New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services v. A.G.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

WINKELSTEIN, J.A.D.

A.G. and R.L. have lengthy histories of mental illness which have prevented them from raising their son R.G.L. since his birth. A.G., the child’s mother, appeals the December 7, 2000 order of the trial court terminating parental rights to her two-year, seven-months-old child. Following a three-day trial, the trial court concluded that A.G. was not capable of caring for R.G.L. The parental rights of the child’s father, R.L., were also terminated, but R.L. has not appealed. The trial court also ordered the Division of Youth and Family…