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

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • certified mail: include private express carrier service, provided that the private express carrier service provides confirmation of mailing. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.