In re the Guardianship of J. R.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

MORGAN, J. A. D.

This is an appeal by a natural mother from an order severing parental ties with and granting guardianship of her son J. R. (now seven years of age) to the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) under N.J.S.A. 30:4C 15(c) and (d), in anticipation of his adoption by the foster parents with whom he has continuously lived since placement at six months of age. In an oral opinion delivered at the close of a plenary hearing the trial judge found that the mother had failed to plan for her child for at least a year as the basis for the…