NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY, Plaintiff-Respondent,
v.
J.R.-R. and G.R.-R., Defendants-Appellants.
In the Matter of G.R.-R., Jr., a Minor-Respondent.
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Argued November 9, 2020.
Decided September 27, 2021.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Laura M. Kalik, Designated Counsel, argued the cause for appellant J.R.-R. (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, Office of Parental Representation, attorney; T. Gary Mitchell, Deputy Public Defender, and Robyn A. Veasey, Deputy Public Defender, of counsel, and Laura M. Kalik, Bedminster, of counsel and on the briefs).
Beth Anne Hahn, Designated Counsel, argued the cause for appellant G.R.-R. (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, Office of Parental Representation, attorney; T. Gary Mitchell, Deputy Public Defender, and Robyn A. Veasey, Deputy Public Defender, of counsel, and Beth Anne Hahn, of counsel and on the briefs).
Sara M. Gregory, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency (Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General, attorney; Melissa H. Raksa, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel, and Sara M. Gregory and Amy Melissa Young, Deputy Attorney General, on the briefs).
Noel C. Devlin, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent G.R.-R., Jr. (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, Office of the Law Guardian, attorney; Meredith Alexis Pollock, Deputy Public Defender, of counsel, and Noel C. Devlin, of counsel and on the briefs).
Steven M. Resnick, Livingston, argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey Association for Justice (Ziegler, Zemsky & Resnick, attorneys; Steven M. Resnick, Livingston, and Angela M. Scafuri, on the brief).
JUSTICEALBIN delivered the opinion of the Court.
The Legislature has assigned to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP) the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that a parent has committed an act of abuse or neglect against a child in violation of N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.21(c)(4)(b). In this appeal, the issue is whether,...
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