All court records and information relating to adoption proceedings are sealed upon the legal finalization of the adoption pursuant to N.J.S.A. 9:3-52. Since the Division's records contain sealed court records, the Division shall treat these records as confidential. The Division shall disclose to an adult adoptee non-identifying information available in the Division's records in accordance with N.J.A.C. 3A:50-5.9(b)2. The Division shall disclose identifying information to an adult adoptee about any birth family member or other person who has given his or her written consent to the Division.
N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:3-2.5
See: 38 N.J.R. 1634(b), 39 N.J.R. 2115(b).
Substituted "each Division employee shall treat" for "the Division treats"; and inserted "representative" two times.
Amended by R.2015 d.073, effective 5/4/2015.
See: 46 N.J.R. 1535(a), 47 N.J.R. 896(b).
Section was "Adult adoptee". Substituted the first occurrence of "the Division" for "each Division employee", and deleted "representative" following the second and third occurrences of "Division".