New Jersey Statutes 9:6B-2. Findings, declarations
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 9:6B-2
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
a. A child placed outside his home by the Department of Human Services, the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Health and Senior Services or a board of education, or an agency or organization with which the applicable department contracts to provide services has certain specific rights separate from and independent of the child’s parents or legal guardian by virtue of his placement in another residential setting;
b. The State has an affirmative obligation to recognize and protect these rights through its articulation of a clear and specific bill of rights that reflects the best interests of the child whereby the safety of the child is of paramount concern and an affirmation by the State of its commitment to enforce these rights in order to protect and promote the welfare of the child placed outside his home; and
c. The obligation of the State to recognize and protect the rights of the child placed outside his home shall be fulfilled in the context of a clear and consistent policy to promote the child’s eventual return to his home or placement in an alternative permanent setting, which this Legislature has expressly declared to be in the public interest in section 2 of the “Child Placement Review Act,” P.L.1977, c.424 (C. 30:4C-51).
L.1991, c.290, s.2; amended 1999, c.53, s.18; 2006, c.47, s.70.