DIV. OF YOUTH & FAM. SERV. v. A.R.

No. A-3161-10T4.

17 A.3d 850 (2011)

419 N.J. Super. 538

NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. A.R., J.R., and W.B., Defendants, and J.H., Defendant-Respondent. In the Matter of N.R., I.R., and J.H., Minors.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided May 10, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jessica M. Steinglass , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant ( Paula T. Dow , Attorney General, attorney; Andrea M. Silkowitz , Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Lindsay Puteska , Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Christopher A. Ekeocha , Designated Counsel, argued the cause for respondent J.H. ( Yvonne Smith Segars , Public Defender, attorney; Mr. Ekeocha, on the brief).

James A. Louis , Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for minors ( Yvonne Smith Segars , Public Defender, Law Guardian, attorney; Mr. Louis, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges CUFF, FISHER and SAPP-PETERSON.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

FISHER, J.A.D.

We granted leave to review the trial judge's interlocutory determination that J.H. (defendant) did not abuse or neglect his ten-month old son, J.H. (hereafter James, a fictitious name), by placing him on a twin bed without rails late at night with a sleeping ten-year old child, A.T. (hereafter Anna, a fictitious name).2 As a consequence of what defendant concedes was his...

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