N.J. Stat. § 44:1-138
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Notice of placement to boards of freeholders and children's guardians
Official statutory text
Within twenty-four hours of such placement the overseer shall give a written notice thereof to the state board of children's guardians and the board of chosen freeholders of the county wherein the child has a settlement or resides. The notice shall contain a description of the child embracing its name, age, sex, religion, faith of its parents, the names and addresses of all relatives legally liable for its care, date of placement, past and present address or place of abode, the length of time the family has received relief from the municipality or district, and such information as the overseer has been able to ascertain.
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