{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-9-17-40","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 9:17-40","heading":"Extent of parent and child relationship","body":"3.\tThe parent and child relationship extends equally to every child and to every parent, regardless of the marital status of the parents.\nL.1983, c. 17, s. 3.","path":["TITLE 9 CHILDREN--JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURTS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"fe324777249df4ef756f6ae665d1d566493ded27193e2243e22b483c35ed1ad4","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-9-17-39","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-9-17-41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}