New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency, Plaintiff-Respondent v. R.l.m., and J.j., in the Matter Of…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that a parent may represent himself or herself in a termination of parental rights proceeding, but the right must be invoked timely, clearly, and unequivocally; because J.J. failed to do so, the trial court’s denial of his request to proceed pro se was proper and the Appellate Division’s judgment was affirmed as modified.