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61 IN THE MATTER OF S.E. -- rank: 681

... A. 9:2-7.1, the grandparents' visitation statute; and N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6, which allows the court to establish a kinship legal guardianship ... S. never expressed an interest in establishing a KLG under N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6. The statute provides a more permanent option than foster care ...

docket:	a2092-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-05-12
status:	unpublished
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62 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. C.T. and M.H.,1 and B.G. -- rank: 674

... at A-0593-21 11 512-13 (emphasis added) (quoting N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(d)(3) to (4)). On July 2, 2021, the Legislature ... likely.' P.P., 180 N.J. at 512- 13 (quoting N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(d)(3) to (4)). Under the amended statute, KLG may ...

docket:	a0593-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-09-21
status:	Unpublished
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63 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. K.I. -- rank: 674

... Servs. v. L.L. , 201 N.J. 210 , 222 (2010); N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6. The specific nature of what efforts are reasonable "depend on ... caregiver and the caregiver's family to raise the child[,]" N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(a)(8); "the ability of the kinship caregiver to assume full legal responsibility for the child[,]" N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(a)(9); and "the commitment of the kinship caregiver and ... the caregiver's family to raise the child to adulthood[,]" N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(a)(10). Our review of the judge's opinion reflects ...

docket:	a1871-13
court:	superior court trial
decided:	2015-03-13
status:	unpublished
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64 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. K.I. -- rank: 674

... Servs. v. L.L. , 201 N.J. 210 , 222 (2010); N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6. The specific nature of what efforts are reasonable "depend on ... caregiver and the caregiver's family to raise the child[,]" N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(a)(8); "the ability of the kinship caregiver to assume full legal responsibility for the child[,]" N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(a)(9); and "the commitment of the kinship caregiver and ... the caregiver's family to raise the child to adulthood[,]" N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(a)(10). Our review of the judge's opinion reflects ...

docket:	a1749-13
court:	superior court trial
decided:	2015-03-13
status:	unpublished
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65 C.D. v. N.D.M. -- rank: 674

... requires a stringent test including a lack of parental fitness. N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(d). Plaintiffs argue that Alice should not have been returned ...

docket:	a1944-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-01-08
status:	unpublished
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66 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. K.I. -- rank: 674

... Servs. v. L.L. , 201 N.J. 210 , 222 (2010); N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6. The specific nature of what efforts are reasonable "depend on ... caregiver and the caregiver's family to raise the child[,]" N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(a)(8); "the ability of the kinship caregiver to assume full legal responsibility for the child[,]" N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(a)(9); and "the commitment of the kinship caregiver and ... the caregiver's family to raise the child to adulthood[,]" N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(a)(10). Our review of the judge's opinion reflects ...

docket:	a1750-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-03-13
status:	unpublished
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67 DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. L.Z. and B.S IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF B.S Minor -- rank: 671

... kinship legal guardianship is in the child's best interests." N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(d)(3)-(4). See also N.J.S.A. 3B ...

docket:	a6069-11
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-06-25
status:	Published
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68 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. L.C.D. -- rank: 667

... the court may award KLG to that relative pursuant to N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6. N.J. Div. of Youth & Family Servs. v. S.V ... that "adoption of the child is neither feasible nor likely." N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(d)(3)(b). "When a caretaker 'unequivocally' asserts a desire ...

docket:	a1153-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-10-01
status:	unpublished
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69 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/supreme/a5521-11.opn.html -- rank: 667

... may award kinship legal guardianship to that relative pursuant to N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6. N.J. Div. of Youth & Family Servs. v. S.V ... where adoption is feasible and likely. Id. at 88 (citing N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(d)(3)); see also N.J. Div. of Youth & Family ...

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70 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. L.C.D. -- rank: 667

... the court may award KLG to that relative pursuant to N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6. N.J. Div. of Youth & Family Servs. v. S.V ... that "adoption of the child is neither feasible nor likely." N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(d)(3)(b). "When a caretaker 'unequivocally' asserts a desire ...

docket:	a1154-11xx
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-10-01
status:	unpublished
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71 DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. R.B IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF S.B., a minor -- rank: 657

... award Kinship Legal Guardianship (KLG) to that relative pursuant to N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6. N.J. Div. of Youth & Family Servs. v. S.V ...

docket:	a0781-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-05-29
status:	unpublished
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72 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. J.M. and J.R.M IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF K.M KI.M., Y.M., and N.M Minors -- rank: 657

... through counsel express their preference for Kinship Legal Guardianship (KLG), N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(d), rather than termination of parental rights. We thus reverse ... an alternative to termination of parental rights and adoption, under N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(d), a court 'shall appoint [a child's] caregiver as ...

docket:	a5048-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-10-28
status:	Unpublished
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73 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. S.E.L. -- rank: 657

... kinship legal guardianship is in the child's best interests. [ N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(d).] Although these standards echo the best interests standards for ... 3)." P.P. , supra , 180 N.J. at 513; see N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(d)(3)(b). Here, the matter turns on whether Sally ...

docket:	a6200-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-05-01
status:	unpublished
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74 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a6201-11xx.opn.html -- rank: 657

... kinship legal guardianship is in the child's best interests. [ N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(d).] Although these standards echo the best interests standards for ... 3)." P.P. , supra , 180 N.J. at 513; see N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(d)(3)(b). Here, the matter turns on whether Sally ...

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75 DCPP VS. S.Z.K., ET AL., IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF D.D.M.M. AND S.A.H. -- rank: 657

... 4) awarding [KLG] is in the child's best interests. [N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(d).] With this amendment, the Legislature removed a previous requirement ... a KLG. Compare L. 2021, c. 154, § 4 (current N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(d)(3)), with L. 2006, c. 47, § 32 (prior ... parent's willingness to adopt no longer forecloses KLG. See N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(d)(3). However, the revision of the KLG statute did ...

docket:	a2763-22
court:	appellate
decided:	2024-04-19
status:	Unpublished
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