In Mealey v. Marella, 328 N.J. Super. 129, 137, 744 A.2d 1226 (Law Div.1999) Judge Almeida found, under the circumstances of the case before him, that parents could maintain a claim for loss of companionship and society as a result of injuries sustained by their son, even though at the time of the accident he had reached his majority. William Mealey III was a passenger in an automobile which left the roadway rendering him a quadriplegic. Id. at 131-32, 744 A.2d 1226. At the time of the accident, Mealey was age eighteen and a high school student living at home. Before the accident, Mealey regularly assisted with household chores including caring for his grandparents and babysitting his brother's children. Id. at 132, 744 A.2d 1226. He often went camping with his family, went fishing, and attended sporting events with his father. Ibid. While acknowledging that "New Jersey presently recognizes that cause of action in cases involving injury to a minor child," and that "the theory does not extend to a parent's claim for the loss of companionship and society of an adult child," Judge Almeida determined that the limitation of recovery based upon an aged-based distinction is "no longer relevant to today's society." Id. at 135, 744 A.2d 1226.