ICPC State Pages

New Jersey Consultants/Specialists

Compact Administrators

Compact Administrator Antonina Roller, Administrator Interstate Services Office Department of Children and Families PO Box 717, Trenton, NJ 08625 Tel: (609) 888-7118 Fax: (609) 777-2068 E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) NJ has resumed normal practices and is now accepting Foster, Adoption and Parent requests.

Deputy Compact Administrator Gayle Williamson, Supervisor Interstate Services Office Department of Children and Families PO Box 717, Trenton, NJ 08625 Tel: (609) 888-7485 Fax: (609) 777-2068 E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Supervises Consultants: Cynthia McKeever, Casey McKenna, Gloria Richardson and Jessica Vigale Monica Nelson, Supervisor Department of Children and Families PO Box 717, Trenton, NJ 08625 Tel:  (609) 888-7123 Fax:  (609) 777-2068 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Supervises Consultants: Carmona Cadet, Alba Hernandez, Ashley Lamenta, and Jose Carlos Pena     Francis Ann Thomas, ICAMA DCA,  IV-E Medicaid, ICWA and ISS-USA Coordinator Tel:  (609) 888-7513 Fax:  (609) 777-2068 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) ICAMA referrals - .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) ICWA referrals - .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) ISS referrals- .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Consultants

ICPC Specialist **NOTICE OF CHANGE** Starting February 1, 2020, assignments to Consultants will no longer be alphabetically.  Please do not forward any requests or correspondences directly to a Consultant but rather to our dedicated mailbox- .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Ashley Lamenta       Tel:  (609) 888-7122 Fax:  (609) 777-2068       Jessica Vigale Tel:  (609) 888-7897 Fax:  (609) 777-2068       .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Cynthia McKeever Tel: (609) 888-7124 Fax: (609) 777-2068       .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Carmona Cadet       Tel.  (609) 888-7506 Fax. (609) 777-2068     .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Alba Hernandez     Tel.  (609) 888-7175 Fax. (609) 777-2068     .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Jose (Carlos) Pena Tel:  (609) 888-7602 Fax: (609) 777-2068 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Casey McKenna       Tel.  (609) 888-7125         Fax. (609) 777-2068 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Gloria Richardson (609) 888-7604 (609) 777-2068 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)	Administrative Assistant Tina Young Principal Clerk Typist Tel. (609) 888-7408 Fax. (609) 777-2068 Kellie Zottman Principal Clerk Tel:  (609) 888-7127 Fax: (609) 777-2068 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
ICPC Specialist See above	Administrative Assistant See above
ICPC Specialist See Above	International Adoptions N/A

Mailing Address

Regular Mailing Address NJ Dept. of Children and Families Interstate Services Unit P.O. Box 717 Trenton, N.J.  08625

Federal Express Address NJ Dept. of Children and Families Interstate Services Unit 50 East State Street, 5th Floor Trenton, N.J.  08625

Useful Telephone Numbers

Child Abuse Hotline In State:  (877) 652-2873 Out of State:  (877) 652-2873	Juvenile Compact Office (ICJ) Administrative Office of the Courts/Probation Service Division (609) 815-3810 ext. 16278 - Juveniles (609) 292-1585 - Adults (18 and older)
Mental Health Compact Office Department of Human Services/Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services 1-800-382-6717	Adoption and Medical Assistance Compact Office (ICAMA) Department of Children and Families (609) 888-7120 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Handled by Tina Young in the ICPC Office.
International Adoptions NA. Handled by private adoption agencies.

Useful Websites

• Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)
• Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (ICAMA)
• Interstate Compact for Juveniles (ICJ)

Statutory Codes

State ICPC Code:

• N.J. Statutory Annotated (N.J.S.A.)9:23-5 et seq. and N.J.S.A. 30:4-C(f)

Age of Majority and Code:

• Foster & KLG 18 yrs old or 19 if graduating from school. Adoption 18 or up to 21 with over 18 extension documentation.
• N.J.A.C. 10:121A-3.3

Statutory Penalties Under ICPC:

• N.J. Statutory Annotated (N.J.S.A.)9:23-5 et seq. and N.J.S.A. 30:4-C(f)

Co-Located Compacts - ICPC, ICAMA, ICJ

ICPC/ ICJ

ICPC and ICJ are co-located in the same unit: (If "No" - Agency under which each compact is administered.)

• No - ICJ: Office of the Courts (AOC), Probation Services; ICPC: Department of Children and Families

If ICPC and ICJ both apply to a case, New Jersey will coordinate services: (If "No" - Which Compact Supersedes)

• Yes

ICPC/ ICAMA

ICPC and ICAMA are co-located in the same unit: (If "No" - Agency/Department under which each compact is administered.)

• Yes