While New Jersey has allowed and recognized same-sex marriage since 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark June 26 ruling legalizing gay marriage nationwide raises new questions about how Social Security benefits may be calculated for same-sex couples, New Jersey matrimonial, family and estate planning attorneys said.
“The biggest issue facing New Jersey [same-sex] couples is the issue as to when marriages would be recognized for Social Security benefits,” said Debra Guston, of Guston & Guston in Glen Rock. “The Social Security Administration has been tying itself in knots trying to determine when each state started recognizing marriages.”
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