Supreme Court of New Jersey, 2005

New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services v. M.R.

New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services v. M.R.
Supreme Court of New Jersey · Decided January 4, 2005
182 N.J. 424; 866 A.2d 981; 2005 N.J. LEXIS 34

New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services v. M.R.

Opinion of the Court

A petition for certification of the judgment having been submitted to this Court, and the Law Guardian having informed the Court that six months after the conclusion of the guardianship proceedings, M.R., Jr., was removed from the pre-adoptive home and remains placed at the Mount Saint Joseph’s Children’s Center for psychiatric care,

And good cause appearing;

IT IS ORDERED that the petition for certification is granted, the judgments of the courts below are vacated, and the matter is summarily remanded to the trial court for a plenary hearing on the status of petitioner in light of the changed circumstances of the child, M.R., Jr.

Jurisdiction is not retained.

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