Court Jurisdiction and Venue for Adoption Petitions - New Jersey
Date: January 2022
Jurisdiction
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:3-42
An action for adoption shall be instituted in the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part.
Venue
Citation: Ann. Stat. § 9:3-42
An adoption petition shall be filed in the court of the county in which one of the following applies:
- Where the prospective parent resides
- Where the child resided immediately prior to placement for adoption
- Where the child was born if the child is less than 3 months old
Whenever the child to be adopted has been received into the home of a prospective parent from an approved agency, the action may be instituted in the court of any county in which the approved agency has an office.