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N.J. Stat. § 37:2-34 (2026)

Contents of premarital or pre-civil union agreement

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37:2-34. Contents of premarital or pre-civil union agreement.

Parties to a premarital or pre-civil union agreement may contract with respect to:

a. The rights and obligations of each of the parties in any of the property of either or both of them whenever and wherever acquired or located;

b. The right to buy, sell, use, transfer, exchange, abandon, lease, consume, expend, assign, create a security interest in, mortgage, encumber, dispose of, or otherwise manage and control property;

c. The disposition of property upon separation, marital dissolution, dissolution of a civil union, death, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any other event;

d. The modification or elimination of spousal or one partner in a civil union couple support;

e. The making of a will, trust, or other arrangement to carry out the provisions of the agreement;

f. The ownership rights in and disposition of the death benefit from a life insurance policy;

g. The choice of law governing the construction of the agreement; and

h. Any other matter, including their personal rights and obligations, not in violation of public policy.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2000–2021 · leading case: Jodi Lynn Erpelding v. Timothy John Erpelding, 917 N.W.2d 235 (Iowa 2018).
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Jodi Lynn Erpelding v. Timothy John Erpelding, 917 N.W.2d 235 (Iowa 2018). “2d 585 , 591 (1989) (upholding premarital-agreement provision dictating support obligations because enforcement would not work an unconscionable hardship on the challenging spouse); New Jersey, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 37:2-34 (d) (West, Westlaw through L.”
In Re Marriage of Pendleton & Fireman, 5 P.3d 839 (Cal. 2000). · cites it 2× “050); New Jersey (N.J.Stat.Ann. § 37:2-34); North Carolina (N.”
In the Matter of the Est. of James J. Gillette (p-257014, Middlesex Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2020). · cites it 3× “" N.J.S.A. 37:2-34(a). The agreement may also provide for "[t]he disposition of property upon separation, marital dissolution, dissolution of a civil union, death, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any other event.”
Jodi Lynn Erpelding v. Timothy John Erpelding, 911 N.W.2d 397 (Iowa 2018). “2d 585 , 591 (1989) (upholding premarital-agreement provision dictating support obligations because enforcement would not work an unconscionable hardship on the challenging spouse); New Jersey, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 37:2-34 (d) (West, Westlaw through L.”
Huny & Bh Assocs., Inc. Vs. Avi Silberberg (l-10677-15, Bergen Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2021). “As Avi described it, the "transmutation agreement" would qualify as a "premarital agreement" because it affected the parties' rights to each other's property, N.J.S.A. 37:2-34, but we cannot tell if the parties entered the agreement before they married or afterwards.”
— N.J. Stat. § 37:2-34(a) — 1 case
In the Matter of the Est. of James J. Gillette (p-257014, Middlesex Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2020). “" N.J.S.A. 37:2-34(a). The agreement may also provide for "[t]he disposition of property upon separation, marital dissolution, dissolution of a civil union, death, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any other event.”
— N.J. Stat. § 37:2-34(c) — 1 case
In the Matter of the Est. of James J. Gillette (p-257014, Middlesex Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2020). “" N.J.S.A. 37:2-34(a). The agreement may also provide for "[t]he disposition of property upon separation, marital dissolution, dissolution of a civil union, death, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any other event.”
— N.J. Stat. § 37:2-34(e) — 1 case
In the Matter of the Est. of James J. Gillette (p-257014, Middlesex Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2020). “" N.J.S.A. 37:2-34(a). The agreement may also provide for "[t]he disposition of property upon separation, marital dissolution, dissolution of a civil union, death, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any other event.”
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