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916 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. I.H. -- rank: 499

... found that DYFS had established the four prongs required under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(1)-(4). The judge made a detailed chronological finding ... child" standard governs this balance and has been codified in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1. Ibid. A court can terminate parental rights when the Division ... of parental right 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 ...

docket:	a2855-07
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-12-19
status:	unpublished
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917 DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. K.T IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF D.M., a minor -- rank: 499

... court determined the Division had not met its burden under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(3) 4 because there was an alternative to termination ... clear and convincing evidence, all four statutory prongs outlined in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1 and discussed and approved by our Supreme Court in In ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a).] 5 We refer to her by only her first ...

docket:	a2441-13
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	Published
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918 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. S.C. -- rank: 499

... N.J. 591 , 604-10 (1986), and as codified in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1. The court entered the March 9, 2007 judgment of guardianship ...

docket:	a4464-06
court:	njappellate
decided:	2008-02-15
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
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919 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. D.B and J.H., T.H., and A.J -- rank: 499

... evidence under all four prongs of the best interests test, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). Kevin and Neil cross-appeal from that same judgment ... clear and convincing evidence under all four statutory prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). Under prong one, Judge Brown found there was 'no ... satisfaction of all four prongs under the best interests test, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). In their cross-appeal, Kevin and Neil argue the ... Judge Brown's factual findings under all four-prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) are fully supported by the record. Based on those ...

docket:	a1228-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-04-21
status:	Unpublished
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920 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a3820-19.opn.html -- rank: 499

... the child's best interests to terminate parental rights. Specifically, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) (2015) requires the Division to prove four prongs by ... do more harm t han A-3820-19 12 good.' N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(4). The fourth prong ''serves as a fail-safe ...

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921 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. L.M. -- rank: 499

... prong of the statutory best-interests-of-the-child test, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a), and the judge failed to properly consider and evaluate ... the court has considered alternatives to termination of parental rights [.]" N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)(3) (emphasis added). Specifically, defendant argues that the judge ... 447 (2012), assessed through application of the standards contained in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a): (1) The child's safety, health or development has ...

docket:	a0353-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-12-11
status:	unpublished
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922 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a4118-17.opn.html -- rank: 497

... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a).] see also A.W., 103 N.J. at 604-11 (reciting the four controlling factors codified in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)). The standards 'are not discrete and separate; they relate ... the Division established the second, third and fourth prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) by clear and convincing evidence. Specific to the third ... relating to the contested application of the statutory prongs in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). Lana's current argument that she lives 'at least ...

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923 DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. G.J. -- rank: 497

... court's holding in A.W. , codifying the standard at N .J.S .A. 30:4C-15.1(a). See L. 1991, c. 275, § 7. The statute provides ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N .J. S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a).] These four factors are not independent of each other ... 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 ...

docket:	a5097-08
court:	superior court appellate division
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status:	unpublished
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924 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. S.A.R. -- rank: 497

... in finding that the Division proved all four prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1 by clear and convincing evidence and failed to make adequate ...

docket:	a5234-07
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decided:	2009-05-08
status:	Unpublished
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925 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. M.L.K IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF A.V.K -- rank: 497

... N.J. 591 , 604-610 (1986), and as codified in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1. I. We begin by noting some basic principles. The scope ...

docket:	a5730-07
court:	njappellate
decided:	2009-03-20
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
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926 NJ DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. N.M and W.F IN THE MATTER OF S.F., a Minor -- rank: 497

... other procedural protections, the State proves the four factors in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1 by clear and convincing evidence.1 1 These four factors ... bears the burden of proving all of the factors in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1 by clear and convincing evidence. In this matter, (continued) (2 ...

docket:	a5488-15
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-08-07
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927 DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. H.T. -- rank: 497

... Division), failed to prove the second and fourth prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) by clear and convincing evidence. We find no merit ... four prongs of the best interest test set forth in N.J.S.A. 30:4C- 15.1(a). As to the first prong, the judge cited to ... rights must be terminated in the child's best interests. N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) requires that the Division prove by clear and convincing ...

docket:	a1196-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-05-07
status:	unpublished
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928 NJ DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. M.N.R., IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF Z.I.R A Minor -- rank: 497

... by clear and convincing evidence, all four statutory prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). We disagree and affirm substantially for the reasons expressed ... Ibid. '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 ... rights over Zoe is warranted under the standard codified in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a). The expert witnesses presented by the Division testified that ...

docket:	a2816-16
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-07-26
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929 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. R.S. -- rank: 497

... the four prongs of the "best interest" test codified in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1. When discussing the first prong -- that the child's safety ...

docket:	a4330-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2006-01-19
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
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930 Halina Jablonowska v. David P. Suther -- rank: 497

... Services v. A.W. , 103 N.J. 591 (1986) into N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a)); Civalier ex rel. Civalier v. Estate of Trancucci , 138 ...

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citation:	195 N.J. 91
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