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DIV. OF YOUTH & FAM. SERVS. v. D.M.

DOCKET NO. A-6020-08T4.

997 A.2d 1010 (2010)

414 N.J. Super. 56

NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. D.M., Defendant-Appellant. In the Matter of the Guardianship of S.M., a minor.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided June 11, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carleen M. Steward, Designated Counsel, argued the cause for appellant (Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney, Ms. Steward, on the brief).

Lea C. DeGuilo, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Paula T. Dow, Attorney General, attorney; Andrea M. Silkowitz, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Ms. DeGuilo, on the brief).

Melissa R. Vance, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for minor S.M. (Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, Law Guardian, attorney; Ms. Vance, on the brief).

Before Judges SKILLMAN, FUENTES and GILROY.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

GILROY, J.A.D.

On remand, the trial court entered an order terminating the parental rights of D.M. and F.M., the biological mother and father, respectively, to S.M., their daughter born September 2001. D.M. appeals, but F.M. does not.

The issue presented on appeal is whether a parent's parental rights may be terminated when the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS or Division) fails to prove...

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