# N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-6: Divorce from bed and board or legal separation from a civil union; property rights

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C34_S34-6

## Section

- **Citation:** N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-6
- **Heading:** Divorce from bed and board or legal separation from a civil union; property rights
- **Jurisdiction:** New Jersey
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 34 / Section 34-6

## Text

2A:34-6. Divorce from bed and board or legal separation from a civil union; property rights. For and during the time that any judgment for divorce from bed and board or legal separation from a partner in a civil union couple shall remain in force and effect all property rights of the parties shall be as though a judgment of absolute divorce or dissolution had been entered. In any property transaction by either of the parties in such status the fact of the existence of such judgment shall be distinctly recited and reference to the public record thereof shall be clearly set forth. Amended 2006, c.103, s.66.

## Nearby sections

- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-1 Causes for judgments of nullity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C34_S34-1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-2 Causes for divorce from bond of matrimony.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C34_S34-2.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-2.1 Dissolution of a civil union, causes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C34_S34-2.1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-3 Causes for divorce from bed and board or legal separation from partner in a civil union couple.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C34_S34-3.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-6 Divorce from bed and board or legal separation from a civil union; property rights.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C34_S34-6.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-7 Certain defenses abolished.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C34_S34-7.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-8 Jurisdiction stated.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C34_S34-8.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-9 Jurisdiction in nullity proceedings or dissolution proceedings; residence requirements; service of process.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C34_S34-9.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-10 Jurisdiction in divorce proceedings, dissolution of a civil union, legal separation from a partner in a civil union couple; service of process; residence requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C34_S34-10.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-11 Jurisdiction by acknowledgment of service of process, appearance, etc.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C34_S34-11.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-12 Counterclaims.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C34_S34-12.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-12.1 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C34_S34-12.1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-12.2 "Parents' Education Fund"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C34_S34-12.2.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-12.3 "Parent's Education program"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C34_S34-12.3.md)

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