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76 V.C. V. M.J.B. -- rank: 652

... con cerning a child whose parents are divorced. ... (emphasis added.) N.J.S.A. 9:2-4 further provides, in part, that:         [t]he Legislature finds and ... L.P. , supra , 185 N.J. Super. at 81-84.      N.J.S.A. 9:2-4 provides in pertinent part:              In making an award of custody ... begin, as do my colleagues, by examining the relevant statutes. N.J.S.A. 9:2-4 further provides, in part, that:         [t]he Legislature finds and ... s application for custody, I would follow the guidance of N.J.S.A. 9:2-4, considering the non-exclusive factors set forth in that statute ... of our State that affords visitation rights to parents. See N.J.S.A. 9:2-4. I am not persuaded that any similar public policy, as ...

docket:	a0966-98
court:	njappellate
decided:	1999-03-05
status:	published
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77 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a3272-17.opn.html -- rank: 652

... considered each of the fourteen custody factors set forth in N.J.S.A. 9:2-4. Judge Suh found the following factors in equipoise: the parents ... employment responsibilities; and the age and number of the children. [N.J.S.A. 9:2-4.] A-3272-17T4 14 In resolving a custody dispute, 'the ...

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78 C.E.W. v. C.D.M. -- rank: 647

... analyzing the fourteen enumerated best interests factors set forth in N.J.S.A. 9:2-4(c). The judge recognized that: the parties each had a ... of custody,' courts must consider the following fourteen factors under N.J.S.A. 9:2-4(c) in a best interests analysis: [(1)] the parents' ability ... witnesses and assess the credible evidence in light of the N.J.S.A. 9:2-4(c) best interests factors in awarding joint custody to both ... standard, and held the best[]interest[s] standard embodied in N.J.S.A. 9:2-4 govern[ed] interstate removal of children.'). Here, the judge correctly ...

docket:	a0976-22
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-11-08
status:	Unpublished
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79 K.O. v. N.D. -- rank: 647

... consider the best interests of the child test articulated in N.J.S.A. 9:2-4(c). Watkins, 163 N.J. at 254. However, 'the best ...

docket:	a0260-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-11-21
status:	Unpublished
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80 ANTOINETTE CHANDLER v. AARON CHANDLER -- rank: 647

... must be based on the best interests of the child. N.J.S.A. 9:2-4; Kinsella v. Kinsella , 150 N.J. 276 , 317 (1997). We ... home. Defendant also relies on the children's preference. See N.J.S.A. 9:2-4(c) (stating that in determining custody, court shall consider, among ...

docket:	a1775-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-01-31
status:	unpublished
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81 DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY v. J.L. -- rank: 645

... failed to satisfy the statutory test, and that "pursuant to N.J.S.A. 9:2-4.1, there is clear and convincing evidence that awarding custody ... met, and that Michael did not establish, as required by N.J.S.A. 9:2-4.1(b), 3 by clear and convincing evidence that he ... found that termination would not do more harm than good. N.J.S.A. 9:2-4.1(b) applies because Michael was convicted of endangering the ... that Michael failed to meet his burden of proof under N.J.S.A. 9:2-4.1(b). I. An appellate court's review of a ... that termination would not do more harm than good. Finally, N.J.S.A. 9:2-4.1(b) states that there must be clear and convincing ... child who was injured is a different child. See ibid. ( N.J.S.A. 9:2-4.1(b) applies to the parent's custody of ...

docket:	a1683-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-03-10
status:	unpublished
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82 R.G v. K.G -- rank: 645

... TRIAL COURT TO FAIL TO CONSIDER THE FACTORS OUTLINED IN N.J.S.A. 9:2[-]4 PRIOR TO ORDERING A CHANGE IN CUSTODY AND PARENTING TIME ... Plaintiff claims the trial court failed conduct an analysis of N.J.S.A. 9:2- 4 prior to changing custody. Defendant contends the court did address several of the factors set forth in N.J.S.A. 9:2-4. The trial court changed custody as a sanction for plaintiff ... considers the children's best interests and findings pursuant to N.J.S.A. 9:2-4, before the sanction is ordered. Additionally, because the relief granted ... court did not specifically reference the best-interest factors under N.J.S.A. 9:2-4 in rendering its decision to award defendant sole custody. In ...

docket:	a0464-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-02-02
status:	Unpublished
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83 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. M.D. -- rank: 642

... best-interests analysis that employed the factors set forth in N.J.S.A. 9:2-4," "preferabl[y]" with "separate and distinct proceedings at which the ... parents based on the best-interest factors set forth in N.J.S.A. 9:2-4. See I.S. , supra , 214 N.J. at 40. It ... Super. at 111-12. 9 The judge did not cite N.J.S.A. 9:2-4, but discussed several of its factors. The judge addressed the ... proceedings under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-12 and N.J.S.A. 9:2-4 utilize only the preponderance of the evidence standard. N.J ...

docket:	a0005-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-10-22
status:	unpublished
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84 LAWRENCE WATKINS, JR. VS BEVERLY & KEVIN NELSON -- rank: 642

... the child's relationship with the non-custodial parent. See N.J.S.A. 9:2-4. As the trial judge found,         [Beverly Nelson] was also cross ... as concerning a child whose parents are divorced. ... (emphasis added.)          N.J.S.A. 9:2-4 further provides, in part, that:              [t]he Legislature finds and ... or status in assessing the best interests of the child. N.J.S.A. 9:2-4. Obviously, as the trial judge recognized, he was not free ... parent's application for custody, we follow the guidance of N.J.S.A. 9:2-4, considering the non-exclusive factors set forth in that statute ... by the evidence, consistent with the factors set forth in N.J.S.A. 9:2-4. Beverly Nelson has been primarily a full-time mother to ...

docket:	a4552-97
court:	njappellate
decided:	1999-05-28
status:	published
citation:	321 N.J.Super. 482
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85 A.D.C v. M.T -- rank: 640

... record its factual findings and conclusions of law required by N.J.S.A. 9:2-4(f) and Rule 1:7-4(a). D.A. v ... analysis that gives weight to the factors set forth in N.J.S.A. 9:2-4(c). V.C. v. M.J.B., 163 N.J ... 20 15 education and welfare of their children.' Ibid. (citing N.J.S.A. 9:2-4). Although not a mandate, the statute indicates a legislative preference ... of many to be considered in making custody determinations. See N.J.S.A. 9:2-4. Here too, we find no abuse of discretion in the ...

docket:	a3162-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2024-01-09
status:	Unpublished
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86 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a2908-18.opn.html -- rank: 637

... factors that a court 'shall consider' in a custody decision. N.J.S.A. 9:2-4. 8 Regarding factor 8 N.J.S.A. 9:2-4(c) states: In making an award of custody, the court ... merely because of one's status as father or mother. N.J.S.A. 9:2-4. The polestar of the court's analysis is the child ... statutory factors we have A-2908-18 23 already recited, N.J.S.A. 9:2-4(c), but the best-interests analysis is superimposed on the ...

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87 DEBORAH KENO v. FRANKLYN PILGRIM -- rank: 635

... J. 599 , 604 (1956)). "The modern view, as reflected in N.J.S.A. 9:2-4, is that both parents equally share the rights and responsibilities ...

docket:	A1896-04
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2006-08-14
status:	unpublished
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88 J.S. v. C.B. -- rank: 635

... it is contrary to the best interests of the child." N.J.S.A. 9:2-4(d). Custody issues must be "resolved using a best interests ... analysis that gives weight to the factors set forth in N.J.S.A. 9:2-4(c)." Hand , supra , 391 N.J. Super. at 105. The ... interests standard giving weight to the factors set forth in N.J.S.A. 9:2-4"), cert. denied , 531 U.S. 926 , 121 S. Ct. 302 , 148 L. Ed.2d 243 (2000). N.J.S.A. 9:2-4(f) requires that the court "specifically place on the record ...

docket:	a2447-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-04-14
status:	unpublished
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89 A.B. v. B.L.P. -- rank: 635

... child" standard used in custody and visitation disputes between parents. N.J.S.A. 9:2-4. That was the standard originally employed in the Visitation Statute ...

docket:	a4919-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-04-23
status:	unpublished
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90 PASCALE V. PASCALE -- rank: 635

... divorce] to share the rights and responsibilities of child rearing." N.J.S.A. 9:2-4.          The right to child support belongs to the child and ...

docket:	a-91-94
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1995-07-10
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citation:	140 N.J. 583
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