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1 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a2244-03.opn.html -- rank: 1000

... N.J.S.A. 2C:24-1, common law marriages, N.J.S.A. 37:1-10, incestuous marriages, N.J.S.A. 37:1-1, and ...

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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
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2 FARANAK YAGHOUBINEJAD v. BABAK HAGHIGHI -- rank: 858

... 1(b). In his letter opinion, the judge acknowledged that N.J.S.A. 37:1-10 abolished common law marriages and further declared that no marriage ... defect does not provide any basis to validate this marriage. N.J.S.A. 37:1-10 provides: [N]o marriage contracted on and after December first ... parties shall have obtained a marriage license as required by [ N.J.S.A. 37:1-10 as "broad and sweeping and should not be narrowly construed ... employed "unusually peremptory terms." Ibid. Commenting on the language of N.J.S.A. 37:1-10 that declares a non-conforming marriage "absolutely void," the Court ... the disposition of this appeal. Taub addressed the version of N.J.S.A. 37:1-10 in effect at that time. In 1939, however, the statute ...

docket:	A0207-05
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2006-04-04
status:	absolutely v
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3 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CAROL A. LEE RANKINS -- rank: 852

... is a legal basis to support Ursula's contention. In N.J.S.A. 37:1-10, our legislature declared that effective December 1, 1939: [N]o ... Haghighi, 384 N.J. Super. 339, 341 (App. Div. 2006), N.J.S.A. 37:1-10, among other things, 'requires that a license to marry be ... a couple never obtained a marriage license as required by N.J.S.A. 37:1-10, they were not legally married and, therefore, the 7 A ... marriage was void from its inception.' Id. at 516 (citing N.J.S.A. 37:1-10). Applying these principles to this appeal, a marriage certificate that ... of one of its two purported witnesses does not satisfy N.J.S.A. 37:1-10, and is thus, invalid. In turn, the marriage license cannot ...

docket:	a2686-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-06-25
status:	unpublished
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4 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/09346-15.opn.html -- rank: 839

... fulfilled the statutory requirements for a government-sanctioned relationship. See N.J.S.A. 37:1-10 (providing that no marriage contracted after December 1, 1939 shall ... N.J. Super. 339 , 341 (App. Div. 2006)(noting that N.J.S.A. 37:1-10 abolishes common law marriage in New Jersey). There is no ...

docket:	09346-15
court:	NJ Tax Court
decided:	2016-05-11
status:	unpublished
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5 WILLIAM SLOAN v. CHERYL SLOAN -- rank: 826

... and I.G. "married" each other at the commitment ceremony, N.J.S.A. 37:1-10 clearly provides: [N]o marriage contracted on and after December ... colleague Judge Mary Catherine Cuff observed in Yaghoubinejad v. Haghighi , N.J.S.A. 37:1-10 "accomplishes three things. First, it abolishes common law marriage. Second ... required by N.J.S.A. 37:1-2 and N.J.S.A. 37:1-10 to make what occurred at the "commitment ceremony" a lawful ... and Jones never obtained a marriage license as required by N.J.S.A. 37:1-10, they were not legally married and, therefore, the plaintiff was ... marriage was void from its inception." Id. at 516 (citing N.J.S.A. 37:1-10). We also stated: We . . . believe that a brightline rule best ... required by N.J.S.A. 37:1-2 and N.J.S.A. 37:1-10. Thus, because plaintiff and I.G. are not legally ...

docket:	a2620-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-04-06
status:	unpublished
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6 JOYCE C. NADHIR v. E'JAZZ A. NADHIR -- rank: 813

... before him that no legal impediment to the marriage exists. N.J.S.A. 37:1-10 provided, in pertinent part, that no marriage contracted on and ... statutes do not apply here. The only statute that applies, N.J.S.A. 37:1-10, provides that a marriage is absolutely void only if the ... to N.J.S.A. 2A:34-1d. Even if N.J.S.A. 37:1-10 or N.J.S.A. 2A:34-1d applied, there ... the marriage, concluding the marriage was absolutely void pursuant to N.J.S.A. 37:1-10 due to the absence of a marriage license. Id. at ...

docket:	a3645-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-05-07
status:	unpublished
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7 RUTGERS COUNCIL OF AAUP CHAPTERS; PROFESSOR WILLIAM E. MAYO, ET AL., VS RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY & DIVISION OF PENSIONS, ET AL -- rank: 783

... 94 N.J. Eq. 233 , 236-237 (E. & A. 1922); N.J.S.A. 37:1-10. The pertinent statutes relating to marriages and married persons do ...

docket:	a5846-94
court:	njappellate
decided:	1997-03-12
status:	published
citation:	298 N.J.Super. 442
Document Size:	62390

8 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a3390-18.opn.html -- rank: 754

... LANGUAGE OF N.J.S.A. 37:1-2 AND N.J.S.A. 37:1-10, WHICH RENDER UNLAWFUL AND ABSOLUTELY VOID AB INITIO ANY PURPORTED ... Solemnization Ceremony Performed By An Authorized Person, In Violation Of N.J.S.A. 37:1-10. 3. The Trial Court Erroneously Found That The Parties Purported ... its oral and written opinions. We add the following comments. N.J.S.A. 37:1-10, effective July 18, 1939, states in pertinent part: [N]o ...

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9 WILLIAM ARTHUR CLAYTON v. SUSAN CLAYTON -- rank: 724

... t]he Legislature has proscribed common law marriages." Ibid. (citing N.J.S.A. 37:1-10). R eversed and remanded for further proceedings in accordance with ...

docket:	a4009-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-03-14
status:	unpublished
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10 MARC J. COMER v. PATRICIA M. PACHECO -- rank: 655

... Div. 1996). New Jersey does not grant common law marriage, N.J.S.A. 37:1-10, but will recognize common law marriage if properly formed in ...

docket:	a1965-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	unpublished
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11 JIM H. LEE v. GENERAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, -- rank: 609

... license as a prerequisite to marriage admits of no doubt. N.J.S.A. 37:1-10 provides:         [N]o marriage contracted on or after December first ... wedding was meaningless. The marriage was void from its inception. N.J.S.A. 37:1-10. The parties implicitly acknowledged that fact in their post-wedding ...

docket:	a3617-99
court:	njappellate
decided:	2001-03-02
status:	published
citation:	337 N.J.Super. 509
Document Size:	20233

12 IN RE MATTER ESTATE OF JOHN C. SASSON v. -- rank: 590

... irrelevant as New Jersey does not recognize common law marriage. N.J.S.A. 37:1-10. Further, Springer never contributed to the purchase or maintenance of ...

docket:	a4276-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2006-08-16
status:	published
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	24336

13 CLAUDETTEA. LUGANO v. DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF TAXATION, STATE OF NEW JERSEY -- rank: 498

... partnership and civil union. Further, we find persuasive support in N.J.S.A. 37:1-10, reflecting the Legislature's rejection of a 'de facto' or ...

docket:	a3948-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-06-29
status:	unpublished
citation:	28 N.J.Tax 562
Document Size:	20269

14 BOBBIE KEHOE - v. ULTRALUM ENTERPRISES INC -- rank: 413

... Crowe v. De Gioia , 90 N.J. 126 , 132 (1982); N.J.S.A. 37:1-10. The Judge of Compensation also rejected petitioner's argument that ...

docket:	a4531-12
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-03-18
status:	Published
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15 DARRYL L. PROSSER v. KENDA R. BAGBY -- rank: 380

... a marriage license in advance of the marriage pursuant to N.J.S.A. 37:1-10 and that his attorney never proved there was a legal ...

docket:	a1784-09
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-12-22
status:	unpublished
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