Hudson County Mother Accused of Driving Drunk with Son in Car
A 39-year-old Bayonne woman was recently accused of driving while intoxicated with her five-year-old son in the backseat. On December 19, 2016, at approximately 5:53 p.m., Jennifer Ciaglia reportedly crashed her Jeep into an unoccupied pickup truck parked near the intersection of 31st Street and Avenue C in Bayonne, New Jersey. The police further reported […]
read full articleMercer County Judge Prohibits Trentonian from Publishing Information in DCP&P Document
A Mercer County Superior Court judge recently issued a temporary injunction prohibiting the Trentonian from publishing information about a confidential Division of Child Protection and Permanency (“DCP&P”) child abuse complaint obtained by one of its reporters. As with all DCP&P complaints for custody, care, or supervision filed by DCP&P, the complaint outlined how the alleged […]
read full articleNew Jersey DCP&P Worker Indicted for Extorting Sex from Mothers
On December 2, 2016, a former NJ Division of Child Protection and Permanency worker was arrested after being indicted on charges that he used his position to extort sex from mothers who he supervised during visitations with their children. According to law enforcement officials, Lamont King was an assistant family services worker with the Division […]
read full articleNJ Appellate Division Affirms Dual Representation by Public Defender’s Office
In a recent published decision, the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court held that separate staff attorneys from the Public Defender’s Office of Parental Representation (“OPR”) may represent individual parents in Title 9 and Title 30 litigation. See New Jersey Div. of Child Protection & Permanency v. G.S. and K.S., A-5222 (App. Div. […]
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