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) ( 2017 )

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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.
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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.
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(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.
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