The opinion of the court was delivered by BISCHOFF, P.J.A.D.
By judgment of adoption dated August 16, 1977 plaintiffs L.C. and E.R.C. became the adoptive parents of M.C., a minor child born in Portugal on April 10, 1975. The judgment as entered ordered that "pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:8-40.1, the State Registrar issue a new birth certificate stating the said adopted child's birth place as the residence of the ... adoptive parents...." L.C. applied to the State...
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