{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-9-3-43.1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 9:3-43.1","heading":"Conditions for recognizing foreign adoptions, certain circumstances.","body":"1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1977, c.367 (C.9:3-37 et seq.) or any other law to the contrary, an adopting parent shall not be required to petition a court in this State for adoption of a child if:\n(1)\tthe child was adopted under the laws of a jurisdiction or country other than the United States; and\n(2)\tthe validity of the foreign adoption has been verified by the granting of an IR-3 immigrant visa, or a successor immigrant visa, for the child by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.\nb.\tIf an adopting parent chooses to file a petition for adoption in this State, a court may grant a judgment of adoption without requiring the consent of a parent otherwise required pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1977, c.367 (C.9:3-41) if the petitioner files with the petition a judgment of adoption, guardianship or termination of parental rights granted by a judicial, administrative or executive body of a jurisdiction or country other than the United States that is in compliance with the laws of that country.\nL.2005,c.81,s.1.","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":"590982d13db46a7535b349fde3a41cd195cae64a0f2d5e314dc3b1ca2cea6daa","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-9-3-43","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-9-3-43.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}