DCPP VS. D.J.-B., A.E., AND K.B. IN THE MATTER OF E.V.E., E.J.E., K.B., JR., AND K.B.(FN-07-421-13, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)(RECORD IMPOUNDED)

• Court: New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
• Decided: May 31, 2017
• Docket: A-3076-15T4
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

RECORD IMPOUNDED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION This opinion shall not "constitute precedent or be binding upon any court." Although it is posted on the internet, this opinion is binding only on the parties in the case and its use in other cases is limited. R.1:36-3.

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-3076-15T4

NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY,

Plaintiff-Respondent,

v.

D.J.-B.,

Defendant-Appellant,

and

A.E. and K.B.,

Defendants. ______________________________

IN THE MATTER OF E.V.E., E.J.E., K.B., Jr., and K.B.,

minors. ______________________________

Submitted May 23, 2017 – Decided May 31, 2017

Before Judges Reisner and Rothstadt.

On appeal from the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Family Part, Essex County, Docket No. FN-07-421-13.

Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney for appellant (Joan T. Buckley, Designated Counsel, on the brief). Christopher S. Porrino, Attorney General, attorney for respondent (Andrea M. Silkowitz, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel and on the brief).

Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, Law Guardian, attorney for minors (Melissa R. Vance, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, on the brief).

PER CURIAM

Defendant D.J.-B. appeals from a September 16, 2013 fact

finding order, determining that she abused or neglected her

daughter E.J.E.1 We affirm for the reasons stated in the trial

judge's September 16, 2013 oral opinion. We add these brief

comments.

The record clearly establishes that defendant brutally

assaulted and beat her daughter, leaving wounds and bruises. The

child's injuries are graphically depicted in photographs entered

in evidence at the fact finding hearing. Defendant also admitted

that, on occasion, she beat her other children as well. Contrary

to her appellate argument, defendant's decision to stop taking her

psychiatric medications does not excuse her infliction of

excessive corporal punishment on her daughter. The judge's

decision is supported by substantial credible evidence. N.J. Div.

of Child Prot. and Permanency v. L.W., 435 N.J. Super. 189, 195

1 On May 31, 2016, defendant voluntarily surrendered her parental rights to E.J.E. and three other children.

2 A-3076-15T4 (App. Div. 2014) (quoting Cesare v. Cesare, 154 N.J. 394, 413

(1998)). Defendant's arguments on this appeal are without

sufficient merit to warrant further discussion. R. 2:11-

3(e)(1)(E).

Affirmed.

3 A-3076-15T4