FAQs Category: Same-Sex Divorce
Although same-sex couples became able to get married nationwide in 2013, this did not automatically convert any other legal relationships, such as domestic partnerships or civil unions, into marriages. Same-sex couples with such relationships still had to obtain a marriage license to become legally married. Same-sex partners with a domestic partnership or civil union who…
If you adopted your and your partner’s child or were listed as your child’s parent on their birth certificate, you can obtain custody rights to your child. New Jersey takes a gender-neutral approach to child custody, recognizing that both parents should play a meaningful role in children’s lives. Courts may treat all children born or…