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1 IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF A MINOR CHILD -- rank: 1000

... parent in order to abide by the strict language of N.J.S.A. 9:3-50(c) to avoid terminating the parental rights of the natural ... criterion or terminating the parental rights of the natural parent. N.J.S.A. 9:3-50(c) provides that “[t]he entry of a judgment ... e., a step-parent to the child to be adopted. N.J.S.A. 9:3- 50(c) (emphasis added). Conversely, H.N.R. held in 1995 ... natural parent though they remain unmarried to the petitioner. 3 N.J.S.A. 9:3-50 (“The entry of a judgment of adoption shall . . . terminate ... the bonds of matrimony to satisfy a strict reading of N.J.S.A. 9:3-50 that all parental rights of unmarried parents must be terminated ... proposed judgment seek, inter alia, the following relief: Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 9:3-50(c), the Judgment of Adoption shall in no way ...

docket:	FA-000010-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-11-17
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2 IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF A CHILD BY R.C.W. and S.M.W -- rank: 790

... N.J. 90, 100 (2016) (second alteration in original) (quoting N.J.S.A. 9:3-50(b)). As part of this process, the birth parents' rights must be terminated. Ibid. (citing N.J.S.A. 9:3- 50(c)(1)). That can occur voluntarily: 'A parent may . . . surrender ...

docket:	a2907-17
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-08-07
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3 In the Matter of the Adoption of a Child by W.P. and M.P. -- rank: 730

... amended Grandparent Visitation Statute became effective June 29, 1993. ����B. N.J.S.A. 9:3-50 of the Adoption Act ����Toward the end of 1993, the Legislature amended N.J.S.A. 9:3-50, the Legislature deleted language appearing to terminate, in the adoption ... The amendatory act contained twenty-three separate sections including revised N.J.S.A. 9:3-50. ����The legislative history reveals that section 18 of the Adoption ... Adoption Act). ����The legislative history reveals that the amendments to N.J.S.A. 9:3-50 were a small part of a larger package of revisions ... termination of parental rights, but not to grandparent visitation. Indeed, N.J.S.A. 9:3-50, including its very heading, �rights of inheritance,� suggests that the ...

docket:	a-124-98
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2000-04-06
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citation:	163 N.J. 158
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4 In the Matter of the Adoption of a Child by J.E.V. and D.G.V. -- rank: 728

... if the child were born to the adopting parent.” N.J.S.A. 9:3-50(b). As part of the judgment of adoption, the child� ... adopted in appropriate cases. Because an adoption terminates parental rights, N.J.S.A. 9:3-50(c)(1), the public, the State, and the parent also ...

docket:	A-39-15
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2016-07-26
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citation:	226 N.J. 90 141 A.3d 254
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5 IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF TWO CHILDREN BY H.N.R. -- rank: 607

... in a loving, functional parental relationship, the stepparent provision of N.J.S.A. 9:3-50 should not be narrowly interpreted so as to defeat an ... statute, the general intent and spirit of ��448 [analogous to N.J.S.A. 9:3-50] is entirely consistent with them. The intent of the legislature ... disapproval of the manner in which individuals live their lives. ���� N.J.S.A. 9:3-50 provides that a judgment of adoption absolutely terminates the parental ... is not inappropriate, however, to compare the existing language of N.J.S.A. 9:3-50, which sets forth the "stepparent" exception, with that contained in ... Hannah was legally entitled to be considered a "spouse" under N.J.S.A. 9:3-50 to preserve Mary's parental rights. I am unable to ... 729 (1986). Footnote: 2 We are aware that this section, N.J.S.A. 9:3-50, was amended as part of the comprehensive revision of ...

docket:	a1283-94
court:	njappellate
decided:	1995-10-27
status:	published published
citation:	285 N.J.Super. 1
Document Size:	40949

6 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARK A. RAYNER -- rank: 580

... child were born to the adopting parent in lawful wedlock.' N.J.S.A. 9:3- -50(b). When applying this State's intestate law, 'an adopted ...

docket:	a2619-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-11-09
status:	Unpublished
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7 IN THE MATTER OF THE PARENTAGE OF A CHILD BY T.J.S. AND A.L.S. -- rank: 575

... Legislature to create that status in this instance remains adoption, N.J.S.A. 9:3-50(b), rather than by operation of the Parentage Act. Indeed ... child were born to the adopting parent in lawful wedlock." N.J.S.A. 9:3-50(b). Significant for present purposes, however, the wife could not ...

docket:	a4784-09
court:	superior court trial
decided:	2011-02-23
status:	Published
citation:	419 N.J. Super. 46 16 A.3d 386
Document Size:	67863

8 J.M.S. and G.S and S.S v. J.W. and E.W. -- rank: 528

... have vested prior to entry of the judgment of adoption[.]" N.J.S.A. 9:3-50(c)(1). The judge determined that the Legislature had "specific ... L. 1977, c. 367, § 20. It was replaced by N.J.S.A. 9:3-50(c)(1) which, notably, eliminated the highlighted language above. We ...

docket:	a0938-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-06-20
status:	published
citation:	420 N.J. Super. 242 20 A.3d 458
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9 V.C. V. M.J.B. -- rank: 474

... consent, without terminating the natural mother's parental rights. See N.J.S.A. 9:3-50 to include the mother's same sex partner. Adoption of ...

docket:	a0966-98
court:	njappellate
decided:	1999-03-05
status:	published
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10 K.A.F. v. D.L.M. -- rank: 404

... respect to Arthur as if he were born to her. N.J.S.A. 9:3-50(b); Zack v. Fiebert , 235 N.J. Super. 424 , 429 ...

docket:	a0878-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-08-06
status:	published
citation:	437 N.J.Super. 123 96 A.3d 975
Document Size:	49989

11 IN THE MATTER OF T.B. -- rank: 385

... the objection of the biological parents and the Adoption Act, N.J.S.A. 9:3-50, which emphasizes the complete termination of the biological parents' rights ...

docket:	a5066-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-05-18
status:	unpublished
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12 IMO THE GUARDIANSHIP OF K.H.O. -- rank: 382

... 115 S. Ct. 433 , 130 L. Ed.2d 345 (1994); N.J.S.A. 9:3-50(c). ����The same commentator addressed the concept of "open adoption ...

docket:	a4669-96
court:	njappellate
decided:	1998-02-20
status:	published
citation:	308 N.J.Super. 432
Document Size:	52445

13 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/trial/trial-court-squibs21-22.opn.html -- rank: 380

... Before same-sex couples had a legal pathway to marriage, N.J.S.A. 9:3-50 was interpreted to allow unmarried couples to adopt without terminating ...

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14 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. D.S. -- rank: 370

... Child by W.P. , 163 N.J. 158 , 173 (2000); N.J.S.A. 9:3-50. We also determined that the judge did not address whether ...

docket:	a5049-06
court:	njappellate
decided:	2008-06-05
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	46119

15 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a5049-06-resubmitted.opn.html -- rank: 362

... Child by W.P. , 163 N.J. 158 , 173 (2000); N.J.S.A. 9:3-50. We also determined that the judge did not address whether ...

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