Legal Opinion
S.B. v. S.J.B.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided March 20, 1992PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FELDMAN, J.S.C.
Does a homosexual relationship constitute adultery? The court rules that it does.
In this divorce case, the husband has filed a counterclaim alleging that his wife has entered into a lesbian relationship and that this involvement constitutes adultery. The wife, besides denying the allegations, states that assuming arguendo that the allegations are true, a non-heterosexual relationship does not constitute adultery.
*153Not surprisingly, there is not a considerable body of prior law to draw upon but a review of both legal and social principles must lead one to the conclusion that…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Chalmers v. ChalmersSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1974
- Crutcher v. CrutcherMississippi Supreme Court · 1905
- Doe v. DoeCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1985
- McCarthy v. NAT. ASSOC. FOR STOCK CAR AUTO RACINGNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1965
- State v. LashSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1838
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3Cited by4 opinions
- C.M. v. J.M.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1999
- De Plata v. De PlataSuperior Court of Guam · 2013
- In re BlanchflowerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2003
- Maryland Attorney General Opinion 100OAG105, Maryland Attorney General Reports2015