State ex rel. L.L.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

HAVEY, J.A.D.

L.L., Sr. appeals from an order entered in the Chancery Division, Family Part, which rejected a plan presented by the Division of Youth and Family Services (Division) for the placement of his son, L.L., pursuant to the Child Placement Review Act (Act), N.J.S.A. 30:4C-50 to -65. The central issue is whether the trial court was correct in applying the “best interests” standard in denying the Division’s placement plan. We conclude that the “best interests” standard is the appropriate standard in reviewing a placement plan under the provisions…