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· 7/1/1996

Div. of Youth & Family v. Bgs

Citations

  • 677 A.2d 1170
  • 291 N.J. Super. 582

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the parent's failure to provide a permanent home may, in some circumstances, authorize termination of parental rights
  • holding that the parent's failure to provide a permanent home, causing child to suffer psychological damage, may authorize termination of parental rights
  • recognizing that termination of parental rights is necessary when it permits a child to have a secure and permanent home
  • holding that the \termination action was not predicated upon bonding but rather reflected [the child's] need for permanency and [the defendant's] inability to care for him in the foreseeable future\
  • holding that the \termination action was not predicated upon bonding but rather reflected [the child's] need for permanency and [the defendant's] inability to care for him in the foreseeable future\
  • stating that it was not in best interests of a child to indefinitely prolong resolution of the child's status when a parent is unable to provide proper care

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Judges: Judges Petrella, Skillman, and Eichen

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