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DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN v. T.B.

A-21 September Term 2010, 066294.

24 A.3d 290 (2011)

207 N.J. 294

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. T.B., Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided August 8, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynn E. Staufenberg argued the cause for appellant.

Lauren F. Carlton, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Paula T. Dow, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Lewis A. Scheindlin and Andrea M. Silkowitz, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel; Ms. Carlton and Rebecca A. Glich, Deputy Attorney General, on the briefs).

Mary M. McManus-Smith argued the cause for amicus curiae Legal Services of New Jersey (Melville D. Miller, Jr., President, attorney; Ms. McManus-Smith, Mr. Miller, and Marisa B. DeFazio, on the brief).

T. Gary Mitchell, Deputy Public Defender, submitted a brief on behalf of Public Defender Parental Representation (Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney; Mr. Mitchell and Beatrix W. Shear, Deputy Public Defender, of counsel and on the brief).

Justice LONG delivered the opinion of the Court.

On this appeal, we revisit the language of Title Nine, N.J.S.A. 9:6-1 to -8.106, in particular, N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.21(c)(4), which defines the term "abused or neglected child." Specifically, we must determine whether a finding of neglect was properly entered against a mother who left her four-year-old child unsupervised for two hours under the mistaken belief that his grandmother was home. The Appellate Division...

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