excessive corporal punishment upon her daughter, T.H. [read post]
14 Mar 2008, 12:11 pm
In the matter of Division of Youth and Family Services v. [read post]
23 Mar 2009, 7:14 pm
The Division of Youth and Services ("DYFS") is this state's prosecutorial agency for children who suffer from abuse and/or neglect at the hands of their caretakers. [read post]
11 Oct 2010, 6:12 pm by Sandra C. Fava
I have previously posted several blog entries about custody and parental rights where DYFS ("Division of YouthFamily Services"), NJ's child protective agency, has involvement. [read post]
23 Dec 2013, 8:21 pm
This is believed to be the largest jury award ever levied against the State’s Division of Youth & Family Services (DYFS), which was found responsible for failing to protect the child from a father with a violent history.(1) In delivering its verdict, the jury awarded $57 million for pain and suffering, calculated based on the fact the child would require care for the rest of his life at an estimated cost of $2,000 per day. [read post]
10 Nov 2010, 6:05 pm
The court's order required the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS), an agency within the Department of Children and Families (DCF), to provide him with sex offender treatment, notwithstanding that neither J.S. nor his family previously had any involvement with DYFS. [read post]
19 Nov 2009, 8:43 am
A neutral, trained person, called a mediator, meets with the parents, caseworker, attorneys, and other interested persons outside of the courtroom setting to discuss issues concerning a child in the care of the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS). [read post]
10 Jul 2007, 4:25 pm
The Division of Youth and Family Services, more commonly known as DYFS, files for termination of parental rights. [read post]
28 Nov 2012, 11:50 am by AnnMarie McDonald
  A New Jersey appeals court has determined that an emergency room doctor must stand trial for failing to report to the Division of Youth and Family Services that he treated a child who ingested cologne. [read post]
12 Jan 2011, 12:36 pm by PaulKostro
Law Lessons from DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. [read post]