"Permanency." Doesn't that sound draconian? If not for the Protection, would it be called Division of Permanency, or Division of Child Permanency? Either way, what exactly is being made, affirmed, or ensured permanency? The child's custody and residence? Theoretically, does the child who is brought to their attention for "just about anything" automatically become subject to their judgment as to his residence and his parents' rights?
Yes.
I thought that was really strange, too, and maybe like a new expression - a “permanent childhood”? Maybe it was slip-up that got past the editor, if newspapers still use those?
No slip up. It’s real. But I still don’t understand:
Child Protection and Permanency
“Child Protection and Permanency, CP&P (formerly the Division of Youth and Family Services, DYFS), is New Jersey’s child protection and child welfare agency within the Department of Children and Families. Its mission is to ensure the safety, permanency and well-being of children and to support families.”
http://www.nj.gov/dcf/about/divisions/dcpp/