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 applied to a child adopted by non‑relative adoptive parents because it conflicts with the public policy of the Adoption Act, and therefore vacated the trial court’s visitation order and reversed the Appellate Division’s judgment. Justice Poritz, dissenting, argued that the statutes are harmonious and would have remanded for a best‑interest hearing.