Legal Opinion
In re the Adoption of a Child by W.P.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided February 13, 1998PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
BAIME, P.J.A.D.
This appeal is from a judgment terminating T.S.’s parental rights to his natural daughter, M.R. Although phrased in a variety of ways, T.S. contends that the Family Part’s findings *379relating to parental unfitness were not supported by clear and convincing evidence. We disagree.
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We need not describe the procedural history in detail. T.S. and J.H. are the unmarried birth parents of M.R., who was born on August 11, 1994. After J.H. expressed her willingness to surrender her parental rights to M.R., the prospective adoptive parents filed a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Parham v. J. R.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services v. A.W.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1986
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3Cited by11 opinions
- New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services v. P.P.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2004
- New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services v. L.J.D.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2012
- In Re the Adoption of a Child by W.P.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2000
- Matter of Adoption of Children by Gpb, Jr.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1999
- Stephens v. StephensNebraska Supreme Court · 2017
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