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NEW JERSEY DIV. OF YOUTH v. T.I.

Docket No. A-2850-10T3

30 A.3d 1074 (2011)

423 N.J. Super. 127

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

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided November 28, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark E. Kleiman , Designated Counsel, argued the cause for appellant ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney; Mr. Kleiman, on the brief).

John W. Tolleris , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent ( Paula T. Dow , Attorney General, attorney; Melissa H. Raksa , Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Lisa Landsman , Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Katherine J. Bierwas , Designated Counsel, argued the cause for minor S.L.M. ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, Law Guardian, attorney; Ms. Bierwas , on the brief).

Before Judges YANNOTTI, ESPINOSA and KENNEDY.

The opinion of the court was delivered by ESPINOSA, J.A.D.

In T.I.'s appeal from an order that terminated her parental rights to her daughter, S.L.M., we are asked to consider the definition of "feasible" under the Kinship Legal Guardianship (KLG) statute, N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-1 to -7. We conclude that, when a caregiver in a case brought by the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) unequivocally asserts a desire to adopt, the finding required for a KLG that...

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