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DEP'T OF CHILD. & FAM. v. E.D.-O.

DOCKET NO. A-3825-12T4

82 A.3d 330 (2014)

434 N.J. Super. 154

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY, Petitioner-Respondent, v. E.D.-O., Respondent-Appellant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided January 14, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel N. Epstein argued the cause for appellant (Epstein Arlen, LLC, attorneys; Mr. Epstein, of counsel and on the brief; Carol Matula, on the brief).

Ann Avram Huber, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (John J. Hoffman, Acting Attorney General, attorney; Andrea M. Silkowitz, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Ms. Huber, on the brief).

Before Judges FISHER, ESPINOSA and KOBLITZ.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

FISHER, P.J.A.D.

In this appeal, we consider whether a nineteen-month-old child was abused or neglected when left unattended in a motor vehicle while her mother entered a nearby store. In affirming, we conclude the mother failed to exercise the minimum degree of care required by N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.21(c)(4)(b).

Appellant E.D.-O. (Eleanor, a fictitious name) acknowledges that late in the morning of May 6,...

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