What are the important cases that have addressed third-party custody disputes?
A. P.B. v. T.H, 370 N.J. Super. 586 (App. Div. 2004). Here, V.H. the child in this case was removed from her mother, who was a drug abuser. The child was then placed in foster care with her older brother. Thereafter, the children’s maternal aunt, T.H. who was the defendant in this case, took custody of the children. The mother consented to the transfer of the custody of the children with the aunt. T.H. then became overwhelmed with the children. Consequently, P.B. a friend and downstairs neighbor came to her assistance and began caring for V.H. and the other children. T.H. gladly turned over full physical and emotional responsibility of the children to her. P.B. referred to her home as the only one that the children have known since birth. Eventually, the birth mother recovered from her drug abuse problem, and she wanted to get custody of her children back. Therefore, she filed an application to transfer custody of both children to back her. At trial, the court found that the neighbor h
