Chapter

Chapter 3

N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-37— Liberal construction; rights of affected persons
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-38— Definitions
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-39.1— Offering, assisting in the placement of child for adoption, conditions
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-39.2— Provision of certain information
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-39.3— Request for certain information
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-40— Qualification of agencies for approval
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-40.1— Denial, suspension, revocation, refusal to renew agency's certificate on character requisites
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-40.2— Definitions relative to adoption agencies
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-40.3— Criminal history record background check for staff members of adoption agency
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-40.4— Request for criminal history record background check by agency
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-40.5— Disqualification of staff member for employment
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-40.6— Convincing evidence of rehabilitation
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-40.7— Immunity from liability relative to disclosure of information by agency
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-40.8— Child abuse record information check by agency
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-40.9— Agency established after effective date, request for child abuse record information check for all staff members
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-40.10— Adoption agencies located out-of-State
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-40.11— Regulations unaffected
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-41— Surrender of child
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-41.1— Provision of available information on child's development to prospective parent
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-42— Jurisdiction in Chancery, venue
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-43— Instituting adoption actions; qualifications
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-43.1— Conditions for recognizing foreign adoptions, certain circumstances
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-43.2— Force of final judgment of adoption in a foreign jurisdiction, certain circumstances
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-44— Filing of complaint
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-45— Notice of complaint to parents
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-45.1— Rules, regulations
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-45.2— Resource family relative, parent, notice, right to be heard
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-46— Objection to adoption
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-47— Action on complaint for adoption of child received from approved agency
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-48— Action on complaint for adoption of child not received from approved agency
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-49— Age 10 or older, hearing appearance, child's wishes
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-50— Entry of judgment of adoption, effect; inheritance rights
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-51— Judgments of adoption; records
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-52— Court records of proceedings
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-53— Costs of proceedings
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-54.1— Rules, regulations
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-54.2— Home study, fingerprint and criminal data
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-55— Report of prospective parents
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:3-56— Severability