STATE, DYFS v. R.L.


906 A.2d 463 (2006)

388 N.J. Super. 81

STATE of New Jersey DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. R.L., Defendant-Appellant, In the Matter of the Guardianship of B.L., A Minor. State of New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. E.L., Defendant-Appellant, In the Matter of the Guardianship of B.L., A Minor.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided September 12, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney for appellant R.L. (Michael Confusione, Designated Counsel, of counsel and on the brief).

Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney for appellant E.L. (Bernado W. Henry, Designated Counsel, of counsel and on the brief).

Zulima V. Farber, Attorney General, attorney for respondent (Andrea M. Silkowitz, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Jill G. Viggiano, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney for the minor (Olivia Belfatto Crisp, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, guardian ad litem, on the brief).

Before Judges COBURN, COLLESTER and LISA.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

COLLESTER, J.A.D.

In these consolidated appeals, R.L. and E.L., the natural mother and father, each appeal from a judgment entered by the trial court on April 27, 2005, terminating their parental rights to B.L., their son, and awarding guardianship of the child to the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS or Division). R.L. and E.L. each argue that the trial judge's...

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