Supreme Court of New Jersey April 1, 2003 (A.B. v. S.E.W.)

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

VERNIERO, J.

In V.C. v. M.J.B., this Court articulated' the standard to be applied when determining whether a party, on the basis of his or her claimed status as a psychological parent, should be awarded custody of, and visitation with, a former domestic partner’s biological children. 163 N.J. 200, 205, 748 A.2d 539, cert. denied, 531 U.S. 926, 121 S.Ct.