NJ Appellate Division Court Reverses Finding of Abuse/Neglect against Grandmother Who Used Drugs
A finding of child abuse or child neglect by the NJ Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P) does not necessarily mean that all hope is lost. One recent case involving child neglect charges against a New Jersey grandmother highlights the importance of having a qualified DCP&P defense attorney on your side. In a recent […]
read full articleFive-Year-Old Brings 30 Bags of Heroin to Trenton NJ School in Lunchbox
On September 14, 2016, authorities in Trenton, New Jersey reported that a schoolteacher found 30 packets of heroin in a five-year-old student’s lunchbox. According to law enforcement, the teacher observed the student playing with what appeared to be some sort of candy wrapper. Closer inspection by the Trenton NJ teacher reportedly revealed that the candy […]
read full articleNJ Division of Child Protection and Permanency Investigates Five-Month-Old Child with Broken Bones in Bergen County
During the weekend of August 27, 2016, the NJ Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P) responded to the Holy Name Medical Center after a five-month-old infant was hospitalized due to multiple fractures of her extremities. According to officials, the child’s mom committed child abuse and seriously injured the infant. The child’s mother is 23-year-old […]
read full articleBaby Left in Back Seat of Sweltering Car in Howell NJ, Placed in Custody of Her Father
On August 30, 2016, two good Samaritans rescued a four-month-old baby who was locked in the back seat of her mother’s car at a Howell NJ parking lot. Steven Eckel of Jackson NJ and Sarah Mazzone of Howell NJ were walking in the Kohl’s parking lot in Howell when they saw a screaming baby in […]
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