New Jersey Statutes Title 3B. Administration of Estates Decedents and Others 3B § 5-14.1

(1) The parent refused to acknowledge the decedent or abandoned the decedent when the decedent was a minor by willfully forsaking the decedent, failing to care for and keep the control and custody of the decedent so that the decedent was exposed to physical or moral risk without proper and sufficient protection, or failing to care for and keep the control and custody of the decedent so that the decedent was in the care, custody and control of the State at the time of death;

(2) The parent was convicted of committing any of the following crimes against the decedent:

(3) The parent was convicted of an attempt or conspiracy to murder the decedent; or

(4) The parent abused or neglected the decedent, as defined in subsection c. of section 1 of P.L.1974, c. 119 (C.9:6-8.21), and the abuse or neglect contributed to the decedent's death.