J.B. v. M.B.


751 A.2d 613 (2000)

331 N.J. Super. 223

J.B., Plaintiff-Respondent, v. M.B., Defendant-Appellant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided June 1, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric S. Spevak, Andrew L. Rochester and Richard M. Chiumento, Haddonfield, for defendant-appellant (Adinolfi & Spevak, attorneys; Mr. Rochester, Mr. Chiumento and Sandra E. Yampell, on the briefs).

James Katz, for plaintiff-respondent (Sagot, Jennings & Sigmond, Voorhees, attorneys; Mr. Katz, on the brief).

Lenora M. Lapidus, for amici curiae American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Foundation, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, and RESOLVE (Ms. Lapidus and Laura M. Le Winn, Princeton, on the joint brief).

Russell J. Passamano & Associates, for amicus curiae LifeNet, Inc. (Russell J. Passamano, Hackensack, on the brief).

Before Judges D'ANNUNZIO, NEWMAN and FALL.


The opinion of the court was delivered by D'ANNUNZIO, J.A.D.

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