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NEW JERSEY DIV. OF YOUTH v. S.S.

902 A.2d 215 (2006)

187 N.J. 556

NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. S.S., Defendant, In the Matter of the Guardianship of A.M.S., Minor Child, Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 18, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward B. Marable, Jr., Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant (Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney; Noel C. Devlin, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, on the briefs).

Andrea M. Silkowitz, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Zulima V. Farber, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Michael J. Haas and Patrick DeAlmeida, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel; Jennifer A. Lochel, Nora P. Pearce, James D. Harris and Angela N. Domen, Deputy Attorneys General, on the briefs).

James Katz, Designated Counsel, argued the cause for amicus curiae, New Jersey Child Advocate (Adrienne M. Bonds, Acting Child Advocate, attorney; Kevin M. Ryan and John A. Ducoff, of counsel and on the brief).

Justice ALBIN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Too many children are born into homes where they are neglected or abused by unfit parents. When parents expose their children to persistent peril, the State removes the children from their homes to safeguard their welfare. In the process, the natural order of familial relationships is often irrevocably altered. In many cases, brothers and sisters are separated from one another...

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