RECORD IMPOUNDED NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION This opinion shall not "constitute precedent or be binding upon any court ."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-1382-19 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. R.T.P., Defendant-Appellant, and S.P., Defendant. __________________________ IN THE MATTER OF D.P.T., a minor. __________________________ Submitted March 3, 2021 – Decided April 8, 2021 Before Judges Fuentes and Whipple. On appeal from the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Family Part, Union County, Docket No. FN-20-0079-18. Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney for appellant (Richard Foster, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, of counsel and on the briefs). Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General, attorney for respondent (Jane Schuster, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Andrea Barilli, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief). Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, Law Guardian, attorney for minor (Meredith Alexis Pollock, Deputy Public Defender, of counsel; Melissa R. Vance, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, of counsel and on the brief). PER CURIAM Defendant R.T.P. (Rosa1), appeals from the June 4, 2018 order of the Family Part, entered after a fact-finding hearing, determining that she had neglected her daughter D.P.T. (Donna). We affirm. The following facts were drawn from the record. Rosa moved to the United States in October 2001, approximately two years after Donna was born in Guatemala. Donna lived with her father 2 in Guatemala until she moved to 1 For the sake of anonymity and ease of reference, we utilize pseudonyms to protect the parties and the child. See R. 1:38-3(d)(13). 2 Donna's father remains in Guatemala and was not a part of these proceedings. A-1382-19 2 defendant's apartment in Plainfield. Donna came to the United States in January 2016 after her father paid someone to bring her here to live with Rosa. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency's (Division) involvement began on the night of October 6, 2017, when it received a referral from Officer Inesha Nash of the Plainfield Police Department, that Rosa had kicked her fifteen-year-old daughter, Donna, out of the house a few days earlier. This altercation included grabbing Donna by the hair because she did not pay rent. Officer Nash told the Division that Donna did not attend school, and instead, was forced to work. At that time, Donna was surreptitiously staying with her eighteen-year-old brother H.T.P. (Harry) in the same place until October 6, when Donna and her mother had a second altercation, leaving Donna with nowhere to live. Officer Nash also stated Donna did not want to return, and it was unclear if Rosa would allow Donna to return home. A Division worker, Yolanda De Pareja, from the Division's Intake Unit, who arrived after the Division's Special Response Unit (SPRU), assessed the situation by going to the Plainfield Police Department and speaking with Rosa and Donna. Donna …
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