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YOUTH & FAM. SERV. DIV. v. J.O.

178 N.J. Super. 74 (1980)

427 A.2d 1150

NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, PLAINTIFF, v. J.O., FATHER AND E.O., MOTHER, DEFENDANTS. IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF M.O., A MINOR.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, Middlesex County.

December 4, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grey J. Dimenna, Deputy Attorney General, for plaintiff (John J. Degnan, Attorney General, attorney).

Fred A. Liff and Robert H. Goodwin for defendant E.O.

Paul E. Wermuth for defendant J.O.

Willard B. Knowlton and James Millner for minor M.O. (Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney).

KEEFE, J.S.C. (temporarily assigned).

The issue before the court is a matter of first impression. The case is presented in the context of an action brought by the Division of Youth and Family Services (hereinafter referred to as the Division) for termination of parental rights. The specific question is whether, under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1988, a defendant is entitled to attorney fees and costs when the state agency...

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