Second Parent Adoption in New Jersey

[NewJerseyGirl]

What is the name of your state? New Jersey
Any information on second parent adoption in New Jersey

 

[tigger22472]

Google, 'termination of parental rights' and then Google "step-parent adoption New Jersey"... you should find all the information there.

 

[nextwife]

What exaxtly do you mean by "second parent"?

ALL adoptions result in a "second parent" becoming the legal parent after the bioparent gives up their rights. I'm the Second Mom and hubby is the Second dad. The first mom and the first dad gave up the baby to the orphanage.

 

[tigger22472]

What exaxtly do you mean by "second parent"?

Second parent is generally considered to be step-parent in legal terms

 

[nextwife]

Second parent is generally considered to be step-parent in legal terms

Why? What makes a Step MORE "second" than any other adoptive parent who is second after the bioparent?

Honestly, I'm on three adoptive weblists, communicate daily with adoptive parents who have done all sorts of adoptions - orphanage, foster, kinship, domestic, international, etc. and not one reference in seven years on any adoption list to a "second parent".

 

[tigger22472]

Why? What makes a Step MORE "second" than any other adoptive parent who is second after the bioparent?

Honestly, I'm on three adoptive weblists, communicate daily with adoptive parents who have done all sorts of adoptions - orphanage, foster, kinship, domestic, international, etc. and not one reference in seven years on any adoption list to a "second parent".

I've found it while search quite a bit actually.

AND I agree on the wording.. just not in charge of it..LOL

 

[NewJerseyGirl]

For same sex couples, does NJ recognize and grant domestic partner adoptive parent rights by way of a "Second Parent Adoption", i.e., without the biological mother giving up her rights?

 

[tigger22472]

http://www.nclrights.org/publications/2ndparentadoptions.htm