The mother of a child born addicted to methadone can be found to have committed abuse and neglect even though she used the drug legally during pregnancy, a New Jersey appeals court ruled on Tuesday.
The fact that the woman was taking the drug to wean herself from heroin and cocaine does not mitigate the harm caused to the child, nor does the legitimacy of the drug’s source preclude consideration of the harm, the Appellate Division held in DYFS v. Y.N., A-5880-11.
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