Yes. The state of New Jersey began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on October 21, 2013.
Currently there are also domestic partnerships and civil unions available within New Jersey. A civil union provides more rights than a domestic partnership. People in civil unions have all the same state benefits as married couples, but none of the federal benefits.
Yes.
This has already happened. Same-sex marriage became legal in New Jersey on October 21, 2013.
Yes, effective October 21, 2013. If your marriage was legal in the place it was performed, then it is legal in New Jersey.
This is no longer necessary as same-sex marriage is now legal in the state of New Jersey.
You must obtain a marriage license to get legally married. You can read more about marriage licenses in New Jersey at the link provided below.
Nope gay marriage is legal in all 50 states!
Yes. Same-sex marriage is legal in all of New Jersey, including Atlantic City.
In New Jersey, as in most states, it is legal to marry some relatives, but not others. New Jersey marriage law (Title 37 New Jersey Permanent Statutes) forbids marriage with your children, parents, grandparents, grandshildren, siblings, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Some states also forbid marriage with a first cousin, but New Jersey does not. First cousins, once removed, and more distant relatives, such as second cousins, can marry.
If a license was obtained and a marriage performed according to the laws of the state then it is legal.
If the marriage was legal in Jamaica, it is legal in New Jersey. There is no requirement to file it with the county. You should have copies of the certificate for such things as insurance and perhaps tax filings if audited.
Yes. A certificate of marriage, regardless of where it was issued, is sufficient proof of legal change of name for a New Jersey driver's license. The gender of your spouse is irrelevant.
On February 13, 2012, the New Jersey state Senate voted 24-16 in favor of the "Marriage Equality and Religious Exemption Act" which would legalize same-sex marriage in New Jersey. On February 16, 2012, the House voted 41-33 to pass the bill. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has stated he will veto the bill if it passes. To override a veto requires 27 votes in the Senate and 54 votes in the House. Currently, same-sex couples may obtain civil union licenses in New Jersey, which are substantially equivalent to legal marriage and are afforded the same legal rights and responsibilities as marriage.
Yes. New Jersey already has civil unions that are identical to legal marriage in every way except for name. To me, personally, the distinction seems discriminatory. I feel the distinction will not stand indefinitely and that New Jersey should and will eventually legalize same-sex marriage, as have other states that previously offered civil unions.