N.J. Stat. § 2A:22-3 - Casetext casetext.com/.../section-2a22-3-effect-of-adoption-inheritancePrivate View Section 2A:22-3 - Effect of adoption; inheritance. The adoption, when granted by the court, shall have the following effect: a. The right of the person adopted, and of such persons as legally represent him on his death, to take and inherit intestate personal and real property from his natural parents and their kindred shall not be altered by the adoption.