➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
NJ: State Court Finds Right to Counsel for Birth Parents in Disputed Adoptions
Chronicle of Social Change – August 11, 2016
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that a parent whose child is subject to private adoption has the right to counsel. Birth parents must be told by a judge that they have the right to court-appointed counsel if they cannot afford to hire a lawyer.
https://chronicleofsocialchange.org/adoption/nj-court-finds-a-right-to-counsel-for-birth-parents-in-disputed-adoptions/20263