S.C. v. CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

A-57 September Term 2018 081870.

231 A.3d 576 (2020)

242 N.J. 201

S.C., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided May 27, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victoria D. Miranda argued the cause for appellant (Williams Law Group, attorneys; Allison Williams , Union, of counsel and on the brief, and Victoria D. Miranda on the briefs).

Peter Alvino , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent ( Gurbir S. Grewal , Attorney General, attorney; Melissa H. Raksa , Assistant Attorney General and Jason W. Rockwell , Assistant Attorney General, of counsel, and Peter Alvino and Julie B. Colonna , Deputy Attorney General, on the briefs).

Melville D. Miller Jr. argued the cause for amicus curiae Legal Services of New Jersey (Legal Services of New Jersey, attorneys; Melville D. Miller Jr. , Mary M. McManus-Smith , Jeyanthi C. Rajaraman , Chiori Kaneko , and Sylvia L. Thomas , on the briefs).

Katherine Haas argued the cause for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union on New Jersey (American Civil Liberties Union Foundation and Fox Rothschild, attorneys; Jacob S. Perskie , Atlantic City, and Victoria T. Salami , Morristown, of counsel and on the brief, and Jeanne LoCicero and Alexander Shalom , on the brief).

Deric Wu , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for amicus curiae Office of Parental Representation ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, Office of Parental Representation, attorney; T. Gary Mitchell , Deputy Public Defender, and Robyn A. Veasey , Deputy Public Defender, of counsel, and Deric Wu , of counsel and on the brief).

Jeralyn L. Lawrence argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey State Bar Association ( Evelyn Padin , Hoboken, President, New Jersey State Bar Association, attorneys; Jeralyn L. Lawrence , Daniel A. Burton , Thomas J. DeCataldo, Jr. , and Ronald G. Lieberman , Cherry Hill, on the brief).


The Department of Children and Families (Department) is charged with the responsibility to investigate all allegations of child abuse or neglect.1 Pursuant to its operational regulations, the Department's investigation into such allegations can result in one of four...

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