Safe Haven Infant Check (NY, NJ, TX)
Checks a safe-haven infant surrender in New York, New Jersey, or Texas and gives the notice deadline.
Open the tool → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- State
- Texas
- Infant's age
- 20
- Parent said they will come back
- No
- Signs of abuse or neglect
- No
- Child received
- 2026-09-18T22:00
Result: Texas, 20 days old: eligible; notify DFPS by the close of Monday, September 21, 2026.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What you enter
- State
- Infant's age (days, or an estimate)
- Parent said they will come back (NJ, TX)
- Signs of abuse or neglect (TX)
- Child received (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM; NJ, TX)
How this is calculated
Tex. Family Code 262.301-262.309; N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.7 (Safe Haven Infant Protection Act); N.Y. Penal Law 260.00. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.