Section 9:2-17 - Form of surrender

NJ Rev Stat § 9:2-17 (2019) (N/A)
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9:2-17. Form of surrender

The form of any such surrender shall be such as to declare that the person executing the same desires to relinquish the custody of the child, acknowledge the termination of parental rights as to such custody in favor of the approved agency, and acknowledge full understanding of the effect of such surrender as provided by this act. Any such surrender may include a statement that its purpose is to permit the approved agency to place the child for adoption by such person or persons as the approved agency may select.

L.1955, c. 232, p. 896, s. 5.