Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:34-15

  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
2A:34-15. Co-respondent in adultery or dissolution of civil union actions.

Where a person is named as co-respondent in a charge of adultery or in a charge giving rise to a cause of action for dissolution of a civil union pursuant to subsection a. of section 64 of P.L.2006, c.103 (C. 2A:34-2.1), the party making the charge shall give the co-respondent written notice of the charge within the time and in the manner prescribed by the rules of the Supreme Court.

Any such co-respondent shall be entitled to intervene in the action on this particular issue.

Amended 2006, c.103, s.75.