New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Chapter 22 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CP&P ADOPTIONS
Subchapter 5 - POST-PLACEMENT SERVICES AND FINALIZATION
Section 3A:22-5.2 - Division activities related to finalization
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 3A:22-5.2
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(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.
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