FLEMINGTON — The parental rights of a man who is a member of Hitler's Order were properly severed, the Appellate Division of the State Superior Court has ruled.

Although the court opinion, released on Nov. 3, does not use the real names of the parties, it describes a father, "Ian" who suffers medical and psychological disabilities, is illiterate and has been unemployed throughout his adult life. It also mentions that he is a member of Hitler's Order.

A review of the background information, including the number of children and a baby's birth date, seems to indicate this is Heath Campbell.

Campbell is the father of at least nine children, none of whom he has custody, including Adolf Hitler Campbell. The family drew national media attention in December 2008 when they tried to have a cake inscribed with "Happy Birthday Adolf Hitler." The store refused.

Shortly after the cake incident the children were taken from their Holland Township home by what was then called the Division of Youth and Family Services. The three older children were taken into state custody in January 2009. Their mother, Deborah Campbell, eventually gave up her rights to her children. Several appeals that followed have previously upheld the family court decisions to remove the children. A fourth child was born in November 2011 and taken away soon after his birth.

Before attending a court hearing in June, 2013, Campbell told a television reporter from NBC 10 of Philadelphia that he was seeking visitation with the then-youngest child.

In his appeal, the father argued that he did not refuse the services of DYFS, which is now called the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, although he admits he did not complete any of the services requested by the division. He was ordered to get a psychological evaluation, marital and individual counseling, and anger management counseling. "His lack of compliance is consistent with a tattoo he has that reads 'I hate DYFS,'" the judges wrote.

According to the court opinion, the father refused to be evaluated because the psychologist provided by the division was Jewish.

"Consistent with his failure to appear at any court hearings, Ian also told the Division caseworker that he did not want to go to the Family Court but wanted to go to 'federal buildings,' where he believed he would win," the judges wrote.

The judges found that the father's arguments that the division did not put enough effort into trying to reunite the family were unpersuasive. The division also considers what is best for the child.

Campbell and his third wife, Deborah Campbell, a.k.a. Deborah McCollum, have since split up but she was apparently still living with him and his new girlfriend in Holland Township.

In March this year she was charged with aggravated assault after an altercation with the girlfriend. The matter was remanded from Superior Court to Delaware Township Municipal Court and in May she pleaded guilty to simple assault.

Campbell's ninth child, born to Bethanie Zito in Pennsylvania, was also taken into protective custody shortly after birth last year.