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M.T. (P) filed a complaint in Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court for support and maintenance. J.T. (D) interposed as a defense that P was a male and that the marriage was void. P had undergone a sex change operation. D was aware of P's prior identity and married P after the operation. A trial judge determined that P was a female and D was her husband and that D was ordered to pay $50 per week on support. D appealed.

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