(a) Generally. Claims by or against a husband and wife may be joined with claims by or against either of them separately.
(b) Mandatory Joinder of Spouses in Certain Negligence Actions. All claims by spouses for physical injury and consortium losses resulting from the same course of negligent conduct of others shall be joined in a single action and shall be deemed to have been waived if not so joined unless the court, for good cause shown, otherwise orders.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:32-7.
