Rule 5:10-2. Caption of Complaint

(a) The complaint in an action for the adoption of a child shall be verified and shall state the title of the action as "In the matter of the adoption of a child by _____________."

(b) Each complaint shall address only one adoptee. However, the supporting documentation for a sibling group being adopted by a single family may be submitted as one set of documents that supports all the siblings' complaints for adoption.

(c) In cases involving multiple children, the filing fee or fees for the additional children may be waived at the discretion of the Surrogate upon the plaintiff's showing of financial hardship.