Links to State and Tribal Child Welfare Law and Policy - New Jersey

STATUTES

Website: https://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/nxt/gateway.dll?f=templates&fn=default.htm&vid=Publish:10.1048/Enu 

Citations:

• Adoption: title 9, chapter 3 (§§ 9:3-37–9:3-56); title 30, chapter 4C, article 3 (§§ 30:4C-26.1–30:4C-26.5), article 4 (§§ 30:4C-41–30:4C-49)
• Child protection: title 9, chapter 6 (§§ 9:6-1–9:6-8.86)
• Child welfare: title 9, chapter 2 (§§ 9:2-18–9:2-21), chapter 6 (§§ 9:6-8.8, 9:6-8.44–9:6-8.70, 9:6-8.87); title 30, chapter 4C, article 2 (§§ 30:4C-11–30:4C-24), article 3 (§§ 30:4C-25–30:4C-28), article 5 (§§ 30:4C-50–30:4C-65), article 7 (§§ 30:4C-74–30:4C-92)
• Guardianship: title 30, chapter 4C, article 2, (§§ 30:4C-15.1, 30:4C-20–30:4C-22), article 7 (§§ 30:4C-84–30:4C-92)
• Youth services: title 30, chapter 4C, article 7 (§§ 30:4C-101–30:4C-105)
• Indian child welfare: title 2A, chapter 34, article 7 (§ 2A:34-56)

REGULATION/ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

Website: https://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/njcode/

Note:

See title 3A, Children and Families.

AGENCY POLICIES

Website: https://dcfpolicy.nj.gov/

OTHER RESOURCES

New Jersey Rules of Court