Div. of Youth & Fam. Svcs. v. Vt

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• holding that infants are \vulnerable to the slightest parental misstep\ and noting that the risk of parental drug use varies with the age of the child
• noting that \not all instances of drug ingestion by a parent will serve to substantiate a finding of abuse or neglect.\
• stating that “it is important to make clear that not all instances of drug ingestion by a parent will serve to substantiate a finding of abuse or neglect”
• commenting that, unlike an infant, the twelve-year-old child was not vulnerable \to the slightest 17 A-4780-12T1 parental misstep\ when visiting in a Division-supervised setting with her father, who tested positive for drugs
• noting that an eleven-year-old child, unlike an infant, was not 31 A-1774-19 vulnerable \to the slightest parental misstep\ when visiting, in a Division- supervised setting, her father, who tested positive for drugs
• requiring expert testimony to demonstrate whether an intoxicated parent posed a risk of harm to his child during a supervised visit

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