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IN RE ADOPTION OF CHILD BY NATHAN S.

934 A.2d 64 (2006)

396 N.J. Super. 378

In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF a CHILD BY NATHAN S.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Family Part, Bergen County.

Decided May 2, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francine Del Vescovo, Hackensack, for plaintiff (Lomberg & Del Vescovo, L.L.C.).

Harry Katz, Morristown, for defendant (Bergen County Mental Health Law Project).

KOBLITZ, P.J.F.P.

The issue presented in this matter is whether a grandfather may adopt his granddaughter to co-parent with his daughter, thereby terminating the parental rights of the biological father. The child lives with her mother and maternal grandparents. The father has a history of mental health problems, substance abuse, and criminal involvement. The grandfather argued that an adoption would afford him legal rights and protections necessary to continue to...

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