- Amended to the NJ Vital Statistics Act and signed into law
May 27, 2014.
- Provides adoptees and/or designated indiividuals the
opportunity to obtain a non-certified copy of their
original birth certificate and other related documents.
- Establishes safeguards to ensure privacy concerns of
birth parents.
- Adoptees may receive a copy of their original birth
certificate beginning January 2017.
New Adoption Records System FAQs
Overview of New Adoption Records System/
Access to Electronic Forms for Birth Parents