New Jersey Family Appeals to Supreme Court to Restore $102M Verdict Against DCP&P
New Jersey DCP&P Attorneys The grandparents of a permanently disabled eight-year-old boy recently submitted a request to the New Jersey Supreme Court to reinstate a $102 million judgment against New Jersey’s Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P), formerly known as the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS). This case came about after Jadiel Velesquez […]
read full articleDCP&P Investigates Teen Girl Accused of Overdosing in Car with Child in Gloucester City
A teen girl has been accused of child neglect after she allegedly overdosed on illegal narcotics and crashed her car in Gloucester City, New Jersey. The DUI crash occurred on Interstate 76 in Gloucester City, NJ. According to authorities, the driver of the car was a 17-year-old female, while a 19-year-old Delanco Township man was […]
read full articleHopatcong New Jersey Man Sentenced for Kidnapping Kids
A Hopatcong New Jersey man was recently sentenced to 10 years in prison for kidnapping his two sons. The suspect is a 38-year-old resident of Hopatcong, New Jersey. During a child custody dispute, he was granted visitation rights with his kids. However, the suspect violated the terms of the custody arrangement by kidnapping his children […]
read full articleLake Hopatcong Man Allegedly Dropped Infant, Charged with Child Neglect in Jefferson Township
Police in Jefferson Township NJ recently arrested a Lake Hopatcong man who allegedly committed child neglect by dropping his young child. The suspect is a 25-year-old man who lives in Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey. According to law enforcement, the suspect dropped his baby on the floor at his home in Jefferson, NJ. The incident reportedly […]
read full articleFather Arrested in Mays Landing NJ After Allegedly Driving Drunk with Two-Year-Old in Car
A New Jersey man was recently arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI) with a minor in the vehicle after a single-car accident in a diner parking lot in Mays Landing, NJ. The suspect was driving his car at about 10:35 p.m. when he reportedly crashed the vehicle, causing the vehicle to catch fire. […]
read full articleMother Allegedly Had Heroin, Prescription Pills While Driving with Daughter in Haworth, NJ
A Bergen County mother was recently pulled over for allegedly speeding in Haworth, New Jersey. During the traffic stop, police reportedly found about three dozen bags of heroin, eight different types of prescription pills, and the woman’s five-year-old daughter in the car. According to Haworth police, the suspect was pulled over at around 1:45 a.m. […]
read full articleDCP&P Order to Investigate Dismissed in Somerset County NJ Thanks to Our Lawyers
Fight DCP&P Investigations in New Jersey DCP&P Defense Lawyers with offices in Morristown, Newark, Hackensack The DCP&P defense attorneys at the Tormey Law Firm recently succeeded in having an Order to Investigate dismissed on behalf of another satisfied client. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency (“DCP&P”), formerly known as the Division of Youth and […]
read full articleParsippany NJ Man Accused of Threatening Kids
Parsippany New Jersey law enforcement arrested a local man at a motel after learning that he may have threatened his kids. The Parsippany Police Department dispatched officers to the Travelodge Inn on Route 46 in Parsippany NJ after getting an early-morning call about a possible domestic disturbance. When police got to the hotel, they were […]
read full articleNo Child Hearsay Exception in NJ DCP&P Guardianship Cases
The New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, recently ruled in a case of first impression that the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (“DCP&P”) may not rely solely on uncorroborated hearsay testimony from children when parental rights are at stake. In DCP&P v. T.U.B. and J.E.C., A-2565-15 (May 22, 2017), the court held that Title […]
read full articleChildren Reportedly Went Missing During Supervised Visitation in Newark
Two children who reportedly went missing during a supervised visit with their father in Newark NJ were found safe in Boston, Massachusetts. The two kids were having a supervised visit with their dad at the New Jersey Superior Court, Family Part in the Wilentz Justice Complex located on Washington Street in Newark, New Jersey. According […]
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