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301 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. K.C. -- rank: 516

... evidence all four prongs of the best interests test. See N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a. In particular, she argues: POINT I THE TRIAL COURT'S ... originally set forth in A.W. and now codified in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a, which authorizes termination if the Division can show: (1) The ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a.] DYFS has the burden of proving each factor by clear ...

docket:	a5036-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2006-02-24
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	52854

302 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH and FAMILY SERVICES v. P.M.H., Sr. -- rank: 513

... trial judge's conclusion that the Division failed to prove N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a (1), (3) and (4) by clear and convincing evidence. We ... prongs for termination by clear and convincing evidence, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a, and ordered defendant's parental rights terminated. As to the ...

docket:	a0121-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-06-15
status:	unpublished
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303 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a4970-18.opn.html -- rank: 513

... its burden of proof under the four statutory prongs of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a. The judge concluded the Division 'successfully met its burden by ... These four factors were then codified by the Legislature in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a: A-4970-18T2 8 (1) The child's safety, health ... convincing evidence, any one of the four prongs codified in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a. Defendants' arguments lack sufficient merit to warrant further discussion in ...

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304 OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. M.M. IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF N.E A Minor -- rank: 513

... used as a defense to termination of parental rights under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a(3)." Id. at 513. Here, the record shows that N ...

docket:	a0435-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-10-19
status:	unpublished
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305 DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. L.R.L. -- rank: 510

... originally set forth in A.W. and now codified in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a, which authorizes termination if the Division can show: (1) The ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a.] DYFS has the burden of proving each factor by clear ...

docket:	a5755-05
court:	njappellate
decided:	2007-03-19
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	42296

306 DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. R.B. and D.S IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF T.B., A Minor -- rank: 510

... four prongs of the best interests test set forth in N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a by clear and convincing evidence. That test requires a clear ...

docket:	a1095-10
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-05-04
status:	Published
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307 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. J.M. -- rank: 510

... Division satisfied the first prong of the best interests test, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a, because J.M. delayed commencement of the bonding process - both ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a.] The test, adapted from the Court's opinion in Div ...

docket:	a6700-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2006-06-02
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
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308 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. G.V. -- rank: 510

... The Division of Youth and Family Services is authorized by N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a to seek the termination of an individual's parental rights ... parental rights are codified in subsections (1) through (4) of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a, and are designed to balance parental rights and the State ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a.] The criteria "are not discrete and separate; they relate to ...

docket:	A2521-06
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2007-10-25
status:	unpublished
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309 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. P.M -- rank: 510

... WITNESS REPORT WHOSE AUTHOR WAS NEVER PLACED ON THE STAND. N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a, which sets forth the criteria for terminating parental rights applicable ... conclusion that DYFS did not satisfy the first prong of N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a as to [K.H.] and [J.H.] is based, in ... misplaced. While the Supreme Court's opinion does hold that N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a is "conduct-based," the mother at issue, who had refused ...

docket:	a1277-07
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-07-08
status:	unpublished
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310 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. J.L. -- rank: 510

... 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:	a2092-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-10-15
status:	unpublished
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311 DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. T.A.W -- rank: 510

... the evidence did not satisfy the four criteria required by N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a for termination of defendant's parental rights. We affirm essentially ... 505 (2004), the Court considered "the standards for termination under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a in light of the placement option provided by the [Kinship ... used as a defense to termination of parental rights under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a(3). [ P.P. , supra , 180 N.J. at 512-13 ...

docket:	a1991-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-04-27
status:	published
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312 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. M.D.P. -- rank: 510

... abandoned his child or any of the four statutory prongs, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a(1)-(4), required to terminate his parental rights. He insists ... by satisfying the statutory "best interests of the child" standard. N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a. This four-prong test is as follows: (1) The child ... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a.] Each element or prong is not a watertight compartment. Rather ...

docket:	a5983-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-04-13
status:	unpublished
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313 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. C.B. -- rank: 503

... ERRED IN FINDING THAT THE BEST INTERESTS TEST OUTLINED IN N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1A WAS PROVEN BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE. A. INTRODUCTION. B ...

docket:	a5812-11xx
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-09-26
status:	unpublished
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314 New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services v. M.M. -- rank: 503

... of parental rights will not do more harm than good. [ N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1a.] Parents have a constitutionally protected right to raise their biological ...

docket:	a-115-05
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2007-02-08
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citation:	189 N.J. 261
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315 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. C.B. -- rank: 503

... ERRED IN FINDING THAT THE BEST INTERESTS TEST OUTLINED IN N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1A WAS PROVEN BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE. A. INTRODUCTION. B ...

docket:	a1967-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-09-26
status:	unpublished
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