Jossline Faustin, A/K/A Josseline Lewis, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Maurice Lewis, A/K/A Maurice Riley and James Oscar…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division and remanded for a trial‑court hearing, holding that the equitable doctrine of unclean hands is not a per se bar to an annulment when the marriage lacks mutual assent under N.J.S.A. 2A:34‑1(d). The Court reasoned that the statute provides a ground for nullity and that trial courts may exercise discretion, a view contested by Justice Pashman’s dissent.