In Re the Adoption of Baby T.

734 A.2d 304 (1999)

160 N.J. 332

In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF BABY T.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Argued March 15, 1999.

Decided August 4, 1999.

David M. Fried, Chatham, for appellants P. and J.H. (Blume, Goldfaden, Berkowitz, Donnelly, Fried & Forte, attorneys).

Louis John Dughi, Jr., Cranford, for respondent Nishat Zedie, M.D. (Dughi and Hewit, attorneys; Marie Judith McCormack and Gary L. Riveles, on the brief).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by COLEMAN, J.

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