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1 OF LOUIS PAUL HENNEFELD et al. v. TOWNSHIP OF MONTCLAIR, -- rank: 1000

... rights and benefits that are accorded to married couples.” N.J.S.A 26:8A-2(d). While the DPA had been adopted but was not ... enter into a marriage that is recognized by State law… [ N.J.S.A. 26:8A-2(e).] The Committee Statement provides similar language: The bill would ... the DPA. The full legislative findings and declarations embodied in N.J.S.A. 26:8A-2, provide: a. There are a significant number of individuals in ... establish and define the rights and responsibilities of domestic partners. [ N.J.S.A. 26:8A-2 (emphasis added.)] The Committee Statement provides further insight: Currently, a ... rights and benefits that are accorded to married couples…” N.J.S.A. 26:8A-2(d). While the DPA was not directed only to same ... benefits were made available only to same-sex domestic partners. N.J.S.A. 26:8A-2(e). The reason the Legislature gave for singling-out ...

docket:	07682-04
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decided:	2005-03-15
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citation:	22 N.J. Tax 166
Document Size:	117061

2 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a2244-03.opn.html -- rank: 835

... important personal, emotional and economic committed relationships with another individual," N.J.S.A. 26:8A-2(a); that "[t]hese familial relationships, which are known as ... for the financial, physical and emotional health of their participants," N.J.S.A. 26:8A-2(b); and that "[b]ecause of the material and other ... benefits should be made available to individuals participating in them," N.J.S.A. 26:8A-2(c). The Domestic Partnership Act also contains a legislative declaration ... when a medical emergency arises that affects a domestic partnership. [ N.J.S.A. 26:8a-2(d).] To accomplish these legislative objectives, the Domestic Partnership Act ...

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court:	NJ Superior Court Law/Chancery Division
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citation:	378 N.J. Super. 168 875 A.2d 259
Document Size:	154545

3 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/squibs16-17.opn.html -- rank: 755

... A-4089-15T2 The surviving partner of a domestic partnership, N.J.S.A. 26:8A-2(d) (DPA), filed New Jersey tax returns on behalf of ...

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court:	NJ Superior Court Law/Chancery Division
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4 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/09346-15.opn.html -- rank: 742

... denied ‘certain rights and benefits . . . accorded to married couples’, N.J.S.A. 26:8A-2(d), specifically because ‘[they] . . . are . . . unable to enter into ... New Jersey law, unlike persons of the opposite sex . . . .’, N.J.S.A. 26:8A-2(e), and therefore ‘do not have access to the ...

docket:	09346-15
court:	NJ Tax Court
decided:	2016-05-11
status:	unpublished
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Document Size:	63086

5 IN THE MATTER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF NEW JERSEY DENIAL OF DOLORES ORTEGA'S RIGHT TO RECEIVE SURVIVOR BENEFITS AS A DOMESTIC PARTNER OF DECEDENT GORDON KONCSOL -- rank: 638

... and thereby have access to these health and pension benefits. [ N.J.S.A. 26:8A-2(e) (emphasis added).] Thus, a member's domestic partner may ... and thereby have access to these health and pension benefits. [N.J.S.A. 26:8A-2(e).] In accordance with the Legislature's policy choice, the ... partnerships in which both persons are of the same sex . . . .' N.J.S.A. 26:8A-2(e). We also reject appellant's argument that the Board ...

docket:	a5501-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-11-05
status:	unpublished
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Document Size:	25629

6 RUCKSAPOL JIWUNGKUL v. DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF TAXATION -- rank: 565

... as domestic partners pursuant to the Domestic Partnership Act (DPA), N.J.S.A. 26:8A-2(d) on July 10, 2004. They chose not to enter ... individuals participating in [domestic partnerships], including: . . . certain tax-related benefits." N.J.S.A. 26:8A-2(c). The tax-related benefits the Legislature stated domestic partners ... transfer inheritance tax on the same basis as a spouse." N.J.S.A. 26:8A-2(d). In Lewis v. Harris , 188 N.J. 415 (2006 ...

docket:	a4089-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-05-30
status:	published
citation:	450 N.J.Super. 257 161 A.3d 767
Document Size:	16030