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• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-1. Certain marriages prohibited
  A man shall not marry any of his ancestors or descendants, or his sister, or the daughter of his brother or sister, or the sister ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-2. Necessity of license; "licensing officer" defined
  Before a marriage can be lawfully performed in this state, the persons intending to be married shall obtain a marriage license from the licensing officer ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-3. Where license to be obtained
  The licensing officer shall issue the license which shall be obtained: a. In the municipality of this state in which the female party to the ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-4. Issuance of license, emergencies, validity
  37:1-4. Except as provided in sections 37:1-5 and 37:1-6 of this Title, the license shall not be issued by ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-5. Immediate marriage if arrested upon criminal charge
  If a person is arrested upon a criminal charge, involving an accusation of bastardy, rape, fornication or of having had carnal knowledge of an unmarried ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-6. Consent for minors; requirements
  37:1-6. A marriage license shall not be issued to a minor under the age of 18 years, unless the parents or guardian of ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-7. Issuing of license; remarriage
  The licensing officer is hereby empowered to issue marriage licenses to the contracting parties who apply therefor and are entitled under the laws of this ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-8. Testimony under oath by applicants as to legality of proposed marriage; witnesses; perjury
  A licensing officer shall, before issuing a marriage license, require the contracting parties to appear before him and subscribe and swear to an oath attesting ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-9. When issuance of license prohibited
  No marriage license shall be issued when, at the time of making an application therefor, either applicant is infected with a venereal disease in a ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-10. Common law and other marriages without license; validity
  Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed or taken to render any common law or other marriage, otherwise lawful, contracted before December first, nineteen hundred ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-11. Illegal issuance of license a misdemeanor
  Any licensing officer who issues a marriage license except as provided in this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-12. Fees; disposition in cities of first class
  For issuing a marriage license, the licensing officer shall be entitled to receive from the applicants the sum of three dollars ($3.00). All fees ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-12.1. Additional fee
  1. In addition to the fee for issuing a marriage license authorized pursuant to R.S.37:1-12, each licensing officer shall collect a ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-12.2. Trust fund to aid victims of domestic violence
  2. The Department of Human Services shall establish a trust fund for the deposit of the fees received pursuant to section 1 of this act. ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-12.3. Rules and regulations
  The Commissioner of the Department of Human Services shall adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement this act. L.1981, ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-13 Authorization to solemnize marriages
  37:1-13. Each judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, each judge of a federal district court, United States ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-13.1. Marriages solemnized by municipal magistrate or magistrate of municipal court; validation
  All marriages heretofore solemnized by any municipal magistrate or magistrate of the municipal court who was not at the time of such solemnization authorized to ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-13.2. Marriages solemnized by judge of court of record; validation
  All marriages heretofore solemnized by any judge of a court of record in this State, who was not at the time of such solemnization authorized ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-14. Certain marriages validated
  All marriages performed prior to March twenty-seventh, one thousand nine hundred and twelve, by a minister of any religion other than a stated or ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-15. Solemnizing without presentation of license; misdemeanor
  Any person, not authorized by section 37:1-13 of the Revised Statutes to solemnize marriages, who solemnizes a marriage or any person or religious ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-16. Interrogation of applicants under oath; perjury
  Any person authorized to solemnize marriages may administer oaths to the parties applying to be married, and may require them, or either of them, to ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-17 Marriage license; information provided.
  37:1-17. On the marriage license shall be the form for the certificate of marriage in quadruplicate, to which the licensing officer shall have ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-17.1. License and certificate of marriage; transmittal
  The license and the original certificate shall be transmitted pursuant to R.S. 26:8-41. One copy of the certificate shall be retained by ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-17.2. Delayed reports; filing; contents; affidavits; evidence
  Any marriage which has occurred or which may hereafter occur and which is not recorded with the State Registrar as required by this chapter, may ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-18. Penalty for false certificate
  Any person, religious society, institution or organization authorized to solemnize marriages, who makes any false certificate of marriage, shall be liable to a penalty of ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-19. Penalty; how recovered
  Any penalty incurred under any of the provisions of this article may be recovered with costs, in an action at law by and in the ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:1-27. Tests; information; distribution by issuer of marriage licenses
  A licensing officer or other person issuing marriage licenses shall make information available to applicants concerning places where such applicants may be tested for genetic ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:2-1. Married woman as executrix, administratrix, guardian or trustee; sales and conveyances of real estate as such
  A married woman may be an executrix, administratrix, guardian or trustee, as if she were a feme sole. If a woman shall marry after her ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:2-2. Married woman may make will
  Any will or testament, made in due form of law by a married woman above the age of twenty-one years, disposing of any real ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:2-3. Domicile of married woman
  The domicile of a married woman shall be established by the same facts and rules of law as that of any other person for the ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:2-4. Antenuptial contracts
  All contracts made between persons in contemplation of marriage shall remain in full force after such marriage takes place. ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:2-5. Right of husband and wife to contract with or sue each other
  Nothing in this chapter contained shall enable a husband or wife to contract with or to sue each other, except as heretofore, and except as ...
• New Jersey Marriages And Married Persons Laws Section 37:2-6. Actions or suits by or against married woman without joining husband
  A married woman may sue or be sued without joining her husband, in any case whatsoever in which he would not be a necessary party ...

Last modified: October 22, 2006