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NEW JERSEY DIV. OF YOUTH v. L.A.

814 A.2d 656 (2003)

357 N.J. Super. 155

NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. L.A., Defendant-Appellant, and R.S., Defendant, In the Matter of K.S. and S.A., Minors.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided January 27, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lujuana M. Lee, Staff Attorney, argued the cause for appellant (Camden Regional Legal Services, Inc., attorneys; Ms. Lee, of counsel and on the brief).

Scott Kieserman, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Peter C. Harvey, Acting Attorney General, attorney; Patrick DeAlmeida, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Mr. Kieserman, on the brief).

Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney for minors K.S. and S.A. (Sheldon M. Blackman, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, Law Guardian, relies on the brief submitted by respondent, N.J. Division of Youth and Family Services).

Before Judges SKILLMAN, CUFF and WINKELSTEIN.

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

In this appeal, we review a finding of abuse and neglect pursuant to N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.21c. Because we find that the trial judge improperly admitted a prior statement of one of the children and based several findings of fact on the statement, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

L.A. is the mother of two children: K.S., age thirteen, and S.A., age...

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