N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:7-3

Any person, corporation, association or institution, or any officer or agent thereof, who shall bring, or send, or cause to be brought or sent, or receive any dependent child into this State, without having first obtained the consent and approval of the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies and furnished an indemnity bond as herein provided, and any other person who then or later receives such child for placement in his or her home, shall, both individually and collectively, be deemed for all purposes responsible for the care, support and maintenance of such child in the same manner and extent as a parent is responsible for the care, support and maintenance of a child under the laws of this State; provided, however, that the sending, bringing or receiving of any dependent child into this State, with or without the consent and approval of the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies, shall not of itself establish any rights to custody or adoption of such child.