Pompton Lakes, NJ
Family Lawyer at Pompton Lakes, NJ
Practice Areas: Family, Litigation ... +3 more
OUTCOME: Reversed on Appeal
LS and KH were determined to have abused KH's fifteen-year-old daughter. The finding was based on their refusal to permit the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) to remove the minor from thei ... r home and place her in a residential facility. This matter was reversed on appeal, Docket No. A-4967-10T3 and A-4970-10T3. I was trial counsel for a defendant.
OUTCOME: Reversed on Appeal
F.M. & L.M. were found to have neglected their daughter when they failed to restrain her physically or otherwise pursue her while she was heavily under the influence of substances. I represented a par ... ent on this matter and the finding was reversed on appeal. A case squib is available at: http://www.njcases.com/folio/article/appellate_division_parental_error_is_not_the_same_as_child_neglect_under_ne/
OUTCOME: Reversed on Appeal
DYFS alleged and the trial judge found the minors were neglected by their father and stepmother, but the dispositional order prohibited L.J. from having any contact with her children for an indefini ... te period. The Appellate Division reversed because this type of order of protection is not authorized by statute and was entered without affording L.J. adequate notice or an opportunity to be heard. I represented L.J. at the trial level.
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