Doe v. New Jersey Division of Youth & Familly Services

Full title: JANE DOE (A FICTITIOUS NAME) A MINOR, BY AND THROUGH HER GUARDIAN AD…

Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey

Date published: May 11, 1982

445 A.2d 1148 (N.J. 1982)

445 A.2d 1148

Opinion

Argued April 19, 1982 —

Decided May 11, 1982.

Appeal from the Superior Court, Appellate Division, Allcorn, P.J.A.D.

Jeffrey J. Chornoboy argued the cause for appellants ( D'Alessandro, Sussman, Jacovino Dowd, attorneys; Shannon Z. Taylor, on the brief).

Emerald L. Erickson, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondents ( Irwin I. Kimmelman, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Michael R. Cole, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Emerald L. Erickson, on the brief).

Phyllis G. Warren, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for amicus curiae Office of the Public Defender ( Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney; T. Gary Mitchell, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, of counsel; Phyllis G. Warren and T. Gary Mitchell, on the brief).

PER CURIAM.

The judgment of the Appellate Division is reversed, substantially for the reasons expressed in the dissenting opinion of Judge Pressler, reported at 178 N.J. Super. 499, 504 (1981).

For reversal — Chief Justice WILENTZ, and Justices PASHMAN, CLIFFORD, SCHREIBER, HANDLER, POLLOCK and O'HERN — 7.

For affirmance — None.