New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services v. Y.N., A-5880-11T2; Appellate Division; opinion by Guadagno, J.S.C., temporarily assigned; decided and approved for publication June 4, 2013. Before Judges Graves, Espinosa and Guadagno. On appeal from the Chancery Division, Family Part, Essex County, FN-07-297-11. [Sat below: Judge Bernstein.] DDS No. 20-2-0171 [15 pp.]
Y.N. (Yvonne) began to use drugs in 2005. In September 2010, she learned that she was pregnant. She had been taking opiates for several months and was admittedly addicted. In January 2011, she attended an intake appointment at American Habitare and Counseling Inc. to begin a methadone treatment program. She signed an informed consent form that advised the use of methadone could result in significant or serious effects on the unborn child, including physical dependence and irritability.
