In re Adoption of Children By L.A.S.

Supreme Court of New Jersey · Decided 1993-08-05

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The opinion of the Court was delivered by HANDLER, J. This appeal raises the issue of whether parental rights may be terminated because the parent will be incarcerated for a lengthy period. The parent whose rights are at stake in this case is the natural father of two children. He was convicted of murder, for which he is serving a life sentence subject to a period of parole ineligibility for thirty years.…

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