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

DOCKET NO. A-2878-12T1

97 A.3d 265 (2014)

437 N.J. Super. 142

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

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided July 2, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney for appellant ( Erin L. Pinder , Designated Counsel, on the briefs).

John J. Hoffman , Acting Attorney General, attorney for respondent ( Andrea M. Silkowitz , Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Joyce Calefati Booth , Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, Law Guardian, attorney for minor ( Olivia Belfatto Crisp , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, on the brief).

Before Judges SAPP-PETERSON, LIHOTZ and MAVEN.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

LIHOTZ, J.A.D.

Defendant S.I. appeals from a Family Part order, entered following a fact-finding hearing, which determined she had abused and neglected her minor grandchild for whom she was the legal custodian.2 S.I. refused consent to allow the child to undergo a mental health evaluation because she believed the child was being "manipulative" and merely "acting out." The Division of Youth...

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