Legal Opinion
K.A.F. v. D.L.M.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided August 6, 2014PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
KENNEDY, J.A.D.
This appeal arises from a custody and visitation dispute between D.L.M. (D.M.), a step-parent of now twelve-year old Arthur, on the one hand, and K.A.F., the biological mother of Arthur, and F.D., the adoptive parent of Arthur and former domestic partner of K.A.F., on the other. D.M., a subsequent and now former domestic partner of K.A.F., filed a complaint in the Family Part seeking custodial and visitation rights as a “psychological parent” of Arthur pursuant to V.C. v. M.J.B., 163 N.J. 200, 748 A.2d 539, cert, denied, 531 U.S. 926,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Smith v. Organization of Foster Families for Equality & ReformSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Beck v. BeckSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services v. P.W.R.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2011
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