Legal Opinion
In Re the Guardianship of J.C.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 30, 1992PublishedCited by 226 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
HANDLER, J.
The State may seek guardianship of a child placed in foster care if it believes that the child has been abandoned by his or her natural parents or would suffer injury if returned to them. Transferring guardianship to the State terminates all the parental rights of the natural parents and is a prerequisite to having the child adopted by the foster parents or by another family. The Court in this case, as in the companion case, In re K.L.F., 129 N.J. 32, 608 A.2d 1327 (1992), is required to determine whether the parental rights of a natural…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- State v. KellySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
- New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services v. A.W.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1986
- Matter of Baby M.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1988
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3Cited by226 opinions
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- In Re the Guardianship of K.H.O.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1999
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