New Jersey Parental Placements
New Jersey conducts the following types of home studies:
- Relative Care
- Foster Care
- Relative-Foster Care
- Parent Care
- Foster- Adopt
- Adoption
NJ requires public agency relatives and non relatives to become licensed Resource Parents.
Custodial Parent - Reunification
If child has been removed from the parent, New Jersey requires a home study evaluation before reunification:
Non-Custodial Parents
Placements with non-custodial parents are not subject to the ICPC if:
If the child is not in the custody of the state public welfare agency. Private custody matters would not be covered by the ICPC.
Proof of Paternity Required for Placement with Paternal Relative:
Regulation 7 Priority Placement
New Jersey performs priority placements:
Wait Time (ICPC Interstate Home Study)
Average length of time to process and complete a home study with criminal background checks for an interstate placement (Not including completion of education training):
Wait time to complete Home Study, only (without criminal records check):
New Jersey determines the "Date of Receipt" for an interstate home study as:
Date received and stamped
Mailing Process - Interstate Home Study
Method of requesting, sending, and/or reporting an interstate home study:
|
Regular Mail |
Express Mail |
Overnight Mail |
Electronic Mail |
| Send request for a home study to Receiving State |
y |
y |
y |
y |
| Send home study request to Local office |
y |
|
y |
y |
| Send request for a home study to Receiving State |
y |
y |
y |
y |
Criminal Records Checks
New Jersey requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:
- Foster Care
- Relative Care
- Relative-Foster Care
- Foster-Adopt
- Adoption
- Parent
Types of Checks (Criminal & Abuse Neglect Registry)
New Jersey requires the following types of criminal background and perpetrator checks:
Federal (F), State (S), Local (L), Abuse and Neglect Registry (ANR), Not Required (NR)
|
Federal |
State |
Local |
ANR |
NR |
| Foster Care |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Relative |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Relative Foster Care |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Adoption |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Foster-Adopt |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
| Parent |
|
|
y |
y |
|
| Foster Care |
y |
y |
y |
y |
|
Wait Time for Criminal Records Checks
Wait time for fingerprint results are:
Live Scan or other technology
- State: 31-60 days
- Local/County: 4-7 days
Manually - Fingerprint Card
- State: Not Offered
- Local/County: Not Offered
Average length of time to process and complete a home study with criminal background checks for an interstate placement (Not including completion of education training):
Verification of Criminal Records Results
- Actual results/information contained in the Criminal Background
- Signature verifying background check completed
Wait Time - (License/Certification/Approval - Education and Training)
Average Length of time it takes for a home to be licensed/approved/certified:
Length of time a license is valid before renewal required:
New Jersey offers classes (education and training) for placement resources' homes to become licensed/certified/approved:
- Other: Public agency classes are scheduled by county. Typically a minimum of one class per month will be scheduled. Private agencies schedule training as needed.
