Part 5 · Action for Adoption of a Child
Rule 5:10-11. Final Hearing
Amended July 21, 2011 (current)
Contains Deadlines
In each action in which no order is entered for a preliminary hearing, the clerk of the court shall cause at least 5 days notice of the time and place of the final hearing, together with a copy of the complaint, to be mailed to the approved agency which placed or approved the placement of the child in the home of the plaintiff and which consented to the adoption. Such agency shall file a written report at the final hearing as to all circumstances of the case which will enable the court to make a proper decision in the matter.