New Jersey State Adoptions

New Jersey adoption, foster care, and licensing specialists are experts who can answer your questions including:

getting started with adopting or fostering

your state laws

whether agencies are properly licensed

if there have been lawsuits against adoption professionals in the state

and others. These experts are the place to start in New Jersey:

Foster Care Specialist
Division Youth/Family Services
50 E. State Street
CN717
Trenton, NEW JERSEY 08625
609-292-0020

Adoption Specialist
Div. of Youth and Family Services
Division of Youth and Family Services
Daryl Bender
50 East State Street
5th Floor, CN 717
Trenton, NJ 08625-0717
Phone: (609) 984-6080
Fax: (609) 984-5449
World Wide Web: http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/adoption/adopt.html
E-mail:

Licensing Specialist
Department of Human Services
Division of Youth and Family Services
Anna Montes
PO Box 717
Trenton, NJ 08625-0717
Phone: (609) 292-8255
World Wide Web: http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/adoption/resourceframe.html
E-mail:

More information and resources for adopting and placing parents, and birthfamily search in New Jersey.