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SUPREME COURT RULES ON NEW JERSEY'S KINSHIP LEGAL GUARDIANSHIP ACT
15 Mar 2010, 9:54 am by Robert A. Epstein
The Supreme Court of New Jersey’s recent decision in New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services v. [read post]
NJ Family Legal Blog - http://njfamilylaw.foxrothschild.com/
Jessica Waters on Court-Controlled Pregnancies
4 Dec 2010, 9:31 am by Reproductive Rights
New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services v. [read post]
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog - http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/reproductive_rights/
The State must provide the parents with fundamentally fair procedures before a parent’s rights are terminated
27 Jul 2012, 9:35 am by PaulKostro
Law Lessons from NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES VS. [read post]
NJ Family Issues - http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues
A child whose relationship with a parent is permanently severed because that parent is deemed unfit may well suffer severe psychological repercussions, especially if that child discovers that the unfit parent is the only known biological parent
14 May 2012, 3:52 am by PaulKostro
Law Lessons from NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES V. [read post]
NJ Family Issues - http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues
Terminating parental rights without any compensating benefit, such as adoption, may do great harm to the child
14 May 2012, 3:40 am by PaulKostro
Law Lessons from NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES V. [read post]
NJ Family Issues - http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues
When an expert is not produced as a witness, his or her expert opinion must be excluded, even if contained in a business record, unless the trial judge makes specific findings regarding trustworthiness
27 Jul 2012, 9:43 am by PaulKostro
Law Lessons from NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES VS. [read post]
NJ Family Issues - http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues
The law permits the Division to immediately remove a child from his or her parent’s care when there is an imminent danger to the child’s life, safety or health, prior to applying for a court order
29 Nov 2011, 2:56 pm by PaulKostro
Div. of Youth and Family Services v. [read post]
NJ Family Issues - http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues
Corporal Punishment Was Child Abuse, Says NJ Appellate Court
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]
New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney Blog - http://www.newjerseycriminaldefenseattorneyblog.com/
The parent seeking to terminate a kinship legal guardianship has the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence both that the parent has overcome the incapacity or inability to care for the child that led to the original guardianship proceedings,
24 Feb 2010, 12:32 pm by PaulKostro
Law Lessons from New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services v. [read post]
NJ Family Issues - http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues
Child abuse or neglect proceedings in contrast to guardianship/termination of parental rights proceedings
12 Oct 2011, 11:28 am by PaulKostro
Law Lessons from New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services v. [read post]
NJ Family Issues - http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues
Where DYFS fails to prove all prongs of the best interests of the child standard, any psychological or emotional harm a child may suffer as a result of the breaking of the bond between the child and his or her foster parents cannot, in and of itself, serv
11 Jun 2010, 10:57 am by PaulKostro
NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES V. [read post]
NJ Family Issues - http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues
New Jersey Man Sentenced to 41 Months for Tax Fraud
2 Sep 2010, 5:00 am
A former Division of Youth and Family Services worker was sentenced to 41 months in prison after pleading guilty to New Jersey tax fraud, according to The Associated Press. [read post]
New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog - http://www.newjerseycriminaldefenseblog.com/
When a parent is seeking to vacate a judgment of guardianship, the parent must present evidence of changed circumstances, and the best interests of the child must be considered
21 Jul 2010, 8:43 am by PaulKostro
STATE OF NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES V. [read post]
NJ Family Issues - http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues
The law of the case doctrine
23 Nov 2010, 1:01 pm by PaulKostro
NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES V. [read post]
NJ Family Issues - http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues
In most default cases, the matter should proceed to a plenary hearing where defendants’ counsel and the law guardian shall have an opportunity to cross-examine DYFS’s witnesses
27 Jul 2012, 9:40 am by PaulKostro
Law Lessons from NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES VS. [read post]
NJ Family Issues - http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues
Two parents are better than one, even if one parent falls far below the ideal
14 May 2012, 3:50 am by PaulKostro
Law Lessons from NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES V. [read post]
NJ Family Issues - http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues
Parents have a constitutionally protected right to maintain a relationship with their children; however, that right is not absolute, and must be balanced against the State’s responsibility to protect the welfare of children
9 Nov 2011, 2:55 pm by PaulKostro
Law Lessons from New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services v. [read post]
NJ Family Issues - http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues
The fact-finding hearing is a critical element of the abuse and neglect process; the judge’s determination, therefore, must be based on competent reliable evidence
14 Apr 2010, 6:55 am by PaulKostro
Law Lessons from NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES V. [read post]
NJ Family Issues - http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues
Definition of an abused or neglected child
1 Feb 2011, 2:25 pm by PaulKostro
NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. [read post]
NJ Family Issues - http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues
Booklet for Families of Juveniles in Delinquency Matters
15 Dec 2010, 9:21 am by PaulKostro
As published in The New Jersey Judiciary’s Annual Report for Court Year 2009-2010 (in the FAMILY DIVISION section): Booklet for Families of Juveniles in Delinquency Matters Makes Court Processes More Accessible The Judiciary has released a guide for parents and guardians designed to assist families of juveniles with delinquency matters before the courts ["Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings and Your Child -- A Guide for Parents and… [read post]
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