NEW JERSEY DYFS. v. S.A.


889 A.2d 1120 (2006)

382 N.J. Super. 525

NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. S.A., Defendant-Appellant, In the Matter of the Guardianship of K.A.A., a Minor.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided February 2, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, for appellant (William J. Sweeney, Designated Counsel, on the brief).

Peter C. Harvey, Attorney General, for respondent (Michael J. Haas, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel, and Serena C. Robinson, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, Law Guardian for minor child (Christopher A. Huling, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, on the brief).

Before Judges AXELRAD, PAYNE and SABATINO.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

PAYNE, J.A.D.

Defendant S.A., the mother of K.A.A. (fictitiously, Kate), appeals from the entry of an order of guardianship that terminated her parental rights to the child. On appeal, she argues that insufficient credible evidence was presented to clearly and convincingly establish the first, second and fourth prongs of the "best interest" test initially formulated by the Court in New Jersey Div. of Youth &...

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