# N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-7: Certain defenses abolished

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C34_S34-7

## Section

- **Citation:** N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-7
- **Heading:** Certain defenses abolished
- **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 34-7

## Text

2A:34-7. Certain defenses abolished. Recrimination, condonation and the clean hands doctrine are hereby abolished as defenses to divorce from the bonds of matrimony, dissolution of a civil union, divorce from bed and board or legal separation from a partner in a civil union couple, and if both parties make out grounds for a divorce, dissolution or legal separation, a decree may be granted to each; provided that nothing herein shall preclude or abrogate the responsibility of a party for the penalty provided by law for perjury or the subornation of perjury. Amended 1971, c.212, s.4; 2006, c.103, s.67.

## 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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