New Jersey parents denied custody of Nazi-named kids
TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey couple who gave their children Nazi-inspired names should not regain custody of them, a state appeals court ruled Thursday, citing the parents' disabilities and the risk of serious injury to their children.
The state removed Heath and Deborah Campbell's three children from their home in January 2009.
The family drew attention a month earlier when a supermarket refused to decorate a birthday cake for their son, Adolf Hitler Campbell. He and siblings JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell have been in foster care.
A family court determined earlier that there was insufficient evidence that the parents had abused or neglected the children. That decision was stayed until the appeals court could review it.
The three-judge appeals court Thursday sent the case back to family court for further monitoring.
A gag order remains in place, and the parties refused to discuss the decision.
The children's names and the birthday cake were not mentioned in Thursday's ruling. The court found a myriad other reasons that proved the need for continued protection services for the kids.
According to court records, both parents are unemployed and suffer from unspecified physical and psychological disabilities.
The court found both parents were victims of childhood abuse and said neither has "received adequate treatment for their serious psychological conditions."
Heath Campbell, 37, cannot read, and Deborah Campbell dropped out of high school before finishing the 10th grade, according to court records.
In its ruling, the panel found the parents "recklessly created a risk of serious injury to their children by failing to protect the children from harm and failing to acknowledge and treat their disabilities."
RICH SCHULTZ / AP
Heath Campbell, left, with his wife, Deborah, and son Adolf Hitler Campbell, 3, are pictured in 2008
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TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey couple who gave their children Nazi-inspired names should not regain custody of them, a state appeals court ruled Thursday, citing the parents' disabilities and the risk of serious injury to their children.
The state removed Heath and Deborah Campbell's three children from their home in January 2009.
The family drew attention a month earlier when a supermarket refused to decorate a birthday cake for their son, Adolf Hitler Campbell. He and siblings JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell have been in foster care.
A family court determined earlier that there was insufficient evidence that the parents had abused or neglected the children. That decision was stayed until the appeals court could review it.
The three-judge appeals court Thursday sent the case back to family court for further monitoring.
A gag order remains in place, and the parties refused to discuss the decision.
The children's names and the birthday cake were not mentioned in Thursday's ruling. The court found a myriad other reasons that proved the need for continued protection services for the kids.
According to court records, both parents are unemployed and suffer from unspecified physical and psychological disabilities.
The court found both parents were victims of childhood abuse and said neither has "received adequate treatment for their serious psychological conditions."
Heath Campbell, 37, cannot read, and Deborah Campbell dropped out of high school before finishing the 10th grade, according to court records.
In its ruling, the panel found the parents "recklessly created a risk of serious injury to their children by failing to protect the children from harm and failing to acknowledge and treat their disabilities."
RICH SCHULTZ / AP
Heath Campbell, left, with his wife, Deborah, and son Adolf Hitler Campbell, 3, are pictured in 2008
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