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New Jersey Supreme Court Affirms Trial Court’s Decision on Hearsay and Neglect, but Reverses on Abandonment.

In this recent decision in the matter of New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency  v. A.B., (A-27-16), the New Jersey Supreme Court reviewed a trial court’s determination that OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA defendant A.B. abused or neglected A.F. (her sixteen-year old daughter), that A.B. willfully abandoned A.F.; and that…

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New Jersey Appellate Division Interprets Statute to Allow Admission of Hearsay Statements By Children in Title 9 Abuse and Neglect Cases But Not in Title 30 Removal Cases

In the published opinion in the matter of Division of Child Protection and Permanency v. T.U.B. & J.E.C., (A-2565-15T2) the trial court terminated the Defendant’s parental rights in a Title 30 guardianship case based upon the admission of hearsay statements by children about corroborated allegations of abuse or neglect pursuant to…

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