Part 5 · Action for Adoption of a Child

Rule 5:10-1. Venue

Amended December 20, 1983 (current)

An action for the adoption of a child, shall be brought or the venue laid in the county where the plaintiff is domiciled, except that if the child to be adopted is in the custody and control of an approved agency, the action may be brought or the venue laid in the county in which such approved agency has an office.