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31 STEPHEN LEVINE v. ERIC LEVINE -- rank: 639

... relief and dismissing his complaint under the Grandparent Visitation Statute, N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1, as to his two minor grandchildren, L.L. and A ... order compelling visitation with L.L. and A.L. under N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1, but he voluntarily withdrew that first complaint, and the parties ... court order. Defendants opposed plaintiff's demand for relief under N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1. They maintained that plaintiff had not satisfied his burden to ... be subjected to [such] an unnecessary evaluation[.]" The applicable provision, N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1, imposes significant burdens upon a grandparent seeking relief under the ... the past, been a full-time caretaker for the child. [ N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1 (emphasis added).] The statute is a departure from the common ... avoid harm to the child." Id. at 117; see also N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1(a). To meet that burden, the grandparent must demonstrate ...

docket:	a4435-09
court:	superior court trial
decided:	2011-02-23
status:	Published
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32 A.B. v. B.L.P. -- rank: 632

... granddaughter A.B. under the Grandparents and Siblings Visitation Statute, N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1 (Visitation Statute). We affirm. I. A.B. was born in ... of grandparent visitation," as required under the case law interpreting N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1. Because some of plaintiff's paperwork had not reached Mother ... SINCE BIRTH, WHO, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GRANDPARENTS VISITATION STATUTE, N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1, KEPT THE CHILD FROM "PARTICULAR IDENTIFIABLE HARM", IN THE FORM ... F. PICHECA, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GRANDPARENTS VISITATION STATUTE, N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1, SECTION C., "IT SHALL BE PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE THAT VISITATION ...

docket:	a4919-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-04-23
status:	unpublished
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33 CARLO and MARYANN DELPIZZO v. MICHELLE COSTANZO -- rank: 624

... they filed a complaint against defendant seeking visitation rights under N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1.     This complaint was filed on November 1, 2002. By consent ... visitation rights with a grandchild under the grandparent visitation statute, N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1, which provides in pertinent part as follows: A grandparent or ... of visitation is in the best interests of the child.         [ N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1(a).] The statute "represents part of a favored public policy ... to withstand judicial scrutiny, grandparents seeking visitation under the statute [ N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1] must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that denial ... harm. Id. at 234. Rather, grandparents seeking visitation rights under N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1 "must establish that denying visitation would wreak a particular identifiable ...

docket:	A0864-04
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2005-10-25
status:	unpublished
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34 D.G.G v. B.B.G. -- rank: 621

... filed a complaint seeking to enforce unlimited visitation rights under N.J.S.A. 9:2 7.1 and an order to show cause for an "emergent application ... the special relationship recognized by the legislature when it enacted [ N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1]. Sara argues on appeal that the conditions placed on visitation ... relationship with his grandparents in Brazil." Our grandparent visitation statute, N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1, constitutes a departure from the common law, which afforded no ... avoid harm to the child." Id. at 117; see also N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1(a). To meet that burden, the grandparent must demonstrate a ...

docket:	a5783-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-06-06
status:	unpublished
citation:
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35 V.C. V. M.J.B. -- rank: 621

... the termination of plaintiff's relationship to defendant's children. N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1 See footnote 14 sets forth factors that the court shall ... factual circumstance presented by this appeal.     I note further that N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1 is contrary to the common law as it pertains to ...

docket:	a0966-98
court:	njappellate
decided:	1999-03-05
status:	published
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36 C.D.M. v. S.M.P. -- rank: 613

... this grandparent/sibling visitation case brought by plaintiff pursuant to N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1, the trial court dismissed the complaint without conducting a case ... then five years old, seeking court-ordered visitation pursuant to N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1. Plaintiff has physical and legal custody of Nathan. Defendant responded ... 2d 78 (2004), and the Legislature's codified standards in N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1. Notwithstanding their designation as summary actions, we emphasized the need ... of the facts related to the statutory factors identified in N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1(b)(1) through (8) can be stipulated by the parties ...

docket:	a2804-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-07-02
status:	unpublished
citation:
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37 RENEE MIZRAHI et al. v. JAMES CANNON et al. -- rank: 608

... Mizrahi filed a complaint seeking to establish their rights under N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1, which affords visitation rights to grandparents. Following a bench trial ... grandparents were not entitled to judicially-enforced grandparental visitation under N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1, over the objections of nonrelative adoptive parents. See footnote 2 ... Court relied on the then- newly enacted grandparent visitation statute, N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1, to hold that the plaintiff grandmother had independent rights that ... relief. Ibid. After considering the impact of Troxel , supra , upon N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1, the Court concluded that for our statute to withstand judicial ... re-establish visitation."     In our judgment, grandparents seeking visitation under N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1 in the wake of Moriarty must establish that denying visitation ...

docket:	a6682-03
court:	njappellate
decided:	2005-02-22
status:	published
citation:	375 N.J. Super. 221
Document Size:	38373

38 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a3019-11a3646-11.opn.html -- rank: 601

... preserving sibling relationships), certif. denied , 179 N.J. 369 (2004); N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1(a) (establishing visitation rights for grandparents and siblings); In re ...

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court:	NJ Superior Court Law/Chancery Division
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39 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. C.B. -- rank: 593

... preserving sibling relationships), certif. denied , 179 N.J. 369 (2004); N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1(a) (establishing visitation rights for grandparents and siblings); In re ...

docket:	a3019-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-12-13
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	52651

40 IN THE MATTER OF D.C. and D.C., Minors -- rank: 593

... to New Jersey's statute on grandparent and sibling visitation, N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1, and criticizes the trial court for not referring to that ... the past, been a full-time caretaker for the child. [ N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1.] This statute is part of New Jersey's strong public ...

docket:	a1608-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-07-01
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	89922

41 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. C.B. -- rank: 593

... preserving sibling relationships), certif. denied , 179 N.J. 369 (2004); N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1(a) (establishing visitation rights for grandparents and siblings); In re ...

docket:	a3646-11xx
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-12-13
status:	unpublished
citation:
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42 A.P. v. K.P. -- rank: 590

... indication that the court conducted a grandparent visitation hearing under N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1 or Moriarty v. Bradt, 177 N.J. 84 (2003) and ... settled governing legal standard for grandparent visitation applies. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1, a grandparent may seek an order for visitation notwithstanding the objection of the child's parents. N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1 requires the grandparents to prove by a preponderance of the ...

docket:	a2566-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-05-10
status:	unpublished
citation:
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43 GEORGE BOGHOSSIAN v. SANDRA PEREIRA, et al. -- rank: 590

... his granddaughter, age five, pursuant to the Grandparent Visitation Statute, N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1. Plaintiff's application was opposed by defendants, and the matter ...

docket:	a6661-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2006-03-24
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	34750

44 F.A.T v. C.T.D -- rank: 580

... in awarding plaintiff visitation under the Grandparent Visitation Statute (GVS), N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1; and (2) the matter should be remanded for a plenary ... of visitation is in the best interests of the child.' N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1(a). The GVS represents an infringement on the fundamental right ... the best interests of the child. A-5511-18 5 [N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1(b).] Rule 1:7-4(a) requires that trial judges ...

docket:	a5511-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-03-19
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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45 S.W., v. D.H -- rank: 577

... S.H. and Z.H., under the Grandparents Visitation Statute, N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1. We affirm. Defendant D.H. is the children's biological ... preponderance of the evidence her satisfaction of the factors under N.J.S.A. 9:2- 7.1 to justify grandparent visitation. On appeal, plaintiff argues the judge ... of visitation is in the best interests of the child.' N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1(a). In deciding a grandparent visitation application, the trial court ... other factor relevant to the best interests of the child. [N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1(b).] In Moriarty v. Bradt, 177 N.J. 84, 116 ...

docket:	a2904-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-09-29
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	18188