New Jersey Division of Child Protection Permanency v. K.N. and K.E.(074161)

This appeal concerns the scope of a Family Part judge’s authority to make placement and licensing decisions under Titles Nine, N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.21 to -8.73; Thirty, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-11 to -14; and specifically the Resource Family Parent Licensing Act, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-27.3 to -27.15.

The pertinent facts gleaned from the record are as follows. In May 2013, the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (“Division”) filed an Order to Show Cause for Care and Supervision of T.E. (“Tommy”), the six-year-old son of K.N. (“Kara”) and K.E. (“Kevin”). The Family Part investigated allegations of domestic…