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State Information
Government Website:
http://www.state.nj.us/Government.shtml
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Outline of State Law
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| Current Status of Law Concerning Marriage and Date of Passage |
No statute language defining marriage. |
| State Law Prohibits/Voids Same Sex/Same Gender Marriage |
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| State Law Defines Marriage between a Man and a Woman |
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| State Law Denies Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages Solemnized in Other States |
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| State Law States that Same Sex Marriage is not Aligned with State Public Policy |
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| State Law Defines "Spouse" as Referring Only to a Person of the Opposite Sex Who is Married as Husband or Wife |
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Statutory Provision
New Jersey Statutes 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 of his father or mother, whether such collateral kindred be of the whole or half blood. A woman shall not marry any of her ancestors or descendants, or her brother, or the son of her brother or sister, or the brother of her father or mother, whether such collateral kindred be of the whole or half blood. A marriage in violation of any of the foregoing provisions shall be absolutely void.
Current Legislative Activity
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U.S. Senators
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Bob Menendez, Democrat
http://menendez.senate.gov/
As a member of the House, this senator voted for the federal DOMA in 1996. The senator was appointed to the Senate in 2004, therefore not present for the Marriage Protection Amendment (MPA) in 2004. The senator voted against the MPA in 2006.
Frank Lautenberg, Democrat
http://lautenberg.senate.gov/
This senator voted for the federal DOMA in 1996 but against the Marriage Protection Amendment in 2004 and 2006.
State Public Policy Organizations Working on Marriage Issues
New Jersey Family Policy Council
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