DIV. OF CHILD PROTECTION v. K.N.

A-10/11 September Term 2014, 074161

126 A.3d 1231 (2015)

223 N.J. 530

NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY, Plaintiff-Respondent and Cross-Appellant, v. K.N., Defendant and Cross-Respondent, and K.E., Defendant. In the Matter of T.E., a minor, Appellant and Cross-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided December 15, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Noel C. Devlin , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant cross-respondent ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender Law Guardian, attorney).

Christian A. Arnold , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent cross-appellant ( John J. Hoffman , Acting Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Andrea M. Silkowitz , Assistant Attorney General, of counsel).

T. Gary Mitchell , Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for cross-respondent ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender Parental Representation, attorney; Mr. Mitchell and Robyn A. Veasey , of counsel).

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


PER CURIAM.

This appeal concerns the scope of a Family Part judge's authority to make placement and licensing decisions under Titles Nine, N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.21 to-8.73; Thirty, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-11 to-14; and specifically the Resource Family Parent Licensing Act, N.J.S.A. 30:4C-27.3 to-27.15.

The pertinent facts gleaned from the record are as follows. In May 2013, the Division of Child Protection and Permanency ("Division") filed an Order...

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