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The Optional Municipal Charter Law or Faulkner Act (N.J.S.A 40:69A-1 [1], et seq.) provides New Jersey municipalities with a variety of models of local government. This legislation is called the Faulkner Act in honor of the late Bayard H. Faulkner, former mayor of Montclair, New Jersey, U.S., and former chairman of the Commission on Municipal Government.
In 2020, the United States Census Bureau determined that same-sex couples (3.1%) are three times more likely to have adopted children than opposite-sex couples (1.1%). Data from 2019 revealed that 43.3% of same-sex couples’ children were adopted and/or stepchildren.
The Pride Center of New Jersey opened its doors in 1994 support the social needs of the LGBT community and youth across the state. [75] In September 2018, New Jersey issued guidance to schools to promote transgender-friendly policies on the use of names and pronouns, participation in activities, use of facilities and student records. [76]
Adoptee rights are the legal and social rights of adopted people relating to their adoption and identity. These rights frequently center on access to information which is kept sealed within closed adoptions, but also include issues relating to intercultural or international adoption, interracial adoption, and coercion of birthparents.
Before his time in the Legislature, Lagana was a member of the Paramus Borough Council. He was the prime sponsor of the New Jersey YouthBuild Act (S3781/A5582) in the Senate and is focused on ...
Same-sex couples who wished to have the same rights as married couples opted to adopt their partners. Same-sex marriage was legal in some states of the US from the early 2000s, such as San Francisco, Connecticut, and New Jersey. On 26 June 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court legalised same-sex marriage in all fifty states in Obergefell v. Hodges. [5]
I’m also buoyed by a new report which shows that New Jersey is the 4th fastest-growing state for clean energy jobs — growing 2.5 times faster than the state’s overall economy. In 2023, the ...
The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (AACWA) was enacted by the US Government on June 17, 1980. Its purpose is to establish a program of adoption assistance; strengthen the program of foster care assistance for needy and dependent children; and improve the child welfare, social services, and aid to families with dependent children programs.