Mentally Ill Mother Did Not Neglect Children In DYFS Case According to Appellate Court
- February 19th, 2014
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In New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services v. C.F., the Appellate Court reversed the lower Family Court’s finding that a mother, who has a chronic mental illness, abused or neglected her children. In April of 2012, a New…
DYFS – What Level of Behavior Constitutes Abuse and Neglect
- January 7th, 2014
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New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services v. C.W., is a recent New Jersey Appellate Division case that focusing on what behavior constitutes abuse and neglect in a DYFS case. In C.W., the Defendant, Cynthia, appealed from a lower…
Parental Rights for the Incarcerated
- August 22nd, 2013
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Those serving life sentences for crimes including murder may still have the right to visitation with their children. In Fusco v. Fusco, 452 A.2d 681 (1982), the NJ Appellate Division held that incarceration of a parent does not result in…
Kinship Legal Guardianship Information to Caretakers Required in DCCP (DYFS) Matters
- June 14th, 2013
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A Division of Youth and Family Services (“DYFS”), now known as the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCCP), Social Worker misinformed the caretakers, the child’s maternal aunt and uncle, that Kinship Legal Guardianship was only available if the child…
Unfounded Abuse and Neglect Ruling Reversed by NJ Appellate Court
- March 7th, 2013
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A mother was charged with abuse and neglect after drinking beer and taking Xanax after her children were put to bed for the night. The woman’s husband was not the biological father but was present at all times and was…