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NEW JERSEY DIV. OF YOUTH v. R.D.

A-2 September Term 2010, 066070

23 A.3d 352 (2011)

207 N.J. 88

NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. R.D., Defendant-Appellant. In the Matter of the Guardianship of K.D. and R.D., Minors.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 20, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beatrix W. Shear, Deputy Public Defender, Parental Representation, argued the cause for appellant (Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney; Ms. Shear and Thomas G. Hand, Designated Counsel, on the briefs).

Peter D. Alvino, Senior Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services (Paula T. Dow, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Andrea M. Silkowitz and Lewis A. Scheindlin, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel; Mr. Alvino and Lisa J. Godfrey, Deputy Attorney General, on the briefs).

Phyllis G. Warren, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, Law Guardian, argued the cause for respondents K.D. and R.D. (Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney; Ms. Warren and Lisa M. Black, Designated Counsel, on the briefs).

Mary M. McManus-Smith argued the cause for amicus curiae Legal Services of New Jersey (Melville D. Miller, Jr., President, attorney).

Justice RIVERA-SOTO delivered the opinion of the Court.

The primary question presented in this appeal is whether determinations made in the adjudication of an abuse or neglect proceeding under Title Nine of the New Jersey Statutes, N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.21 to -8.73, can be given collateral estoppel effect in later guardianship/termination of parental rights proceedings under Title Thirty of the New Jersey Statutes, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-11 to -15.4. We conclude that...

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