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NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-22 - Full guardianship.

30:4C-22 Full guardianship.  22. The care, custody or guardianship of the division shall be full and complete for all purposes and shall vest in the division the custody and control of both the person and property of children in its custody or care, and of its wards, whether committed prior or subsequent to the effective date of this act, when the children are in resource family homes, without the necessity of giving bond, and notwithstanding any previous appointment of a guardian for the children under its custody or care or such wards.  Such care, custody or guardianship of the division shall enable the division, acting through the chief executive officer of the division or his authorized representative, to prosecute suits, claims and any and all manner of proceedings or actions in law or equity for and on behalf of the children under its custody or care or its wards when the children are in resource family homes; to demand and receive from all persons, including guardians previously appointed, any and all property of the children under its custody or care or its wards when the children are in resource family homes; and to hold and administer the real and personal property of the children under its custody or care or its wards when the children are in resource family homes, or any interest they may have therein; provided, however, that it shall be proper for the division, in its discretion, to hold funds of the children under its custody or care or its wards when the children are in resource family homes on deposit in one or more banks, building and loan associations, or trust companies in this State, and to apply funds, other than earned income or the corpus of any trust, devise or intestate share, or the proceeds of an insurance contract or a personal injury award which a court specifically awards to a child to make the child whole as a result of an injury, of any child under its custody or care or any ward when the child is in a resource family home against expenditures for the maintenance of such child under its custody or care or ward when the child is in a resource family home.  A court of competent jurisdiction shall hear and determine petitions by the division, on behalf of the children under its custody or care or its wards when the children are in resource family homes, for the transfer of any or all assets being held by guardians previously appointed. The court shall have jurisdiction, in its discretion, to waive costs in any proceedings by the division on behalf of the children under its custody or care or its wards when the children are in resource family homes.  L.1951,c.138,s.22; amended 1962, c.197, s.23; 1985, c.8, s.2; 2004, c.130, s.57.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-23 - Voluntary surrenders, releases of custody, consents to adoption.

30:4C-23 Voluntary surrenders, releases of custody, consents to adoption.  23. In addition to the methods otherwise provided in this article for establishing guardianship by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, and when necessary to carry out the provisions of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-1 et seq.), the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, after due investigation and consideration, may, in cases where it would be to the permanent advantage of the child, take voluntary surrenders and releases of custody and consents to adoption from the parent, parents, guardians, or other persons or agencies having the right or authority to give such surrenders, releases, or consents. Such surrenders, releases, or consents, when properly acknowledged before a person authorized to take acknowledgments of proofs in the State of New Jersey, shall be valid and binding irrespective of the age of the person giving the same, and shall be irrevocable except at the discretion of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency or upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction. L.1951, c.138, s.23; amended 1962, c.197, s.24; 2012, c.16, s.73.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-24 - Application for care or custody; complaint; petition.

30:4C-24 Application for care or custody; complaint; petition.  24. Whenever the director of welfare of any county or municipality in this State shall be called upon to serve any child whose needs cannot properly be provided for by financial assistance as made available by the laws of this State, the director shall, within 24 hours thereafter, give written notice thereof to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, and shall file an application for care or custody, as provided in section 11 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-11), or shall file a complaint as provided in section 12 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-12), or shall file a petition as provided in section 15 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-15), as the situation of the child may require. The notice shall contain all available information concerning the child and the child's circumstances, which will enable the Division of Child Protection and Permanency to take proper action. If the immediate needs of the child so require, the director shall provide for the child's care in a suitable place, approved with reasonable promptness for that purpose by the division, paying therefor as a charge against county or municipal funds until such time as the child has been found eligible for care, custody, or guardianship in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-1 et seq.). L.1951, c.138, s.24; amended 1962, c.197, s.25; 2012, c.16, s.74.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-25 - Agents of Division of Child Protection and Permanency to visit children.

30:4C-25 Agents of Division of Child Protection and Permanency to visit children.  25. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency, by its agent or agents, shall regularly visit all children under its care, custody, or guardianship under the provisions of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-1 et seq.) in order to assure the maximum benefit from such services. L.1951, c.138, s.25; amended 1962, c.197, s.26; 2012, c.16, s.75.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-26 - Placing child in resource family home or institution.

30:4C-26 Placing child in resource family home or institution.  26. a. Whenever the circumstances of a child are such that his needs cannot be adequately met in his own home, the division may effect his placement in a resource family home, with or without payment of board, in a group home, or in an appropriate institution if such care is deemed essential for him. The division shall make every reasonable effort to select a resource family home, a group home or an institution of the same religious faith as the parent or parents of such child. b. Whenever the division places any child, as provided by this section, in any municipality and county of this State, the child shall be deemed a resident of such municipality and county for all purposes except school funding, and he shall be entitled to the use and benefit of all health, recreational, vocational and other facilities of such municipality and county in the same manner and extent as any other child living in such municipality and county. c. Whenever the division shall place any child, as provided by this section, in any school district, the child shall be entitled to the educational benefits of the district determined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2010, c.69 (C.30:4C-26b); provided, however, that the district of residence, as determined by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to law, shall be responsible for paying, as applicable, tuition and transportation costs for such child to the district in which he is placed. d. No municipality shall enact a planning or zoning ordinance governing the use of land by, or for, single family dwellings which shall, by any of its terms or provisions or by any rule or regulation adopted in accordance therewith, discriminate between children who are members of such single families by reason of their relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, children placed with such families in such dwellings by the division or other entity designated by the Commissioner of Children and Families, and children placed pursuant to law with families in single family dwellings known as group homes. Any planning or zoning ordinance, heretofore or hereafter enacted by a municipality, which violates the provisions of this section, shall be invalid and inoperative. L.1951, c.138, s.26; amended 1962, c.197, s.27; 1974, c.178, s.2; 1979, c.207, s.18; 2004, c.130, s.58; 2006, c.47, s.130; 2010, c.69, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-26a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-26a - Rules and regulations

30:4C-26a. Rules and regulations  Subject to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies is authorized to formulate and adopt all rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1974, c. 178, s. 5, eff. Dec. 10, 1974.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-26.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-26.1 - "Resource family home" defined.

30:4C-26.1 "Resource family home" defined.  1. As used in P.L.1962, c.137 (C.30:4C-26.1 et seq.) "resource family home" means and includes private residences wherein any child in the care, custody, or guardianship of the Department of Children and Families may be placed by the department, or with its approval, for care, and shall include any private residence maintained by persons with whom any child is placed by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency for the purpose of adoption until the adoption is finalized. L.1962, c.137, s.1; amended 1964, c.102, s.11; 1974, c.178, s.3; 2004, c.130, s.59; 2005, c.169, s.5; 2006, c.47, s.131; 2012, c.16, s.77.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-26.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-26.2 - Child care shelters; establishment, maintenance.

30:4C-26.2 Child care shelters; establishment, maintenance.  2. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency, shall establish and maintain, within the limits of available appropriations, child care shelters in numbers and at locations throughout the State as the Commissioner of Children and Families shall deem to be necessary. L.1962, c.137, s.2; amended 1964, c.102, s.12; 2006, c.47, s.132; 2012, c.16, s.78.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-26.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-26.3 - Shelters for care, supervision of children.

30:4C-26.3 Shelters for care, supervision of children.  3. The shelters shall be equipped and used for the temporary care and supervision of children who are placed in the care, custody, or guardianship of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, during the interim between such placement and placement in a suitable resource family home. The shelters shall be properly staffed to provide for child care and supervision and shall contain the necessary facilities for both physical and psychological examinations of children. L.1962, c.137, s.3; amended 1964, c.102, s.13; 2004, c.130, s.60; 2012, c.16, s.79.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-26.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-26.4 - "Resource family parent" defined.

30:4C-26.4 "Resource family parent" defined.  1. As used in P.L.1962, c.136 (C.30:4C-26.4 et seq.) "resource family parent" shall mean any person with whom a child in the care, custody, or guardianship of the Department of Children and Families is placed by the department, or with its approval, for care and shall include any person with whom a child is placed by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency for the purpose of adoption until the adoption is finalized. L.1962, c.136, s.1; amended 1964, c.102, s.8; 2004, c.130, s.61; 2005, c.169, s.6; 2006, c.47, s.133; 2012, c.16, s.80.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-26.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-26.5 - Adoption of child by resource family parent.

30:4C-26.5 Adoption of child by resource family parent.  2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or any rule or regulation of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, no agreement entered into between the division and any resource family parent for the care of any child in the care, custody, or guardianship of the division shall contain any provision prohibiting the adoption of any child by the resource family parent. L.1962, c.136, s.2; amended 1964, c.102, s.9; 2004, c.130, s.62; 2012, c.16, s.81.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-26.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-26.6 - "Resource family parent" defined.

30:4C-26.6 "Resource family parent" defined.  1. As used in P.L.1962, c.139 (C.30:4C-26.6 et seq.) "resource family parent" shall mean any person with whom a child in the care, custody, or guardianship of the Department of Children and Families is placed by the department, or with its approval, for care and shall include any person with whom a child is placed by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency for the purpose of adoption until the adoption is finalized. L.1962, c.139, s.1; amended 1964, c.102, s.15; 2004, c.130, s.63; 2005, c.169, s.7; 2006, c.47, s.134; 2012, c.16, s.82.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-26.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-26.7 - Application for adoption of child by resource family parent.

30:4C-26.7 Application for adoption of child by resource family parent.  2. Any person, who, as a resource family parent, has cared for a child continuously for a period of 15 months or more, may apply to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, for the placement of the child with them for the purpose of adoption and if the child is eligible for adoption, the division shall give preference and first consideration to their application over all other applications for adoption placements. L.1962, c.139, s.2; amended 1964, c.102, s.16; 2004, c.130, s.64; 2012, c.16, s.83.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-26.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-26.9 - Provisional approval for resource family parent; definition.

30:4C-26.9 Provisional approval for resource family parent; definition.  1. The Department of Children and Families may grant approval to a prospective resource family parent for a period not to exceed six months, upon completion of the State portion of the criminal history record investigation required pursuant to P.L.1985, c.396 (C.30:4C-26.8), pending completion and review of the federal portion of the criminal history record investigation required pursuant to that act, if: (1) the State portion of the criminal history record investigation indicates no information which would disqualify the person, (2) the prospective resource family parent and any adult residing in the prospective resource family parent's home submit a sworn statement to the Department of Children and Families attesting that the person does not have a record of criminal history which would disqualify the person, and (3) there is substantial compliance with department standards for resource family homes indicating there is no risk to a child's health or safety. For purposes of this section, "resource family parent" means any person with whom a child in the care, custody, or guardianship of the Department of Children and Families is placed by the department, or with its approval, for care and shall include any person with whom a child is placed by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency for the purpose of adoption until the adoption is finalized. L.1989, c.21, s.1; amended 1999, c.53, s.35; 2004, c.130, s.66; 2005, c.169, s.9; 2006, c.47, s.136; 2012, c.16, s.85.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-26.20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-26.20 - Minor and child to remain together as family unit.

30:4C-26.20 Minor and child to remain together as family unit.  1. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if a minor is placed in a resource family home, group home, or institution, pursuant to section 26 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-26), and is pregnant, becomes pregnant, or gives birth to a child while in the placement, the Division of Child Protection and Permanency in the Department of Children and Families shall provide or arrange for the provision of services to ensure that the minor and her child remain together as a family unit. b. A Division of Child Protection and Permanency caseworker shall develop and implement a permanency plan for the minor and her child that will enable the minor to provide a safe and stable home for her child, and shall not limit the minor's legal right to make decisions regarding the care, custody, and supervision of her child. The plan shall address, but shall not be limited to, the following areas: (1) counseling and advocacy services; (2) information about and referral to physicians, certified nurse midwives, and other health care professionals providing prenatal care;  (3) medical care, including hospital, maternity, postnatal, and preventive pediatric services; and (4) maintenance services, including, clothing, food, housing, and financial assistance. c. If, as a result of the minor's pregnancy or birth of her child, the minor's current placement is no longer available, is inappropriate, or could result in harm to the minor or her child, the caseworker shall locate and place the minor and her child together in a substitute living arrangement. d. The Division of Child Protection and Permanency shall not be required to arrange or provide for services to the minor and her child pursuant to subsection a. of this section, if the division has reasonable cause to believe that the minor's child has been subjected to child abuse or acts of child abuse or neglect by the minor. e. For purposes of this section, "minor" means a person 21 years of age or younger who is under the care and supervision or custody of the Division of [Youth and Family Services] Child Protection and Permanency pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1951, c.138 (C.30:4C-12). L.2010, c.98, s.1; amended 2012, c.16, s.86.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-26.21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-26.21 - Rules, regulations.

30:4C-26.21 Rules, regulations.  2. The Commissioner of Children and Families shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2010, c.98, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-27 - Expenses of maintenance chargeable against State funds.

30:4C-27 Expenses of maintenance chargeable against State funds.  27. Pursuant to the providing of care, custody or guardianship for any child, in accordance with the provisions of this act, the division may expend such sums as may be necessary for the reasonable and proper cost of maintenance, including board, lodging, clothing, medical, dental, and hospital care, or any other similar or specialized commodity or service as the needs of any such child may require, except that the division shall not maintain a clothing warehouse for the distribution of clothing to children under its jurisdiction. In lieu thereof, the division may pay resource family parents caring for children under their supervision a sufficient amount to enable them to purchase necessary clothing items required by the children from the local merchants of the locality in which they reside. Such maintenance costs and the total cost of hospital care for children as provided for herein shall be borne by the State. However, no costs shall be chargeable if incurred earlier than the date of the child's acceptance in care as provided in section 12 hereof, or earlier than the date of an order of commitment to guardianship as provided in section 20 hereof.  Whenever a medical or psychological examination shall be required for any child as a condition to providing care or custody, or whenever the division avails itself of the facilities and services of any privately sponsored agency or institution, the cost of the examination or service shall be a proper charge against State funds, within the limits of available appropriations, in the same manner and extent as expenditures for maintenance.  In providing care, custody or guardianship for any child or in the course of determining the eligibility of any child for care, custody or guardianship in accordance with the provisions of this act, the division may avail itself of the facilities and services of any privately sponsored agency or institution, with due regard to the religious background of the child, which complies with those rules and regulations as established pursuant to this act, paying such fees for service as may be mutually agreed upon by the division and the privately sponsored agency or institution providing service.  Whenever a child under care, custody or guardianship is in need of operation, anaesthesia, diagnostic tests or treatment, the division may give its consent thereto. A consent to operation, anaesthesia, diagnostic tests or treatment when given by the division on behalf of any child receiving care, custody or guardianship shall be deemed legal and valid for all purposes with respect to any person or hospital affording service to such child pursuant to and in reliance upon such consent.  Nothing contained herein shall modify the provisions of section 6 of the act of which this act is amendatory. L.1951,c.138,s.27; amended 1956, c.44, s.2; 1962, c.197, s.28; 1990, c.66, s.3; 2004, c.130, s.67.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-27.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-27.1 - "Resource family parent" defined.

30:4C-27.1 "Resource family parent" defined.  1. As used in P.L.1962, c.135 (C.30:4C-27.1 et seq.) "resource family parent" shall mean any person with whom a child in the care, custody, or guardianship of the Department of Children and Families is placed by the department, or with its approval, for care and shall include any person with whom a child is placed by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency for the purpose of adoption until the adoption is finalized. L.1962, c.135, s.1; amended 1964, c.102, s.5; 2004, c.130, s.68; 2005, c.169, s.10; 2006, c.47, s.137; 2012, c.16, s.87.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-27.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-27.2 - Discontinuance of clothing distribution centers; clothing allowance.

30:4C-27.2 Discontinuance of clothing distribution centers; clothing allowance.  2. Notwithstanding the provision of any other law, the maintenance of a clothing warehouse and distribution center for the distribution of clothing to children in the care, custody, or guardianship of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, shall be discontinued and in lieu thereof the division shall increase the monthly allowance payable to any resource family parent caring for any of the children in a sufficient amount to enable the resource family parent to purchase the necessary clothing items required by the children from the local merchants of the locality wherein the resource family parent resides. L.1962, c.135, s.2; amended 1964, c.102, s.6; 2004, c.130, s.69; 2012, c.16, s.88.
NJ Rev Stat § 30:4C-27.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 30 - Institutions and Agencies|Section 30:4C-27.3 - Short title.

30:4C-27.3 Short title.  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Resource Family Parent Licensing Act." L.2001,c.419,s.1; amended 2004, c.130, s.70.