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M.T. v. J.T.

140 N.J. Super. 77 (1976)

M.T., PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. J.T., DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided March 22, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Charles L. Bertini, attorney for appellant.

Mr. Joseph S. Conte, attorney for respondent.

Before Judges CARTON, CRAHAY and HANDLER.

The opinion of the court was delivered by HANDLER, J.A.D.

This appeal presents the portentous problem of how to tell the sex of a person for marital purposes. Involved is a post-operative transsexual, born a male but now claiming to be a female.

The case started inauspiciously enough when plaintiff M.T. filed a simple complaint in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court for support and maintenance. The legal issue sharpened dramatically when defendant J...

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