M.T. v. J.T.
| M.T. v. J.T. | |
|---|---|
| Court | New Jersey Superior Court (Appellate Division) |
| Full case name | M.T., PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. J.T., DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. |
| Decided | March 22, 1976 |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Alan B. Handler, Carton, Crahay |
| Case opinions | |
| Decision by | Alan B. Handler |
| Keywords | |
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. This case is believed to be the first to address the right of transsexual people to marry.[1][2][3]
In 1972, M.T. filed the lawsuit claiming spousal support after her husband of two years, J.T., abandoned her and ceased providing financial support.[4] A three-judge panel of the Superior Court's Appellate Division affirmed the holding of the lower court that M.T. was legally female for the purposes of New Jersey law at the time of the marriage, and therefore the marriage was valid, and that M.T. was entitled to support.[5] This opinion based its reasoning in part on the fact that M.T. had undergone sexual reassignment surgery.[6] The court considered, but rejected, the arguments of the earlier English case Corbett v Corbett, which had ruled that English marriage laws follow birth sex.[7][8][9]
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- ^ Barclay, Scott; Bernstein, Mary; Marshall, Anna-Maria (September 1, 2009). Queer Mobilizations: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Activists Confront the Law. NYU Press. pp. 200–. ISBN 9780814791301. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
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- ^ Meyerowitz, Joanne Jay (2002). How sex changed: a history of transsexuality in the United States. Harvard University Press. pp. 251–. ISBN 9780674009257. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ^ Thomson, J M (1980). "Transsexualism: a legal perspective". Journal of Medical Ethics. 6 (2): 92–97. doi:10.1136/jme.6.2.92. ISSN 0306-6800. PMC 1154808. PMID 7420377.
- ^ Barclay, Scott; Bernstein, Mary; Marshall, Anna-Maria (September 1, 2009). Queer Mobilizations: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Activists Confront the Law. NYU Press. pp. 190–. ISBN 9780814791301. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ Kok, Lee Peng; Cheang, Molly; Chee, Kuan Tsee (1994). Mental Disorders and the Law. NUS Press. pp. 291–. ISBN 9789971691882. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ Greenberg, Julie A. (December 2011). Intersexuality and the Law: Why Sex Matters. NYU Press. pp. 58–. ISBN 9780814738610. Retrieved November 18, 2012.