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31 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a2391-21.opn.html -- rank: 655

... FN case. The Law Guardian agreed. Citing Watkins v. Nelson, 163 N.J. 235 (2000), the Law Guardian argued that the maternal grandparents had ...

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32 N.J. Division of Youth and Family Services v. G.M. -- rank: 651

... him or her from other caregivers, see Watkins v. Nelson , 163 N.J. 235 , 245 (2000), but that status does not change the fact ...

docket:	a-6-08
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decided:	2009-01-06
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citation:	198 N.J. 382
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33 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. A.S. -- rank: 645

... protected from serious physical or psychological harm." Watkins v. Nelson , 163 N.J. 235 , 246 (2000). Thus, the presumption in favor of parental custody ...

docket:	a1666-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-05-28
status:	unpublished
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34 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/supreme/a3010-13.opn.html -- rank: 642

... a grandparent, involves a two-step analysis. Watkins v. Nelson , 163 N.J. 235, 253 (2000). First, to overcome a parent's constitutional right ...

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35 DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. B.C IN THE MATTER OF N.C A.C B.C. & A.C minors -- rank: 642

... a grandparent, involves a two-step analysis. Watkins v. Nelson , 163 N.J. 235, 253 (2000). First, to overcome a parent's constitutional right ...

docket:	a3010-13
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	Published
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36 A.D.C v. M.T -- rank: 639

... circumstances' affecting the welfare of the child,' Watkins v. Nelson, 163 N.J. 235, 246 (2000), which must be demonstrated by clear and convincing ...

docket:	a3162-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2024-01-09
status:	Unpublished
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37 IN THE MATTER OF ROSA CRISTINA QUEIRO -- rank: 639

... deal with the question, and stated that Watkins v. Nelson , 163 N.J. 235 (2000), controlled in its holding, among other things, that upon ... and guardianship over a minor child, see Watkins v. Nelson , 163 N.J. 235 (2000). Nevertheless, N.J.S.A. 3B:12-31 requires ...

docket:	a3705-03
court:	njappellate
decided:	2005-01-14
status:	published
citation:	374 N.J. Super. 299
Document Size:	38094

38 J.M.S. and G.S and S.S v. J.W. and E.W. -- rank: 639

... standard it adopted three years earlier in Watkins v. Nelson , 163 N.J. 235 . (2000): "Since the right of parents to the custody of ...

docket:	a0938-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-06-20
status:	published
citation:	420 N.J. Super. 242 20 A.3d 458
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39 Walter Sacharow v. Cynthia Sacharow -- rank: 623

... custody, and control of their own children."); Watkins v. Nelson , 163 N.J. 235 , 245 ("`[T]he right of natural parents to the custody ...

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decided:	2003-07-16
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40 ROBIN NEUMANN v. BRICK TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION -- rank: 617

... the companionship of his or her child." Watkins v. Nelson , 163 N.J. 235, 245 (2000) (quoting In re Baby M. , 109 N.J ...

docket:	a1402-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-10-07
status:	unpublished
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41 R.K. v. D.L. -- rank: 617

... right (the right to parental autonomy), under [ Watkins v. Nelson , 163 N.J. 235 (2000)], it is subject to strict scrutiny and must be ...

docket:	a2338-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-01-13
status:	published
citation:	434 N.J.Super. 113 82 A.3d 305
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42 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. N.J. and D.R. -- rank: 617

... 203 N.J. at 571-72 (quoting Watkins v. Nelson , 163 N.J. 235 , 248 (2000)). Thus, pursuant to the Visitation Statute, "siblings can ...

docket:	a3598-08
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2010-03-30
status:	Published
citation:	412 N.J. Super. 357 990 A.2d 712
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43 C.D. v. N.D.M. -- rank: 610

... from the assistance of an aunt. In Watkins v. Nelson , 163 N.J. 235 , 253 (2000), the Court established a two-prong standard for ...

docket:	a1944-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-01-08
status:	unpublished
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44 DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. D.S.H and W.W IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF R.S.H Minor- Before Judges Graves, Koblitz and Haas On appeal from Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Family Part, Essex County, Docket No. FG- -- rank: 607

... be demonstrated through a psychological relationship. See Watkins v. Nelson , 163 N.J. 235 , 254 (2000) (explaining in the context of a custody dispute ...

docket:	a5723-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-04-12
status:	published
citation:	425 N.J. Super. 228 40 A.3d 734
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45 P.V.P v. F.J.C -- rank: 604

... Sacharow, 177 N.J. at 80 (citing Watkins v. Nelson, 163 N.J. 235, 253 (2000)). In conducting the best interest analysis, courts may ...

docket:	a0271-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-08-22
status:	Unpublished
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