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751 DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. N.S. -- rank: 524

... of the statutory "best interests of the child" test under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). She also argues that the judge should have recused ... v. F.M. , 211 N.J. 420, 447 (2012). Under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a): The division shall initiate a petition to terminate parental ...

docket:	a3701-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	unpublished
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752 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. S.S.M. and A.H.B and M.M.L -- rank: 524

... had proven all four prongs of the best interests test, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a), and that termination of defendant's parental rights was ... which led to the child's placement outside the home . . . .' N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(3). The Division's efforts must be analyzed 'with ... of D.M.H., 161 N.J. 365, 390 (1999). N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(c) defines reasonable efforts as those reasonable 'attempts . . . by [the ... not do more harm than good.' A-2461-19T1 21 N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(4). 'To determine whether the comparative harm is proscribed ...

docket:	a2461-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-01-14
status:	Unpublished
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753 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. J.P and J.H -- rank: 524

... for terminating parental rights by clear and convincing evidence. See N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). As to the first prong, the judge found the ... AND FOURTH PRONGS OF THE 'BEST INTEREST' STANDARD PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1. A. THE TRIAL COURT MISAPPLIED THE PREVAILING LEGAL STANDARDS UNDER ... grant a petition when the four prongs set forth in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) are established by clear and convincing evidence. In re ... that identifies a child's best interests.' Id. at 348. N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) requires the Division to prove: (1) The child's ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good.' N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(4). 'Prong four 'serves as a fail-safe against ...

docket:	a1864-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-01-03
status:	Unpublished
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754 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. F.A. -- rank: 524

... A.W. , 103 N.J. 591 (1986) and codified in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). The four criteria are: 1) The child's safety ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1.] While these elements are intended and expected to overlap, together ... Family Part focused on the third and fourth prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1, as will we. The third prong of the best interests ... correcting or improving the circumstances which led to the removal. N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(3). In its decision, the trial court wavered on ...

docket:	a5652-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-04-27
status:	published
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755 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. J.M. -- rank: 524

... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a); see also In re Guardianship of K.H.O ... judge concluded the Division had proven all four prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) by clear and convincing evidence and entered the judgment ... child.' K.H.O., 161 N.J. at 352 (quoting N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(2)); see also F.M., 211 N.J. at ... to the risk of harm in the reasonably foreseeable future. N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(3) requires the Division to make 'reasonable efforts to ...

docket:	a1635-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-10-31
status:	Unpublished
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756 DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. M.S. -- rank: 524

... best interests of the child standard as set forth in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(3) and (4). 3 After a review of these ... of the statutory best interests of the child test under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(3)and (4). 4 N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) authorizes the Division to petition for the termination of ...

docket:	a4065-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-04-04
status:	unpublished
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757 DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. L.L.M.-C. and V.C III IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF E.H.C., G.A.C D.H.C., and H.R.C., minors -- rank: 524

... satisfied all four prongs of the statutory best interests test, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a), and entered an order that terminated the parental rights ... and the rights of Lucy to all four children. I N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) authorizes the Division to petition for the termination of ...

docket:	a2439-13
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	Published
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758 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. B.L.C. -- rank: 524

... her placement would add to the harm as required by N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(2). B.L.C. does not challenge the adequacy ... establishing the three additional elements of the best interests test. N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(1)-(4). We affirm substantially for the reasons stated ... concluded that the Division had established the harm required by N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(1) based on B.L.C.'s withholding of care and nurture following S.B.T.'s birth. N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(1); In re Guardianship of D.M.H. , 161 ... to provide care and stability would further harm the child. N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(2); In re Guardianship of K.H.O. , 161 ...

docket:	a2459-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-02-25
status:	unpublished
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759 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. E.T. -- rank: 522

... the evidence, Judge Einbinder correctly applied the statutory prongs in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) and terminated the parental rights of both parents. Defendant ... 447. 'The best-interests-of-the-child standard codified at N.J.S.A. 30:4C- 15.1(a) 'aims to achieve the appropriate balance between parental rights ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a); see also N.J. Div. of Youth & Family Servs ... 604-11 (1986) (reciting the four controlling factors codified in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)).] These four statutory factors are not 'discrete and separate ... or her well-reasoned application of the statutory prongs in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). Defendant remains unable or unwilling to address her addiction ...

docket:	a3407-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-10-26
status:	Unpublished
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760 STATE OF NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. G.S. -- rank: 522

... W. , 103 N.J. 591 (1986) as subsequently codified in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1, to terminate the parental rights of G.S. This appeal ... s progress, development and health; and (4) Facilitating appropriate visitation. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(c).] Judge Strelecki found that the Division provided all services ...

docket:	a5425-05
court:	njappellate
decided:	2007-05-23
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
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761 DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. J.S. -- rank: 522

... TERMINATION IS NOT WARRANTED UNDER THE STRICT STANDARDS CODIFIED AT N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). POINT II EVEN DISREGARDING G.L. , THE TRIAL COURT ... THE DIVISION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE HARM WITHIN THE MEANING OF N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(1), PARTICULARLY WHERE THERE IS NO SHOWING THAT THE ... THAT THE DIVISION EXERCISED REASONABLE EFFORTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(3) WHERE THE DIVISION FAILED TO RESPOND TO JS ... 103 N.J. 591 , 604-11 (1986), and codified in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a), requires the Division to establish each of the following ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a).] In the present matter, testimony was taken on March ...

docket:	A0628-07
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-05-08
status:	unpublished
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762 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a3876-16a3877-16.opn.html -- rank: 522

... evidence the four-prong standard codified by our Legislature in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a).2 1 We use initials and pseudonyms to protect ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a).] 3 A-3876-16T4 In lieu of reciting at ... of law, determining the Division met all four prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) by clear and convincing evidence. For substantially the reasons ... show it 'has considered alternatives to termination of parental rights.' N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(3). The Division may not 'embark on a course ... the judge's finding the Division met prong three of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) by clear and convincing evidence. To the extent we ...

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763 DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. W.E -- rank: 522

... concluded that the Division had established all four prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a), by clear and convincing evidence, to warrant terminating defendant ... judge found the Division had satisfied the first statutory prong, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(1), by demonstrating that defendant had withdrawn his care ... did not perform the parental functions. Under the second prong, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(2), the trial court found that defendant would not ... her foster mother. Analyzing the third prong of the statute, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(3), the trial court noted that defendant's incarceration ... able to parent. Lastly, under prong four of the statute, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(4), the trial court analyzed whether the termination of ...

docket:	a4371-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-04-02
status:	unpublished
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764 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a3722-19.opn.html -- rank: 522

... court must consider the alternatives to termination of parental rights. N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(3). The United States Supreme Court has noted that ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. N.J.S.A. 30:4C- 15.1(a)(4). Here, the trial judge found the Division established ...

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765 DCPP VS. L.M.J., IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF J.E.J., III -- rank: 522

... one, two and three of the best interests test under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) by clear and convincing evidence. Our review of Judge ... v. J.R., 442 U.S. 584, 603 (1979)). Under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a), the Division must satisfy the following prongs before a ... s findings pertaining to prong three, alternatives to termination, under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(3). 4 On July 2, 2021, the Legislature enacted L. 2021, c. 154, deleting the last sentence of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(2), which read, '[s]uch harm may include evidence ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good , N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(4). Nonetheless, Lucy argues the Division ignored John's ...

docket:	a2473-22
court:	appellate
decided:	2024-05-08
status:	Unpublished
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