New Jersey Online Divorce

New Jersey allows you to complete your divorce without an attorney if you and your spouse can come to an agreement on what to do with your property and how you will care for any children that you may have.

New Jersey Residency Requirements
To be eligible to file for divorce in New Jersey, at least one spouse must have lived in New Jersey for at least one (1) year immediately before filing.

While an out-of-state spouse is entitled to file for divorce in New Jersey based on the other spouse having lived there for at least one (1) year, it is usually easier for the resident spouse to file since he or she probably lives closer to the Clerk's office and courthouse.

Grounds For Divorce
As of 2007, New Jersey allows for divorce on the grounds that "irreconcilable differences" caused the breakdown of the marriage for six (6) months or more. This new law has no separation requirement, which means that two people can file for divorce under this cause of action even if they still live together. N.J.S.A. 2A:34-2

Filing Your New Jersey Divorce
The steps for filing your uncontested New Jersey divorce are as follows:

1. Plaintiff signs and files the Complaint for Divorce along with related divorce documents and serves Defendant with copies by mail.
   
2. Defendant signs and files an Acknowledgment of Service by mail along with his or her remaining documents. Alternatively, as long as Defendant is not in the military, he or she can do nothing other than file the Acknowledgment and proceed in default.
   
3. Plaintiff attends a brief divorce hearing. Your divorce is finalized after the hearing when the Judge signs the Final Judgment of Divorce . (Note: Most New Jersey counties do not require Plaintiff to attend a divorce hearing when Defendant defaults. County-specific hearing information is included in the filing procedures you will receive.)

Division of property & debt, child parenting plan (including child support, visitation and custody), spousal support, and more are covered.

DivorceWriter provides forms specific to the state of New Jersey and offers a money back guarantee if your documents are not accepted by the Court.

You qualify to use DivorceWriter™ to complete your New Jersey divorce papers online as long as your spouse agrees and one of you meets the residency requirement.  Select "Continue" to start the interview.