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Where DYFS fails to prove all prongs of the best interests of the child standard, any psychological or emotional harm a child may suffer as a result of the breaking of the bond between the child and his or her foster parents cannot, in and of itself, serve as a legally sufficient basis for a termination of a parent’s parental rights

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June 11, 2010 at 1:57 pm

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The State’s parens patriae responsibility to protect the welfare of children is limited to situations in which the State has demonstrated that the parent is unfit or the child has been neglected or harmed

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June 1, 2010 at 10:55 am

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At a minimum, due process requires that a party in a judicial hearing receive notice defining the issues and an adequate opportunity to prepare and respond

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April 29, 2010 at 4:58 pm

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Parents have a fundamental liberty interest in the care, custody and management of their child

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April 29, 2010 at 4:50 pm

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On a determination of abuse or neglect, the law allows agencies to file a complaint in the Superior Court seeking the termination of parental rights

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April 22, 2010 at 12:11 pm

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Adoptive parents need not continue sibling visitation

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March 30, 2010 at 6:50 pm

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A surrogate mother has parental rights with respect to the children that she gives birth to, even if that surrogate mother has no genetic link to the children.

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January 19, 2010 at 6:56 pm

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DYFS, Foster Care and Children’s Rights

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January 13, 2010 at 12:51 pm

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A step-father is not the father

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December 17, 2009 at 3:17 pm

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The risks associated with becoming a general contractor to manufacture a baby

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December 14, 2009 at 12:36 pm

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