Marriages and Married Persons

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Section
37:1-1

Certain marriages or civil unions prohibited.

Section
37:1-2

Necessity of marriage or civil union license; "licensing officer" defined.

Section
37:1-3

Where marriage or civil union license to be obtained.

Section
37:1-4

Issuance of marriage or civil union license, emergencies, validity.

Section
37:1-6

Prohibition of issuance of marriage, civil union license to minor.

Section
37:1-7

Issuing of license; remarriage or reaffirming a civil union.

Section
37:1-8

Testimony under oath by applicants as to legality of proposed marriage or civil union; witnesses; perjury.

Section
37:1-9

When issuance of license prohibited.

Section
37:1-10

Common law and other marriages without license; validity

Section
37:1-11

Illegal issuance of license a disorderly persons offense.

Section
37:1-12

Fees; disposition in cities of first class.

Section
37:1-12.1

Additional fee.

Section
37:1-12.2

Trust fund to aid victims of domestic violence.

Section
37:1-12.3

Rules and regulations

Section
37:1-13

Authorization to solemnize marriages and civil unions.

Section
37:1-13.1

Marriages solemnized by municipal magistrate or magistrate of municipal court; validation

Section
37:1-13.2

Marriages solemnized by judge of court of record; validation

Section
37:1-14

Certain marriages validated

Section
37:1-15

Solemnizing without presentation of license; disorderly persons offense.

Section
37:1-16

Interrogation of applicants under oath; perjury.

Section
37:1-17

Marriage or civil union license; information provided.

Section
37:1-17.1

License and certificate of marriage or civil union; transmittal.

Section
37:1-17.2

Delayed reports; filing; contents; affidavits; evidence.

Section
37:1-17.3

Entry into marriage, civil union by proxy under certain conditions.

Section
37:1-18

Penalty for false certificate.

Section
37:1-19

Penalty; how recovered.

Section
37:1-27

Tests; information; distribution by issuer of marriage or civil union licenses.

Section
37:1-28

Findings, declarations concerning civil unions.

Section
37:1-29

Definitions relative to civil unions.

Section
37:1-30

Criteria for establishment of civil union.

Section
37:1-31

Legal benefits, protections, responsibilities of civil union couples equal to those of married couples.

Section
37:1-32

Legal benefits, protections, responsibilities of spouses which apply in like manner to civil union couples; list not exclusive.

Section
37:1-33

References to marital or spousal relationships to include civil unions.

Section
37:1-34

Validity of civil unions entered into in foreign jurisdictions.

Section
37:1-35

Rules and regulations; guidance on replying to form questions.

Section
37:1-36

New Jersey Civil Union Review Commission, establishment; membership; duties; reports; expiration.

Section
37:2-30

Minor spouses; authority to join adult spouse in transfer of realty

Section
37:2-31

Short title.

Section
37:2-32

Definitions.

Section
37:2-33

Formalties; consideration.

Section
37:2-34

Contents of premarital or pre-civil union agreement.

Section
37:2-35

Premarital or pre-civil union agreement not to adversely affect right of child support.

Section
37:2-36

When premarital or pre-civil union agreement becomes effective.

Section
37:2-37

Amendment or revocation of premarital or pre-civil union agreement.

Section
37:2-38

Enforcement of premarital or pre-civil union agreement; generally.

Section
37:2-39

Enforcement of premarital or pre-civil union agreement; marriage or civil union determined void.

Section
37:2-40

Construction of article.

Section
37:2-41

Application of article.