Rules of Court · Part 5 · New Jersey
R. 5:10-16 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 5:10-16: Adoptions of United States Citizens by Residents of Foreign Countries That Are Not Signatories to the Hague Adoption Convention, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Adoptions of United States Citizens by Residents of Foreign Countries That Are Not Signatories to the Hague Adoption Convention
Adoptions of United States citizens by residents of foreign countries that are not signatories to the Hague Adoption Convention shall conform to the rules for domestic adoptions.
Note: Adopted July 21, 2011 to be effective September 1, 2011.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 5:10-16 "Adoptions of United States Citizens by Residents of Foreign Countries That Are Not Signatories to the Hague Adoption Convention" {
Adoptions of United States citizens by residents of foreign countries that are not signatories to the Hague Adoption Convention shall conform to the rules for domestic adoptions.
Note: Adopted July 21, 2011 to be effective September 1, 2011.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-18; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 5:10-15 · R. 5:10-17 → · chapter 5:10 · all rules
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