S.M. v. A.W.


281 N.J. Super. 63 (1995)

656 A.2d 841

S.M., PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. A.W., DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided April 17, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gelman & Gelman, Esqs., attorneys for appellant (Debra F. Schneider, on the brief).

Les Bierman, attorney for respondent.

Before Judges PRESSLER, CONLEY and NEWMAN.


The opinion of the court was delivered by NEWMAN, J.S.C. (temporarily assigned).

Plaintiff, S.M., the maternal grandmother of L.M., appeals from an order continuing the custody of L.M.'s foster mother, defendant A.W. This appeal raises issues concerning the appropriate standards to be considered by the court in applying a "best interest" test where a grandparent seeks custody of her grandchild in order to reunite with the child and to reunite the child with her own...

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