New Jersey

  

In New Jersey, confidential adoption records are available by court order only. The Division of Youth and Family Services operates a registry for its placements only. Those individuals may contact: Department of Human Services, Division of Youth and Family Services, 1 South Montgomery Street, CN 717, Trenton, New Jersey 08625. Telephone: (609) 633-3991. 

UPDATE: Search services are available ONLY for adult adoptees who were adopted through the NJ State agency (the DYFS or its predecessor agencies: BCS, SBCW, SBCG). Adoption Registry Phone Number 609-292-8816. You can order a brochure via email: 74140.1420@compuserve.com  


Search and Support Groups

Adoption Reunion Coalition of NJ
15 Fir Place
Hazlett, NJ 07730

Adoption Support Network, Inc.
505 W. Hamilton Ave #207
Linwood, NJ 08221

Finders Keepers II
32 Trotters La
Smithville, NJ

Adoption Support Group
500-48 Auten Road
Somerville, NJ 08876

NJ Division of Youth & Family Services/Adoption Registry
Gerald R. Gioglio
PO Box 717
Trenton NJ 08625-0717
phone: 609-292-8816
e-mail: ggioglio@dhs.state.nj.us

State Agency Adoptions ONLY, back to 1900.

Adoption Registry Coordinator
NJ State D.Y.F.S.
Gerald R. Gioglio
1 South Montgomery Street, CN 717
Trenton, NJ 08625

State agency adoptions ONLY.

West Central Search/Support of N.J.
Donna Kern
P.O. Box 3604
Trenton, NJ 08629

ALMA Chapter
Wendy Albright
P.O. Box 1825
West Caldwell, NJ 07007

Origins
Marsha Riben & M.A. Cohen
P.O. Box 556
Whippany, NJ 07981-0556
e-mail: huwv77a@prodigy.com (Diane)
fax: 201-428-9683