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796 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. T.T. and M.T -- rank: 518

... trial court concluded the Division had proven each prong under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1 by clear and convincing evidence. Under prong one the trial ... or convincing evidence for any of the four prongs under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) and the evidence did not support the finding that ... parental rights would not do more harm than good. II. N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) authorizes the Division to petition for the termination of ... court erred by finding the Division satisfied prong three under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1. Tanya claims the Division did not determine if there were ...

docket:	a5191-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-05-04
status:	Unpublished
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797 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. M.A. -- rank: 518

... CONCLUSIONS OF LAW WERE NOT SUPPORTED BY COMPETENT RELIABLE EVIDENCE. N.J.S.A , 30:4C-15.1(A)(2); N.J.S.A , 30:4C-15.1(A)(3); N.J.S.A , 30:4C-15.1(A)(4). In order to obtain termination of parental rights ...

docket:	a5510-06
court:	njappellate
decided:	2008-02-21
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	47426

798 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a4164-19.opn.html -- rank: 518

... met by clear and convincing evidence all four prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). 1 We affirm. 1 On July 2, 2021, the Legislature enacted L. 2021 c. 154, amending N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) pertaining to the standards for terminating parental rights. Specifically, the Legislature amended N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(2), to exclude from consideration the harm to a ... as a factor in a termination of parental rights case. N.J.S.A. 30:4C- 15.1(a) now reads as follows: (1) The child's safety ... M., 189 N.J. at 279). The fourth prong of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(4) serves as a ''fail-safe' inquiry guarding against ...

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799 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. S.M. -- rank: 518

... arising out of the parental relationship [that is] cognizable under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(1) and (2)." Id. at 380-81. "The second ...

docket:	a2375-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-04-15
status:	unpublished
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800 DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. R.T. -- rank: 518

... M., when assessed under the statutory standards set forth in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a), warrant termination of R.T's parental rights. In ... 103 N.J. 591 , 604-11 (1986), now codified in N.J.S.A . 30:4C-15.1. The statute provides: a. The division shall initiate a petition ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a).] The four statutory criteria "are not discrete and separate ...

docket:	a4193-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-01-12
status:	unpublished
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801 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. A.M.D. -- rank: 518

... the Division) satisfied the four-prong best- interests standard of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) by clear and convincing evidence, we affirm. I. When ... had met its burden under the four- prong test of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1 and terminated the parental rights of the father to Nakeisha ...

docket:	a1576-09
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-08-26
status:	unpublished
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802 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. C.A.P. -- rank: 518

... convincing evidence the four prongs of the best interests test. N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). Defendant further contends that the court erred in not ... conclusions of law in accordance with the best interests test, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). Under the first prong of the statutory analysis, the ... The best interests of the child standard set forth in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) is an effort to balance these interests. Ibid. This ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a).] "The four criteria enumerated in the best interests standard ...

docket:	a4950-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-02-03
status:	unpublished
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803 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. W.J. -- rank: 518

... 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 ... 344 N.J. Super. 418 , 434 (App. Div. 2001) (quoting N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(2)), certif. denied , 171 N.J. 44 (2002). With ... s progress, development and health; and (4) facilitating appropriate visitation. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(c).] As we have noted, the Division attempted a reunification ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good," N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(4), focuses on whether the child will suffer a ...

docket:	a5619-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-10-22
status:	unpublished
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804 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. W.T. -- rank: 518

... concluding —— after expressly analyzing the four-factors of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) —— that the Division had met its burden ... found that the Division had proven "the four prongs of [ N.J.S.A. ] 30:4C-15.1[(a)] . . . by clear and convincing evidence." More to the point ... THE FIRST, SECOND AND FOURTH PRONGS AS SET FORTH IN N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) FOR TERMINATING A PARENT'S RIGHTS. A. PRONG ONE ... or neglect. B. Termination of parental rights is governed by N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). The legislation sets forth a four-factor test that ... 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 ...

docket:	a4774-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-01-16
status:	unpublished
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805 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. W.T. -- rank: 518

... concluding —— after expressly analyzing the four-factors of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) —— that the Division had met its burden ... found that the Division had proven "the four prongs of [ N.J.S.A. ] 30:4C-15.1[(a)] . . . by clear and convincing evidence." More to the point ... THE FIRST, SECOND AND FOURTH PRONGS AS SET FORTH IN N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) FOR TERMINATING A PARENT'S RIGHTS. A. PRONG ONE ... or neglect. B. Termination of parental rights is governed by N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). The legislation sets forth a four-factor test that ... 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 ...

docket:	a1253-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-01-16
status:	unpublished
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806 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. W.T. -- rank: 518

... concluding —— after expressly analyzing the four-factors of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) —— that the Division had met its burden ... found that the Division had proven "the four prongs of [ N.J.S.A. ] 30:4C-15.1[(a)] . . . by clear and convincing evidence." More to the point ... THE FIRST, SECOND AND FOURTH PRONGS AS SET FORTH IN N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) FOR TERMINATING A PARENT'S RIGHTS. A. PRONG ONE ... or neglect. B. Termination of parental rights is governed by N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). The legislation sets forth a four-factor test that ... 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 ...

docket:	a5472-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-01-16
status:	unpublished
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807 OFCHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. D.C and I.M IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF E.C.M Minor -- rank: 518

... Permanency (the Division) failed to prove the four prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) by clear and convincing evidence and failed to place ... N.J. 420, 447 (2012). The four prongs contained in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)4 'are neither discrete nor separate. They 4 Under ... 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 ...

docket:	a2537-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-02-21
status:	unpublished
citation:
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808 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES v. J.O. -- rank: 515

... prove by clear and convincing evidence the four prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1. She further asserts that the trial judge failed to make ... child standard governs this balance and has been codified in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1. Ibid. A court may terminate parental rights when the Division ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(1)-(4).] These "four criteria . . . are not discrete and ... established by clear and convincing evidence the elements required by N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1, and we affirm essentially for the reasons set forth in ...

docket:	a5476-07
court:	njappellate
decided:	2009-04-23
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
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809 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. J.B. -- rank: 515

... of the best interests of the child test codified in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). In this appeal, defendant argues Judge Grimbergen erred in ... evidence, the Division proved all four statutory prongs codified in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). She laid out her factual findings and conclusions of ... 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 ... not do more harm than good. A-2354-17T3 16 [ 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 ...

docket:	a2354-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-11-26
status:	Unpublished
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810 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. C.A.1 and C.J. -- rank: 515

... Protection and Permanency (Division) failed to prove each prong of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) by clear and convincing evidence. The Law Guardian supports ... clear and convincing evidence, all four statutory prongs outlined in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). In its thorough decisions, the trial court concluded 2 ... as to the second part of the third prong of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). After taking testimony from the two resource parents, the ... The trial court's opinions track the statutory requirements of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a), and are supported by substantial and credible evidence in ...

docket:	a0817-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-06-01
status:	Unpublished
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