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New Jersey Statutes - Title 37 Marriages and Married Persons - 37:2-32 Definitions.
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37:2-32. Definitions.
37:2-32. As used in this article:
a. "Premarital or pre-civil union agreement" means an agreement between prospective spouses or partners in a civil union couple made in contemplation of marriage or a civil union and to be effective upon marriage or upon the parties establishing a civil union;
b. "Property" means an interest, present or future, legal or equitable, vested or contingent, in real or personal property, including income and earnings;
c. "Unconscionable premarital or pre-civil union agreement" means an agreement, either due to a lack of property or unemployability:
(1) Which would render a spouse or partner in a civil union couple without a means of reasonable support;
(2) Which would make a spouse or partner in a civil union couple a public charge; or
(3) Which would provide a standard of living far below that which was enjoyed before the marriage or civil union.
L.1988, c.99; amended 2006, s.103, s.27.
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Last modified: February 14, 2012
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