FAQ Category: Endangering the Welfare of a Child

Not everyone who is convicted for violating N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4 falls under the reporting requirements of Megan’s Law. If the conviction is based on sexual misconduct then you probably will be required to register as a sex offender. Issues on this subject are best to be addressed with a NJ Megan&

Any of the following acts constitutes cruelty to a child: Inflicting unnecessarily severe corporal punishment upon a child; Inflicting upon a child unnecessary physical or mental suffering or pain; Habitually tormenting, vexing, or afflicting a child; Any willful act of omission or commission where

]The neglect of a child consists of any of the following acts by anyone having the custody or control of the child: Willfully failing to provide proper and sufficient food, clothing, maintenance, regular school education as required by law, medical attendance or surgical treatment, and a clean and p

An individual may be charged with endangering the welfare of a child based on abandonment if they engage in the following acts: Willfully forsaking a child; Failing to care for and keep the control and custody of a child so that the child shall be exposed to physical or moral...

Any of the following acts constitute child abuse triggering a potential charge for endangering the welfare of a child: Disposing of the custody of a child contrary to law; Employing or permitting a child to be employed in any vocation or employment injurious to the child’s health or dangerous