State Supreme Court / N.J.

New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services v. A.W.

Decided July 30, 1986. Daniel Joseph O'Hern wrote the opinion for the court.

512 A.2d 438 · Cited 445 times

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In Re the Department of Public Welfare to Dispense With Consent to Adoption · 421 N.E.2d 28
Champagne v. WELFARE DIV. OF NEV. STATE DEPT. · 691 P.2d 849
In Re Laura F. · 662 P.2d 922
In re Hime Y. · 52 N.Y.2d 242
Alsager v. District Court of Polk Cty., Iowa · 406 F. Supp. 10
In Re the Welfare of Hall · 664 P.2d 1245
Petition of the New England Home for Little Wanderers · 328 N.E.2d 854
Custody of a Minor · 389 N.E.2d 68
In Re Interest of Wood · 306 N.W.2d 151
In Re Interest of Brungardt · 319 N.W.2d 109
In the Interest of P. F. J. · 329 S.E.2d 194
Department of Social Services v. Ronald P. · 623 P.2d 198
In the Interest of J.A.J. · 652 S.W.2d 745
People in Interest of LL · 715 P.2d 334

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In Re the Guardianship of K.H.O. · 736 A.2d 1246
In Re the Guardianship of J.C. · 608 A.2d 1312
In Re the Guardianship of DMH · 736 A.2d 1261
New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services v. I.S. · 996 A.2d 986
Matter of LAS · 631 A.2d 928
In re Adoption of Children By L.A.S. · 134 N.J. 127
New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services v. E.P. · 952 A.2d 436
Watkins v. Nelson · 748 A.2d 558
In Re the Guardianship of K.L.F. · 608 A.2d 1327
In Re the Adoption of a Child by D.M.H. · 641 A.2d 235
New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services v. P.P. · 852 A.2d 1093
Matter of Adoption of Children by Gpb, Jr. · 736 A.2d 1277
Matter of Baby M. · 537 A.2d 1227
New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services v. M.M. · 914 A.2d 1265
In Re the Guardianship of J.N.H. · 799 A.2d 518
State v. P.Z. · 152 N.J. 86
State v. PZ · 703 A.2d 901
In Re Herrmann · 926 A.2d 350
New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services v. L.L. · 989 A.2d 829
Moriarty v. Bradt · 827 A.2d 203
In Re Adoption/Guardianship of Alonza D. · 987 A.2d 536
DiProspero v. Penn · 874 A.2d 1039
Henry v. New Jersey Department of Human Services · 9 A.3d 882
New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services v. B.R. · 929 A.2d 1034
Planned Parenthood v. Farmer · 762 A.2d 620

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