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State v. NajjarState v. Najjar

Supreme Court of New Jersey
May 9, 1949
Reporters:
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Before:
Per Curiam.
Pee Ctjeiam.

The following decisions by this court made since the filing of the ‍‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‍opinion below have a bearing upon the. subject matter thereof and should be noted. Where the validity of a foreign divorce decree is collaterally attacked, ‍‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‍the issue may be determined despite the fact that at the time of the decree neither party was domiciled in this state. Morrissey v. Morrissey, 1 N. J. 448, 64 A. 2d ‍‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‍209.’ “The basis of jurisdiction to dissolve the matrimonial status is domicile. * * * It is almost a matter of common knowledge that the prevalent ‘mail ‍‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‍order’ Mexican divorce is a nullity.” Tonti v. Chadwick, 1 N. J. 531, 64 A. 2d 436.

The judgment appealed from is affirmed for the reasons stated by the Appellate Division as ‍‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‍thus supplemented.

For affirmance—Chief Justice Yandekilt, and Justices Case, Hehee, Oliphant, Wacheneeld, Bukling and Aokekson—7.

For reversal—None.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Najjar
Court Name: Supreme Court of New Jersey
Date Published: May 9, 1949
Citations: 66 A.2d 37; 2 N.J. 208; 1949 N.J. LEXIS 251
Court Abbreviation: N.J.
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