Important Ruling By New Jersey Supreme Court

June 16, 2010

mykids1027

I'm not sure I read what everyone else read, but what I got was a father, who had an affair, got a girl pregnant and didn't know about it until the child was 18 months old. When he found out, he refused to take the child due to being married with children of his own and stated in court he did not want the child. Much, much later, when his wife through him out, he then decided he want the child. In the meantime, this child spent the first years of their life with the foster partents and didn't know the father.

Yes, this is the case. And, in this case I believe the decision is accurate in returning the child to biodad. I think he made reasonable efforts to take care of the child once he knew about the child.

The concern I have is that this ruling is being applied to all cases as now the Supreme Court has ruled that bonds between FC and FPs can't be considered as it relates to TPR.

106 page case was there yesterday but is gone now (maybe too many people looking at it..smile).