New Jersey Mother Allegedly Leaves Baby at Clifton Library
A mother who allegedly left her baby unattended at the Piaget Avenue Library in Clifton, New Jersey was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and child abandonment. According to Detective Lt. Robert Bracken of the Clifton Police Department, the mother “placed the child down in the lobby with a bag of belongings and […]
read full articleWoman Allegedly Sets Fire to Family’s Home in Cliffside Park, NJ
A Cliffside Park woman was recently charged with aggravated arson and child endangerment after she allegedly started a fire at her own apartment building. According to Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbur S. Grewal, Laila Abualia started a fire inside the apartment building where her husband and two young children, ages three and five, also resided. The […]
read full articleNJ Governor Chris Christie Applauds DCP&P
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recently praised the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency (“DCP&P”), formerly known as the Division of Youth and Family Services (“DYFS”), for its steady progress in efficiently and appropriately responding to allegations and reports of child abuse and neglect. Christie noted that headlines regarding DCP&P usually only surface […]
read full articleFederal Monitor Cites Improvement in New Jersey DCP&P Case Management
The New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P), formerly known as the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS), recently received a favorable report from its federal monitor. One of the highlights noted in the report is that DCP&P has made significant strides in reducing the number of cases assigned to any one […]
read full articleTrenton Newspaper Allowed to Publish Information from DCP&P Document
A New Jersey judge has tossed an order that censored The Trentonian, a local newspaper, from publishing information obtained from a Division of Child Protection and Permanency (“DCP&P”) court document. Superior Court Judge Lawrence DeBello ruled in favor of The Trentonian, lifting a prior restraint that had been imposed by another judge. Previously, the New […]
read full articleCommunity Access Unlimited Offers Invaluable Services to At-Risk Youths in NJ
Sixteen young adults in New Jersey recently celebrated achieving stability and security as they entered their first full year as members of the Community Access Unlimited Transitional Opportunities Program (TOP). TOP provides a variety of programs to youths between the ages of 13 and 21 who are receiving services from the Department of Children and […]
read full articleBaby Boxes to Be Distributed to Prevent Infant Deaths in New Jersey
According to statistics maintained by the New Jersey Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board (“CFNFRB”), 57 babies died in in their sleep in 2014. Experts believe that nearly all of those young lives could have been saved if only the infant had been sleeping properly and in a safe manner. Sleeping in a “safe […]
read full articleDCP&P Order to Investigate Dismissed in Somerset County NJ
DCP&P Defense Lawyers in Somerset County, New Jersey Do you need a lawyer to fight a child abuse investigation in Somerset County? We can help. The Somerset County NJ DCP&P defense attorneys at our firm recently succeeded in having an Order to Investigate dismissed on behalf of another satisfied client. The Division of Child Protection […]
read full articleForked River Police Reportedly Find Five-Year-Old Child in Car with Heroin, Needles
On December 25, 2016, Forked River police officers arrested a 24-year-old Lanoka Harbor woman, a 24-year-old Forked River woman, and a 24-year-old Forked River man following a motor vehicle stop in which police allegedly found 17 bags of heroin and multiple hypodermic syringes. A five-year-old child was also in the car, reportedly under the care […]
read full articleHudson 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 […]
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