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226 OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES,1 v. L.C.V. AND E.D IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF J.B.P. and L.D.D Minors -- rank: 563

... stated. Considering the four prongs of the best interests test, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a, Judge Fratto found that the parents had endangered the children ... 103 N.J. 591, 604-11 (1986), and codified as N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a: a. The division shall initiate a petition to terminate parental ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a] In their application, the four factors above "'are not discrete ...

docket:	a1953-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-03-11
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227 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. R.B. -- rank: 563

... for dissolution of parental rights. Id. at 600. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a, DYFS can obtain a termination of parental rights on the ... judge's findings of fact on all four prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a are well-supported by the record. The judge also properly ... that DYFS satisfied the heavy burden cast upon it by N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a for termination of parental rights. III. Last, we turn to ...

docket:	a5696-07
court:	njappellate
decided:	2009-04-20
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	56725

228 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. M.D. -- rank: 560

... by clear and convincing evidence the standards set forth in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a. However, this was a proceeding under N.J.S.A ...

docket:	a0005-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-10-22
status:	unpublished
citation:
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229 DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. R.B. and T.A IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF M.A., T.J., and M.B Minors -- rank: 560

... proved by clear and convincing evidence all four prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a. 3 II. A parent's right to enjoy a relationship ... K.H.O. , 161 N.J. 337 , 347 (1999). Under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a, the Division can initiate a petition to terminate parental rights ... which led to the child's placement outside the home. N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a(3). Reasonable efforts will vary with the circumstances. F.H ...

docket:	a4994-13
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-06-16
status:	Published
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230 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. W.L. -- rank: 560

... supra , 196 N.J. at 103. 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. Ibid. An appellate court should not disturb the "'factual findings ... K.J.'s best interests, assessed under the statutory standard, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a, warrants termination of appellant's parental rights. R. 2:11 ...

docket:	a2903-07
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-11-18
status:	published
citation:
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231 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. R.P. and J.M.M. -- rank: 557

... concedes that DYFS satisfied the first and third prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a. However, she maintains that DYFS failed to prove the other ... for dissolution of parental rights. Id. at 600. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a, DYFS can obtain a termination of parental rights on the ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a(1)-(4).] The statute "prescribes an integrated multi-element test ...

docket:	a1878-07
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-11-07
status:	unpublished
citation:	198 N.J. 312
Document Size:	44769

232 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. R.P. and J.M.M. -- rank: 557

... concedes that DYFS satisfied the first and third prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a. However, she maintains that DYFS failed to prove the other ... for dissolution of parental rights. Id. at 600. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a, DYFS can obtain a termination of parental rights on the ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a(1)-(4).] The statute "prescribes an integrated multi-element test ...

docket:	a1879-07
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-11-07
status:	unpublished
citation:
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233 DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. M.A.W. -- rank: 557

... prove the four prongs of the best interests standard of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a by clear and convincing evidence. The Law Guardian joins with ...

docket:	a1112-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-03-22
status:	unpublished
citation:
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234 DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. J.F. -- rank: 553

... of parental rights will not do more harm than good." N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a(4). The fourth prong serves as a "'fail-safe' inquiry ...

docket:	a4808-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-01-30
status:	unpublished
citation:
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235 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. M.J. and K.B. -- rank: 550

... at 274. 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 ...

docket:	a5830-07
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-10-28
status:	Published
citation:
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236 DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. N.M. -- rank: 550

... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a; N.J. Div. of Youth & Family Servs. v. I.S ... used as a defense to termination of parental rights under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a(3). [ N.J. Div. of Youth & Family Servs. v. P ...

docket:	a3000-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-01-27
status:	unpublished
citation:
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237 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. P.B. -- rank: 550

... used as a defense to termination of parental rights under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a(3)." Id. at 513. P.B. argues that the trial ...

docket:	A4311-06
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-06-27
status:	Published
citation:
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238 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. P.B. -- rank: 550

... used as a defense to termination of parental rights under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a(3)." Id. at 513. P.B. argues that the trial ...

docket:	A4310-06
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-06-27
status:	Published
citation:
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239 STATE OF NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. T.B. -- rank: 550

... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a.] In a detailed, fifty-five page oral opinion, Judge Blackburn ... properly concluded that the Division proved all four prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a by clear and convincing. Her opinion tracks that statutory requirements of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a, accords with In re Guardianship of K.H.O. , 161 ...

docket:	a3101-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-10-13
status:	unpublished
citation:
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240 OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. D.M IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF D.A.M. and T.A.M Minors -- rank: 550

... in satisfying the four prongs of the best interests test. N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a. We see no reason to disturb her decision. Affirmed. 1 ...

docket:	a4604-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-03-02
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	53165