Safe Haven Baby Adoption Nj
New jersey offers a safe haven.
Safe haven baby adoption nj. For awareness campaign information only. It had passed the senate in june of 2018. Come meet safe haven cat rescue s pets our cats can bee seen and adopted at our new adoption location at. Rt9 manahawkin nj 08050 609 597 0400 moxie is open tuesday through saturday 11 4.
The parents or someone acting on their behalf can leave an unharmed baby less than 30 days old with staff at any hospital emergency room police station fire station ambulance first aid or rescue squad. In another case both parents brought the child to a dcf child protection and permanency office. This legislation will require public school students in grades 9 12 to be provided information about nj safe haven s law. On august 7 2000 the new jersey safe haven infant protection act became law.
59 north main st. Educating rabbit owners events for you and your rabbit. Department of children and families safe haven infant protection act po box 729 trenton nj 08625 0729 609 888 7915. If the mother or a relative wishes to regain custody of the baby they should contact the safe have hotline at 1 877 839 2339 so that they can begin the process towards a safe reunification.
Moxie is a privately owned store a part of the stores proceeds benefits safe haven cat rescue. New jersey s safe haven infant protection act allows an individual to give up an unwanted infant safely legally and anonymously. The bill was signed into law in august of 2019. In one case a mother planning to anonymously give up her baby changed her mind and decided to conduct an open adoption of her child.
The office of adoption operations is a licensed adoption agency within the state of new jersey department of children and families child protection and permanency cp p. The office of adoption operations is approved to provide adoption services to children in the public child welfare system which includes placing children into adoptive. A1380 s1186 passed the nj assembly june 2019. In the 1990s there was a surge in the number of babies being abandoned by their birth parents.