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IN RE ADOPTION OF A CHILD BY J.D.S.

820 A.2d 1237 (2003)

176 N.J. 154

In the Matter of ADOPTION OF A CHILD BY J.D.S., II, and C.S.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided May 8, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ruth Bove Carlucci, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant, Office of the Public Defender (Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney).

Carol E. Swanson, Woodbury, argued the cause for respondent, M.J. (Larry D. DeCosta, Director, Camden Regional Legal Services, Inc., attorney).

Nancy Goldhill, Edison, argued the cause for amicus curiae, Legal Services of New Jersey (Melville D. Miller, Jr., President, attorney).

PER CURIAM.

This appeal involves the privately initiated adoption of a minor over the objection of an indigent natural parent. Following a hearing, the trial court ordered the termination of the indigent mother's parental rights and entered a judgment of adoption in favor of plaintiffs, the child's paternal grandparents. The sole question to be addressed is who should be responsible for the cost of providing a transcript to enable an indigent parent in these circumstances...

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