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IN RE D.C.

A-71 September Term 2009.

4 A.3d 1004 (2010)

203 N.J. 545

In the Matter of D.C. and D.C., Minors.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided September 29, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeyanthi C. Rajaraman argued the cause for appellant (Legal Services of New Jersey, Melville D. Miller, Jr., President, attorney; Mr. Miller, Ms. Rajaraman, and Mary McManus-Smith on the briefs).

Andrea M. Silkowitz , Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent Division of Youth and Family Services (Paula T. Dow, Attorney General, attorney).

Olivia Belfatto Crisp , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondents D.C. and D.C. (Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, Law Guardian, attorney).

Cecilia M. Zalkind , Newark, and Mary E. Coogan submitted a brief amicus curiae on behalf of Association for Children of New Jersey.

Catherine Weiss submitted a brief amici curiae on behalf of Foster Care Alumni of America and Child Advocacy Clinic at Rutgers School of Law-Newark (Lowenstein Sandler, attorneys; Ms. Weiss and Kenneth H. Zimmerman of counsel; Ms. Weiss, Carl M. Greenfeld, Sarah Blaine, Rebecca B. Visvader, and Kelly A. Lloyd, Roseland, on the brief).

Justice LONG delivered the opinion of the Court.

We are here faced with a case involving five-year-old twins who were removed from their mother's custody by the Division of Youth and Family Services (the Division or DYFS) and placed in foster care. Ultimately, the mother's parental rights were terminated. In the interim, the twins' siblings applied for custody and visitation. Some visits occurred. When the siblings were ruled out as potential

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