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166 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. J.P. -- rank: 649

... the four prongs A-2009-17T4 8 set forth in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a), and that termination of Father's parental rights to ... 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 ... or will continue to be endangered by the parental relationship[.]' N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(1). '[T]he Division must prove harm that 'threatens ... 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. The trial court ... which led to the child's placement outside the home . . . .' N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(3). DCPP's efforts must be analyzed 'with ...

docket:	a2009-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-02-22
status:	Unpublished
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167 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. A.R. -- rank: 649

... prove each of the four requisite statutory prongs contained in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) by clear and convincing evidence. The Division and Anna ... its burden by clear and convincing evidence for each of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)'s four prongs. The court adhered closely to the ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a).] The requirements should not be considered separately, but should ... any meaningful relationship with Anna prior to his incarceration. Under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(1), the Division must show harm which "threatens the ... s decision holding an incarcerated parent harms his child under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(1) "as a matter of law." R.G. , supra ... delay in securing permanency would only add to the harm. N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(2). C. Defendant next challenges the Division's ...

docket:	a3719-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-02-18
status:	unpublished
citation:
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168 DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. V.M. and B.G. -- rank: 649

... with parental unfitness, the two components of the harm requirement, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(1) and (2), are related to one another, and ...

docket:	a3336-08
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2010-08-06
status:	Published
citation:
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169 DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. E.W IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF K.J. AND J.J minors -- rank: 649

... TO SATISFY BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE THE REQUIREMENTS OF N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1, AND, THEREFORE, [E.W.'S] PARENTAL RIGHTS MUST BE REINSTATED ... to satisfy, by clear and convincing evidence, the requirements of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). III Under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a), parental rights can be terminated only when the State ... or will continue to be endangered by the parental relationship." N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(1). "The harm shown . . . must be one that threatens ... serious and enduring emotional or psychological harm to the child." N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(2). The second prong focuses on parental unfitness and ... K.H.O. , supra , 161 N.J. at 352 (quoting N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(2)). The inquiry is "whether the parent can ...

docket:	a2568-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-03-15
status:	unpublished
citation:
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170 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. T.W.K.T and D.B -- rank: 649

... Division) failed to prove the third and fourth prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) by clear and convincing evidence. For 1 We refer ... the statutory best interests test by clear and convincing evidence, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a); and (2) termination of T.T. and D.B ... CHILDREN UNDER N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15 AND N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1. A. THE COURT ERRED IN HOLDING THAT DCPP PROVED 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 ... the court to 'consider[] alternatives to termination of parental rights.' N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(3). 'Reasonable efforts' is defined as 'attempts by an ... placement of the child and in reinforcing the family structure.' N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(c). Those efforts are 'not measured by their success.' ...

docket:	a4820-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-05-13
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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171 DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. V.M. and B.G. -- rank: 649

... with parental unfitness, the two components of the harm requirement, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(1) and (2), are related to one another, and ...

docket:	a2649-08
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2010-08-06
status:	unpublished
citation:
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172 DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. V.M. and B.G. -- rank: 649

... with parental unfitness, the two components of the harm requirement, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(1) and (2), are related to one another, and ...

docket:	a3024-08
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2010-08-06
status:	unpublished
citation:
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173 OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. E.W IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF K.J. AND J.J minors -- rank: 649

... TO SATISFY BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE THE REQUIREMENTS OF N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1, AND, THEREFORE, [E.W.'S] PARENTAL RIGHTS MUST BE REINSTATED ... to satisfy, by clear and convincing evidence, the requirements of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). III Under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a), parental rights can be terminated only when the State ... or will continue to be endangered by the parental relationship." N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(1). "The harm shown . . . must be one that threatens ... serious and enduring emotional or psychological harm to the child." N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(2). The second prong focuses on parental unfitness and ... K.H.O. , supra , 161 N.J. at 352 (quoting N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(2)). The inquiry is "whether the parent can ...

docket:	a3602-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-03-15
status:	unpublished
citation:
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174 New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency v. Y.N. -- rank: 649

... H.O. , supra , was a parental-termination case arising under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). 161 N.J. at 345. In that case, the ... will continue to be endangered by the parental relationship,” N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). Id. at 349-50. K.H.O. is not ...

docket:	A-24-13
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2014-12-22
status:
citation:	220 N.J. 165 104 A.3d 244
Document Size:	97016

175 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. T.R.-R. -- rank: 649

... three of the statutory four-prong best interests test under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a), alternatives to termination of 1 We employ initials and ... 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 ... rights must be terminated in a child's best interests. N.J.S.A. 30:4C- 15.1(a) requires the Division prove by clear and convincing evidence ... the best-interests-of-the-child standard set forth in N.J.S.A. 30:4C- 15.1(a). Based on those findings, the judge determined the Division ... or will continue to be endangered by the parental relationship.' N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(1); see K.H.O., 161 N.J. at ... the [judge] has considered alternatives to termination of parental rights.' N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(3). 'Reasonable efforts may include consultation with the ...

docket:	a0716-22
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-08-10
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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176 DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. L.G. -- rank: 649

... that terminated her parental rights to her son pursuant to N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). The order in question awarded guardianship of A.G ... parental rights, thereby satisfying the statutory standard set forth in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). The judge explained his reasoning in this fashion: [L ... termination case, as articulated in A.W. and codified in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). The statute authorizes a court to terminate parental rights ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a).] These four statutory criteria are "not discrete and separate ... health or development has been "endangered by the parental relationship." N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(1). L.G. argues that the trial court incorrectly ... of parental rights "will not do more harm than good." N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(4). Inherent in the fourth prong is a ...

docket:	a4218-06_1
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2007-12-27
status:	published
citation:
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177 DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. V.M. and B.G. -- rank: 649

... with parental unfitness, the two components of the harm requirement, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(1) and (2), are related to one another, and ...

docket:	a3342-08
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2010-08-06
status:	Published
citation:
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178 DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. R.R. -- rank: 647

... of Child Protection and Permanency (Division) proved prong three of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) by clear and convincing evidence. Specifically, defendant argues that ... court analyzed the four-prong best interest standard delineated in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) and found the Division proved all four prongs by ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a).] In the present appeal, defendant only challenges the trial ... additional aspect of the four-prong "best interests" test in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). Ibid. Indeed, the Division's evaluation of a relative ... L.W. , supra , 419 N.J. Super. at 583 (citing N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(c)(1)). If the Division "fails to comply with its ...

docket:	a0087-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-12-01
status:	unpublished
citation:
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179 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. S.P D.E. -- rank: 647

... proven all four prongs of the best interests standard under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a), the court entered an order terminating the parents' parental ... PROVING BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE ALL FOUR PRONGS OF N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a), THE STATUTORY BEST INTERESTS TEST FOR A-1362-22 ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a).] The Division must prove each prong by 'clear and ... amended only prong two of the best interests standard under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) by deleting the sentence '[s]uch harm may include ... the child.' Compare L. 2021, c. 154, § 9 (current N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(2)), with L. 2015, c. 82, § A-1362 ... substantial credible evidence. A. The Division, under prong one of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a), must prove by clear and convincing evidence that ' ...

docket:	a1362-22
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-10-19
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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180 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/supreme/a4151-15.opn.html -- rank: 647

... of the best interests of the child standard embodied in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). The Division and the Law Guardian disagree and argue ... or will continue to be endangered by the parental relationship". N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(1). To satisfy this prong, the Division must show ... s conclusion that the Division established the second prong of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) with clear and convincing evidence. Porscha and Anwan's ... the court has considered alternatives to termination of parental rights". N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(3). "[A]n evaluation of the efforts undertaken by ... and properly found the Division satisfied all four prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) by clear and convincing evidence. To the extent we ...

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court:	NJ Superior Court Law/Chancery Division
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