On May 30, 2018 Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey signed into law the New Jersey Gestational Carrier Agreement Act. This new law will protect all parties involved in a gestational carrier arrangement, including the gestational carrier, the intended parents, and most importantly, any child resulting from such an arrangement. These agreements will now be […]

Unpaid and Paid Leave When Adopting Many new parents have access to paid leave through federal or state family and medical leave benefits or benefits provided to them as part of their employment contracts or packages. More than 91 percent of all the U.S. employers that are obligated or opt-in to provide paid leave for […]

Adopted people in New Jersey might want to learn about their birth families but may be unsure of how they can access the information they need. State law allows them to access their original birth certificates. How New Jersey Adoptees Can Learn About Their Birth Parents New Jersey adoptees may wonder about their birth families […]

The popularity of open adoption is a relatively recent phenomenon. There are many reasons why this option may be the right one for your family. Why Open Adoption Could Be the Right Choice for You It’s estimated that between 60 and 70 percent of all adoptions in the U.S. today are open adoptions. If you’re […]

New Jersey Joins Other States In Regulating Gestational Carrier Arrangements for Family Formation On May 30, 2018 Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey signed into law the New Jersey Gestational Carrier Agreement Act. This new law will protect all parties involved in a gestational carrier arrangement, including the gestational carrier, the intended parents, and most […]

There are nearly 600,000 same-sex couple households in the United States, and more than 100,000 of them have children. Adoptions by LGBTQ people have risen sharply in the last decade; same-sex couples in the U.S. are now raising at least 22,000 children. That trend is expected to continue, and researchers estimate that there are two […]

Plenty of adoptive parents are opting for open adoptions these days, giving their children the opportunity to stay in touch with their birth parents. As a matter of fact, the percentage of adoptive parents going for open adoptions has increased from 1 percent 20 years ago to about 70 percent nowadays. If you’re thinking of […]

Have you recently started to consider the possibility of adopting a child? If you have, there is a variety of factors that you will want to consider before you start the process, given the fact that it is a lengthy one. If you want to be a part of the nearly 135,000 adoptions that take […]

For thousands of children in New Jersey, their grandparents are their primary caregivers and sources of parental love and attention. Many children first enter the custody of their grandparents after the children were removed from their parents’ homes by the New Jersey DCP&P due to abandonment, abuse, or neglect. In other situations, the grandparents may […]

In an average year, roughly 135,000 children are adopted within the United States. A small percentage of these adoptions involve minors who were born outside of the country. Working with our New Jersey adoption attorney may make it easier for a prospective parent to successfully go through the adoption process. What Is the Best Interests […]