Common law marriage does not exist in New Jersey. If you want treatment as a spouse or surviving spouse, you need to enter in a marriage, civil union or domestic partnership.
Continue Reading No, Common Law Marriage Still Doesn’t Exist in New Jersey
Unless you live under a rock, you’ve heard that yesterday, the last day of the term, the United States Supreme Court released two history-making decisions related to the rights of
Continue Reading History Is Made – DOMA Struck Down as Unconstitutional
Same sex marriage remains a hot news item these days with the passage into law of the right to marry, most recently in Washington and in other states. Within the
Continue Reading Issue of Same-Sex Marriage Remains Big News in New Jersey
As reported in the Star Ledger and other news sources, on Friday, November 4, 2011, Judge Linda Feinberg said same-sex couples don’t have a fundamental right to marry, but they
Continue Reading NJ Judge Allows Law Suit Seeking Marriage Instead of Civil Unions to Go Forward
On the heels of the new NY law permitting same-sex marriages, the issue has been constantly in the news of late (and the subject of our prior posts on the new
As we blogged yesterday, NY passed a law allowing same-sex marriage and divorce. While I am sure that many were hopeful in NJ, Governor Christie swiftly dashed those hopes on
Continue Reading Though NY Will Have Same-Sex Marriage, Governor Christie Says NJ Will Not
On June 24, 2011, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill approving same sex-marriage. The law goes in to effect in 30 days though religious institutions
Continue Reading New York State Passes Bill Approving Same Sex Marriage
Leslie Spoltore, a partner in our Wilmington, Delaware office, wrote a post on the Delaware Trial Practice Blog entitled "Civil Union Bill Provides For Divorce/Annulment In the Delaware Family Court."
Continue Reading Read Leslie Spoltore's Post on Delware's New Civil Union Bill
In what could be the precursor to a long-awaited battle before the United States Supreme Court, a federal court in California today struck down as unconstitutional the controversial, voter-approved "Proposition 8" law banning
Continue Reading California’s Prop 8 Struck Down by Federal Court
On July 26, 2010, an equally divided New Jersey Supreme Court refused to hear an attack on civil union statute in a motion filed in the Lewis v. Harris case.
Continue Reading NJ Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Attack on Inequities of Civil Union Statute