IN RE TORRES

Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney for appellants ( James H. Walzer, Designated Counsel, of counsel and on the letter brief). Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney for appellant, Elizabeth Torres ( Randolph A. Newman, Designated Counsel, on the brief). Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney for Evelyn Torres, a minor ( James H. Klein, Law Guardian, on the letter brief). Irwin I. Kimmelman, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney for respondent, cross-appellant ( James R. Zazzali, former Attorney General; Erminie L. Conley, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; John J. Chernoski, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).