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... found that the Division had established all four prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a by clear and convincing evidence and terminated M.G.'s ... facts within the framework provided by the four prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a, the trial judge found F.C.-G.'s drug use ...

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137 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. S.M and S.D -- rank: 637

... COURT ERRED IN HOLDING THAT DCPP MET ITS BURDEN UNDER N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a AND THE JUDGMENT TERMINATING S.M.'S PARENTAL RIGHTS TO ... DOING THEM HARM PURSUANT TO PRONGS ONE AND TWO OF N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a. II. THE COURT ERRED IN HOLDING THAT TERMINATION OF S ...

docket:	a4514-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-07-09
status:	Unpublished
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138 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a2949-11a2951-11.opn.html -- rank: 637

... the four prerequisites to terminating parental rights set forth in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a. We disagree and affirm substantially for the reasons set forth ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a.] See also N.J. Div. of Youth and Family Servs ... provide a safe and stable home for the child[ren]." N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a(2). As we reviewed at length, the experts opined that ... of parental rights would not do more harm than good. N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a(4). The fourth prong "cannot require a showing that no ...

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139 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/supreme/a2951-11.opn.html -- rank: 637

... the four prerequisites to terminating parental rights set forth in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a. We disagree and affirm substantially for the reasons set forth ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a.] See also N.J. Div. of Youth and Family Servs ... provide a safe and stable home for the child[ren]." N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a(2). As we reviewed at length, the experts opined that ... of parental rights would not do more harm than good. N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a(4). The fourth prong "cannot require a showing that no ...

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140 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. M.F. and M.M., SR., -- rank: 637

... application of the best interests of the child test. Under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a, the Division can initiate a petition to terminate parental rights ... did not refer to or apply the termination standards under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a(4).     We also reject the law guardian's argument that ...

docket:	A3957-01
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2003-02-20
status:	published
citation:	357 N.J. Super. 515 815 A.2d 102
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141 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. G.B. -- rank: 637

... to clearly and convincingly establish prongs two and three of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a. 2 We disagree and affirm. The Division first became involved ... of those findings to each of the four prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a. Applying the clear and convincing proof standard, the judge concluded that the Division met all four prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a. As to the first prong, the judge found that defendant ... not do more harm than good. [ Id. at 448 (quoting N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a).] 7 These "four prongs are not 'discrete and separate,' but ... of the children from the home." Id. at 452 (quoting N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a(3)). The emphasis on the third prong is on the ...

docket:	a4294-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-03-08
status:	unpublished
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142 DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. T.N.J. -- rank: 634

... Protection and Permanency (Division) failed to prove each prong of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a by clear and convincing evidence. The Law Guardian supported termination ... at trial, made detailed findings as to each prong of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a, and thereafter concluded the Division met by clear and convincing ... guardianship. The judge's opinion tracks the statutory requirements of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a, accords with applicable case law, including N.J. Div. of ...

docket:	a1615-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-01-04
status:	unpublished
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143 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. S.A.M. and S.T.M. -- rank: 634

... Super. 435 , 439 (App. Div. 2002). Termination actions brought under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a are decided under a four-part "best interests of the ... N.J. 591 , 604-611 (1986) and now codified in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a. Under that standard, parental rights may be terminated only when ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a.] The four prongs of the best interests test "are neither ... the children's best interests, assessed under the statutory standard, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a, warrants termination of the appellant's parental rights. R. 2 ...

docket:	A1986-06
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2007-11-19
status:	unpublished
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144 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. M.F. -- rank: 627

... her parental rights was in her son's best interests, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a(1)-(4). She also claims that she was denied due ... unrealistic and not credible. I find that the standards in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a are met; that they were proven by clear and convincing ... are codified and set forth in a four- prong test. N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a. Termination is permissible only if the Division presents clear and ...

docket:	a0786-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-10-15
status:	unpublished
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145 OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. K.M.T. IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF S.D.T., a minor -- rank: 627

... accordance with the statutory prerequisites for termination of parental rights. N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a. The present appeal followed. The specific points raised for our ... Super. 435 , 439 (App. Div. 2002). Termination actions brought under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a are decided under a four-part "best interests of the ... by the Court in A.W. and now codified in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a. N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a provides that termination of parental rights is in the best ...

docket:	a2926-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-02-21
status:	unpublished
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146 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. D.M.S. -- rank: 627

... law. With regard to the first and second prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a, the trial judge concluded that DYFS had satisfied its burden ... II. The law governing this matter is well-established. Under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a, the Division, when seeking the termination of a parent's ... to make findings on the third and fourth prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a, as we affirm its findings on the first two prongs ... of proof than the clear-and-convincing standard required by N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a is inconsequential, as DYFS' failure to demonstrate its reasonable efforts ...

docket:	A0877-05
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2006-04-13
status:	unpublished
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147 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. M.R. and J.H. -- rank: 624

... each of the four statutory prongs required for termination under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a. The judge also made critical findings of credibility that supported ... When seeking the termination of a parent's rights under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a, DYFS has the burden of establishing, by clear and convincing ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a. See also N.J. Div. of Youth & Family Servs. v ...

docket:	a3492-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-02-09
status:	unpublished
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148 DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. S.B. and S.W -- rank: 620

... Div. 2001) . Specifically, the four-prong test set forth in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a requires DFYS to prove: (1) The child's safety, health ... circumstances that caused the harm and consider alternatives to termination. N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a(3). It is undisputed that DYFS provided both parents with ...

docket:	a5179-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2010-03-29
status:	unpublished
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149 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. S.P. -- rank: 620

... of the parents' parental rights to the children pursuant to N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a. The termination trial was conducted before Judge Salvatore Bovino on ... that the four statutory standards found in the termination statute, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a, are not discrete and separate, but overlap and together provide ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a.] Judge Bovino was confronted with different opinions from three psychologists ... required by the "best interests" of the child standard under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a. The four-part test was applied by the judge at ...

docket:	a4290-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2005-10-28
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
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150 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. S.P. -- rank: 620

... of the parents' parental rights to the children pursuant to N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a. The termination trial was conducted before Judge Salvatore Bovino on ... that the four statutory standards found in the termination statute, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a, are not discrete and separate, but overlap and together provide ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a.] Judge Bovino was confronted with different opinions from three psychologists ... required by the "best interests" of the child standard under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a. The four-part test was applied by the judge at ...

docket:	a4289-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2005-10-28
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
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