Legal Question in Family Law in New Jersey

should I leave country to avoid contested adoption

I adopted 2 infants from another state and have final decree but the local child protective services agency is contesting the decree in court based on my not submitting to the interstate compact requirements for out of state adoptions. (My lawyer did not feel it was necessary since ''hard to place'' children are not subject to this requirement and the judge was satisfied that they were hard to place) Would I be well advised to relocate in another country to avoid a possible revocation of my decree before it occurs? Would I be considered a fugitive from justice?


Asked on 12/26/06, 11:21 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Jef Henninger, Esq Law Offices of Jef Henninger, Esq.

Re: should I leave country to avoid contested adoption

There is no way any attorney is going to tell you to leave the country and break the law. You just have to stick it out and fight it with everything you got.

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Answered on 12/26/06, 11:27 am
Gary Moore Gary Moore Attorney At Law

Re: should I leave country to avoid contested adoption

Something could happen in court in you absence which might reverse your adoption of the children. Depending whether the country you, you might be forced to return the children to New Jersey if the country which you go to is a signatory to the Hague Convention.

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Gary Moore, Esquire

Hackensack, New Jersey

www.garymooreattorneyatlaw.com

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Answered on 12/26/06, 3:29 pm


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