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DIV. OF YOUTH & FAM. SERV. v. J.B.

120 N.J. 112 (1990)

576 A.2d 261

NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. J.B., DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT. IN THE MATTER OF J.B., A MINOR, APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 5, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joyce L. Maraziti, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause, as Law Guardian, for appellant J.B. (Wilfredo Caraballo, Public Defender, attorney).

Vincent P. Valerio, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant Division of Youth and Family Services (Robert J. Del Tufo, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Dennis D. Poane argued the cause for respondent (Steinberg, Steele & Poane, attorneys).

Richard M. Eittreim argued the cause on behalf of Asbury Park Press (McCarter & English, attorneys).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by STEIN, J.

The issue on this appeal is whether closure to the public of certain custody cases involving the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS or the Division) is mandated by Court Rules or statute. In this emergency-removal procedure instituted by DYFS, the trial court exercised its discretion in favor of admitting the press to the preliminary hearing. We granted the child's law guardian leave to appeal and now affirm...

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