DIV. OF YOUTH & FAM. SERVS. v. T.R.


751 A.2d 1098 (2000)

331 N.J. Super. 360

NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. T.R., Defendant-Appellant. In the Matter of the Guardianship of L.R.N., a Minor.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided June 6, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ivelisse Torres, Public Defender, for defendant-appellant (William Welaj, Designated Counsel, of counsel and on the brief).

John J. Farmer, Jr., Attorney General, for plaintiff-respondent (Andrea M. Silkowitz, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; James F. LaFargue, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Ivelisse Torres, Public Defender, for minor child L.R.N. (Craig D. Robin, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, on the brief).

Before Judges BAIME, BROCHIN and EICHEN.


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

T.R., the biological father of L.R.N., born June 18, 1992, appeals from a final judgment entered by default on September 27, 1999, terminating his parental rights to L.R.N. and conferring guardianship over the child in favor of the Division of Youth and Family Services (Division).

T.R. contends that "the trial court erred by terminating [his] parental rights on a default basis, thereby depriving him...

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