Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 9:6-8.58a

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Parent: as used in this chapter , shall include the stepfather and stepmother and the adoptive or resource family parent. See New Jersey Statutes 9:6-2
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
1. When a child is placed in the custody of a relative or other suitable person or the Division of Child Protection and Permanency pursuant to section 34 of P.L.1974, c.119 (C. 9:6-8.54), because of a finding of abuse or neglect, the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part shall order the parent and, when appropriate, any other adult domiciled in the home to undergo substance abuse assessment, when necessary. If the assessment reveals positive evidence of substance abuse, the court shall require the parent and other adult, when appropriate, to demonstrate that he is receiving treatment and complying with the treatment program for the substance abuse problem before the child is returned to the parental home.

L.1998, c.127, s.1; amended 2012, c.16, s.35.