Adoption in New Jersey
Adoption is a
very specialized area of the law and can be a complicated
process which often needs the attention of an experienced and
knowledgeable attorney. At the law office of Andrea I. Bazer,
Esq., we have focused our practice on adoption for many
years and are committed to providing compassionate and
professional legal services to clients seeking to build their
families through adoption within New Jersey, including Monmouth,
Middlesex, Ocean, Union, Mercer and Burlington counties.
Adoption is
also a personal and intimate legal process that causes adoptive
parents to realize their dreams, allows birth parents to feel
comforted by the knowledge that the child they created is in the
care of a loving family and provides an innocent child with new
opportunities in a loving home.
If you are
interested in adoption in the State of New Jersey, why not seek
the services of an experienced law firm? We practice many
aspects of adoption in New Jersey including domestic adoptions,
international adoptions, relative adoptions, including
step-parent adoptions, contested adoptions and agency adoptions.
We also assist
birth parents with terminating their parental rights.
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Adoptions | International Adoptions
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Let's take a look at various aspects of
adoption law in New Jersey which may answer some of your initial
questions:
Who
Must Consent to an Adoption
- The parent
or guardian of the child
- Any agency
which has obtained the authority to place
the child for adoption
Age
When the Court Will Consider the Opinion of the
Child to be Adopted
- A child 10
years of age or older is required to appear
at the final adoption hearing and the
child's wishes will be given consideration,
provided the child has the capacity to form
an intelligent preference.
When
Parental Consent is not Needed
- The
parent:
- Has
executed a valid surrender
- Has
had parental rights terminated
- Has
made the child available for
adoption
- Has
failed to contact or support the child
- Has
not acknowledged paternity
- Is a
father whose whereabouts are unknown
- Does
not file written objections to an
adoption within 20 days after notice is
given
When
Consent Can Be Executed
- Maternal consent
may not be executed until 72 hours after
the child's birth.
- An alleged
father may execute a disclaimer of parental
interest at any time, including before the
child's birth.
How
Consent Must Be Executed
- Surrender
to an approved agency shall be in writing
before an authorized person.
- A hearing
may be held to determine whether the
surrender was voluntary and proper.
Revocation of Consent
- If
executed in accordance with appropriate
legal procedures, surrender
to an agency is valid, binding, and
irrevocable, and constitutes a termination
of parental rights.
- At the
discretion of the agency, consent may be set
aside when based on fraud, duress, or
misrepresentation.
If you are interested in
adoption in the State of New Jersey, please
contact us to guide
you along the process -- we help bring families together and
keep them together.
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Andrea I.
Bazer, Esq.
90 West Main Street
Freehold, New Jersey 07728
Tel 732.863.0808
Fax 732.863.0011
abazer@aiblaw.com
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