New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services v. K.M.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that the Appellate Division could not review a judgment not before it when a related case had been appealed
• affirming finding of abuse and neglect based, in part, upon dangerous and filthy living conditions in the home
• finding neglect where the parents are financially and physically capable of providing adequate food, clothing and shelter for their children, but failed to do so despite Division assistance
• “[Termination proceedings, which are brought pursuant to N.J.S.A 30:4C-15, do not require a prior determination of abuse or neglect.”
• reaffirming “important policy preference for the permanent placement of children”
• reaffirming \important policy preference for the permanent placement of children\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).