In the Matter of the Adoption of a Child by W.P. and M.P.

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the Grandparent Visitation Statute cannot be enforced against non‑relative adoptive parents after a final adoption, because it conflicts with the public policy of the Adoption Act; consequently the trial court's order continuing visitation was vacated and reversed. Justice Poritz, C.J., dissented, arguing that the statutes are harmonious and that the visitation statute should be applied.