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31 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a3783-21.opn.html -- rank: 788

... parents' right to have some ongoing contact with the child.' N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1(b). 3 Those amendments took effect on July 2, 2021 ...

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32 A-3046-09T3 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. B.K.W. and J.C.A. -- rank: 788

... been accomplished through a kinship legal guardianship (KLG), pursuant to N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1 to -7. "[K]inship legal guardians are caregivers who have ... to Senate Bill No. 1813 (June 25, 2001), reprinted in N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1. Rather, the kinship legal guardian is "responsible for the care ...

docket:	a3046-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-06-23
status:	unpublished
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33 NEW JERSEY OF DIVISON OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. W.I.L -- rank: 788

... 398 N.J. Super. 333, 340 (App. Div. 2008) (citing N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1(b)). In the circumstances of this case, however, we believe ...

docket:	a4701-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-03-23
status:	Unpublished
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34 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a3044-09a3046-09a3178-09.opn.html -- rank: 788

... been accomplished through a kinship legal guardianship (KLG), pursuant to N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1 to -7. "[K]inship legal guardians are caregivers who have ... to Senate Bill No. 1813 (June 25, 2001), reprinted in N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1. Rather, the kinship legal guardian is "responsible for the care ...

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35 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. J.P. -- rank: 785

... for KLG is that adoption is 'neither feasible nor likely[.]' N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1(b); N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(d)(3 ... plan for children who cannot be returned to their parents. N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1(b) and (c). KLG is not a defense to termination ...

docket:	a2009-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-02-22
status:	Unpublished
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36 DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. N.R. -- rank: 785

... relative, A.A., pursuant to the Kinship Legal Guardianship Act, N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1 to -7. After reviewing the record in light of the ... is not a relevant option. The Kinship Legal Guardianship Act, N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1 to -7, (the Act) provides the type of legal guardianship ... to Senate Bill No. 1813 (June 25, 2001), reprinted in N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1. The statute was adopted because the Legislature found it necessary ... option, beyond custody, where adoption is neither feasible nor likely. N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1(c); N.J. Div. of Youth & Family Servs. v. T ...

docket:	a4695-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-08-10
status:	unpublished
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37 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. D.J.T. -- rank: 779

... Legal Guardianship (KLG) with Victoria. The Kinship Legal Guardian Act, N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1 to -7, "provides an alternative to termination of parental rights ...

docket:	a4579-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-03-23
status:	unpublished
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38 M.F. v. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF FAMILY DEVELOPMENT -- rank: 773

... was signed into law, the Legislature created "kinship legal guardianships," N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1 to -7, as a vehicle to establish a "legal relationship ...

docket:	a6771-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2007-07-18
status:	published
citation:	395 N.J. Super. 18
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39 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. V.P.M. -- rank: 770

... alternative to termination, and that the Kinship Legal Guardianship Act, N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1 to -7, is preempted by federal law. We find no ...

docket:	a1251-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-02-26
status:	unpublished
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40 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. M.E.L.-G and B.E.C., JR -- rank: 770

... v. L.L., 201 N.J. 210, 222-23 (2010)); N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1(c). The relative caregiver must be informed about the pros ...

docket:	a4452-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-12-22
status:	Unpublished
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41 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. E.A. and D.A., -- rank: 767

... that the July 2, 2021 amendment to the KLG Act, N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1 to -7, should be applied retroactively. The amendment removed the ...

docket:	a3287-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-03-01
status:	Unpublished
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42 DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. L.M.P and R.S., III IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF J.M.S., a minor -- rank: 767

... discussed with John's aunt and uncle a KLG under N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1 to -7. KLG is "an alternative, permanent legal arrangement for ... allows parents to have "some ongoing contact with the child." N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1(b). KLG was not available here because John's aunt ...

docket:	a5363-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	unpublished
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43 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a1939-21.opn.html -- rank: 761

... 340 (App. Div. 2008). Under the Kinship Legal Guardian Act, N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1 to -7, the Division must satisfy the factors under N ...

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44 DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. V.M IN THE MATTER OF S.M. and J.A -- rank: 755

... judge granted KLG to her pursuant to the KLG Act, N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1 to -7. Despite his consent to KLG, this appeal by ...

docket:	a6194-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-10-28
status:	unpublished
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45 DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. H.W. -- rank: 752

... further, whether DYFS failed to pursue Kinship Legal Guardianship (KLG), N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1(c), as an alternative to termination. We conclude that the ... caregivers in relationships where adoption is neither feasible nor likely . . . ." N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1(c). This alternative consists of "[a] transfer to the caregiver ... birth parent to "have some ongoing contact with the child . . . ." N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1(b). Here, defendant contends that the Division failed to adequately ... is only necessary "where adoption is neither feasible nor likely[,]" N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1(c), there was no reason for DYFS to continue to ...

docket:	a2878-09
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2011-02-02
status:	unpublished
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