Legal Opinion
New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services v. N.J.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided March 30, 2010PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
PARRILLO, J.A.D.
In this parental termination case, the Law Guardian for three children appeals from the Family Part’s denial of her request to compel the prospective adoptive parents to continue visitation among the siblings as a function both of the court’s parens patriae power and the children’s constitutional right to associate with their siblings post-adoption. We affirm.
N.J. is the mother of three children, D.J., born in 1998, N.D.R., born in 1999, and N.R., born in 2001. S.W. is the father of D.J.; D.R. is the father of N.D.R. and N.R. The middle…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Prince v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- In Re the Guardianship of K.H.O.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1999
- New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services v. A.W.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1986
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re D.C.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2010
- In Re DCSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2010