Sonnheim v. State Board of Marriage Counselor Examiners in Division of Professional Boards of Department of Law

The opinion of the court was delivered by

FRITZ, P. J. A. D.

The facts in this matter are essentially undisputed. The sole substantive question presented, i.e., the right of a certified social worker to advertise himself as a marriage counselor, is purely a legal one. The trial judge held plaintiff had such a right. The State Board of Marriage Counselor Examiners (Board) has appealed. We affirm, but not wholly for the reasons set forth by the trial judge in her articulate opinion.

Simply put, plaintiff has a graduate degree in social work and is a member of the Academy of Certified Social…