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Vital effort underway to inform birth parents of adoption law change

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Vital effort underway to inform birth parents of adoption law change

July 29, 2019October 11, 2025

By David Karas | CorrespondentWith a deadline looming, Catholic groups are working to alert birth parents of changes in the state’s adoption law that could affect their privacy rights.Legislation signed into law last May 27 paves the way for substantial changes to New Jersey’s Adoption Records Law, prompting the New Jersey Catholic Conference, Catholic Charities…...