N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:22-5.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 3A:22-5.2 - Division activities related to finalization

(a) In addition to the requirements in N.J.A.C. 3A:50-5.8, prior to finalization, a Division representative shall:

1. Supervise the adoptive placement for a minimum of six months and document each contact in the case record;

2. Explain the legal process of adoption finalization;

3. Advise the adoptive parent that post-placement services provided by a Division representative shall be terminated as of the date of the adoption finalization;

4. Obtain from the adoptive parent the name of the attorney who will file the adoption papers on his or her behalf;

5. Send a signed copy of the Consent of Guardian or Consent of Custodian to Adoption to the adoptive parent's attorney to be forwarded to the court; and

6. Prepare and send a court report for final hearing to the court upon notification of a court date for the adoption finalization by the adoptive parent's attorney.

(b) A Division representative may attend the final hearing.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:22-5.2

Amended by R.2001 d.92, effective 3/19/2001.
See: 32 N.J.R. 4181(a), 33 N.J.R. 1003(a).
In (a)2, substituted "post-placement services" for "adoption supervision"; and in (a)4, substituted "to be" for "which is".
Amended by R.2006 d.336, effective 9/18/2006.
See: 38 N.J.R. 1505(a), 38 N.J.R. 3902(a).
Inserted new (a)1; recodified former (a)1 through (a)5 as present (a)2 through (a)6; and rewrote (a)3 and (a)4.