Supreme Court of New Jersey July 30, 1986 (New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services v. A.W.)

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

O’HERN, J.

This appeal concerns the standard for termination of parental rights under

N.J.S.A.

30:40-15 and -20. We hold that the trial court incorrectly emphasized the economic and social disadvantages of respondent-parents as factors that excused or outweighed in significance the essentially uncontradicted showing of serious harm suffered by the