In re J.S.

I agree for the most part with the majority opinion. However, I write separately because I disagree in two minor respects with the majority opinion’s discussion of the mootness issue.

First, although I agree with the majority that this case should not be dismissed for mootness, I have a slightly different basis for that conclusion. There is a recognized exception to the mootness principle which allows a court to decide a case which might in a technical sense be moot but which presents an important question capable of repetition but evading review. Jersey Shore Area School District v. Jersey…