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M.T. v. J.T., the Glossary

M.T. v J.T., 140 N.J. 77, 355 A.2d 204, 205 (NJ Super. Ct. 1976), is a 1976 New Jersey Superior Court case which affirmed the validity of a marriage between a post-operative trans woman to a cissexual man, and in particular recognized the plaintiff changed legal sex, from male to female, when she phenotypic sex through surgery.^[1]

Alan B. Handler

Alan Brodkin Handler (July 20, 1931 – May 23, 2024) was an American judge who served as a New Jersey Supreme Court Justice from 1977 until 1999.

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Alimony

Alimony, also called aliment (Scotland), maintenance (England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Canada, New Zealand), spousal support (U.S., Canada) and spouse maintenance (Australia), is a legal obligation on a person to provide financial support to their spouse before or after marital separation or divorce.

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Corbett v Corbett

Corbett v Corbett (otherwise Ashley) is a 1970 family law divorce case heard between November and December 1969 by the High Court of England and Wales in which Arthur Corbett sought annulment of his marriage to April Ashley. M.T. v. J.T. and Corbett v Corbett are transgender marriage.

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Gender-affirming surgery

Gender-affirming surgery is a surgical procedure, or series of procedures, that alters a person's physical appearance and sexual characteristics to resemble those associated with their identified gender.

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Gender-affirming surgery (male-to-female)

Gender-affirming surgery for male-to-female transgender women or transfeminine non-binary people describes a variety of surgical procedures that alter the body to provide physical traits more comfortable and affirming to an individual's gender identity and overall functioning.

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Marriage

Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses.

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New Jersey Superior Court

The Superior Court is the state court in the U.S. state of New Jersey, with statewide trial and appellate jurisdiction.

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Trans woman

A trans woman (short for transgender woman) is a woman who was assigned male at birth.

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Transsexual

A transsexual person is someone who experiences a gender identity that is inconsistent with their assigned sex, and desires to permanently transition to the sex or gender with which they identify, usually seeking medical assistance (including gender affirming therapies, such as hormone replacement therapy and gender affirming surgery) to help them align their body with their identified sex or gender.

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Void marriage

A void marriage is a marriage that is unlawful or invalid under the laws of the jurisdiction where it is entered.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.T._v._J.T.

Also known as M.T. v J.T., MT v JT.

M.T. v. J.T., the Glossary

Table of Contents

Alan B. Handler

Alimony

Corbett v Corbett

Gender-affirming surgery

Gender-affirming surgery (male-to-female)

Marriage

New Jersey Superior Court

Trans woman

Transsexual

Void marriage

See also

1976 in LGBT history

1976 in New Jersey

LGBT history in New Jersey

New Jersey state case law

Transgender marriage

United States same-sex marriage case law

United States transgender rights case law

References