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BARRON v. BARRON

184 N.J. Super. 297 (1982)

445 A.2d 1182

DEANNA BARRON, PLAINTIFF, v. JAMES JOSEPH BARRON, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division Somerset County.

Decided April 1, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Johnson, for plaintiff.

Don Shur, for defendant.

IMBRIANI, J.S.C.

Are visitation rights of a noncustodial parent forfeited if not exercised for five years? Can visitation rights ever be abandoned? While our adoption laws permit the termination of parental rights where there has been intentional abandonment or substantial neglect by such parent, see N.J.S.A. 9:3-48(c), no case in New Jersey has ever terminated visitation rights simply because a parent has abandoned or neglected a child. Indeed, "[a]bsent serious...

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