{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-9-2-20","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 9:2-20","heading":"Judgment terminating rights;  effect of judgment","body":"If the court shall find that the parents of the child should have no further  right to custody of the child, or that the custodian or guardian, if any,  should have no further control and authority over the person of the child, a  judgment shall be entered terminating such right or control and authority and  transferring the custody of the child to the plaintiff. The judgment so  entered, unless otherwise specified therein, shall not affect the duties of the  parents, custodian or guardian with respect to support and maintenance of the  child.\nL.1955, c. 232, p. 898, s. 8.","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":"cb229cae0b4973be1622b3b01b1c71be66b2d0ab00252a81f3a214f340d8fca7","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-9-2-19","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-9-2-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}