New Jersey Divorce Legal Questions

You should try to put your agreement in writing, and both sign it.  You can always file for no fault divorce, and attach the agreement to the complaint for divorce to show that everything is already distributed and decided.  You can go to the NJ Judiciary website and look for the pro se(representing yourself) forms for family law and matrimonial cases. Good luck !... Read Answer

    I have seen your question. My name is David Salvaggio.  I have more than 35 years of legal experience and head a law firm that devotes its practice exclusively to New Jersey Divorce and Family Law matters.  Please feel free to take a look at our Firm Website (www.salvaggiolaw.com) for further information about my firm.  The answer to your question is:  As long as your wife has been a bona fide resident of the State of New Jersey, you can proceed with a divorce in this State.  You do not have to come to New Jersey in order to start the process.  Your first step should be to call a lawyer who has many years of experience and devotes his/her entire practice to New Jersey Divorce and Family Law matters.    Your question does not specify the town in which you live.  My firm's offices are located in Morristown, NJ (Morris County).  We handle cases in all of the counties in northern and central New Jersey, including not only Morris County but also Somerset, Hunterdon, Sussex, Warren, Passaic, Bergen, Hudson, Middlesex and Monmouth counties. If you live in one of those counties, please call my office (973-455-1220) and speak to the firm’s Client Intake Coordinator Dara Vanderhoof.  I will be happy to have a brief phone call with you--at no charge of course--to get more facts.     ... Read Answer

To grant a divorce, the court must have jurisidiction.  In New Jersey, to get jurisdiction, the court requires that you live in the state for at least one year before filing.  While I am confident that at some point you can get a divorce in Nevada, it may not be shortly after you arrive.  The second requirement is notice.  You need to serve your spouse in accordance with Nevada rules.  New Jersey requires "personal service."  This means that someone --not you--must personally give the summons and complaint to the defendant.  ... Read Answer

I have seen your question.   My name is David Salvaggio.  I have more than 35 years of legal experience and head a law firm that devotes its practice exclusively to New Jersey Divorce and Family Law matters.    Please feel free to take a look at our Firm Website (www.salvaggiolaw.com) for further information about my firm.    The answer to your question is:  Since you say that your divorce agreement was entered into in New Jersey, your first step should be to call a New Jersey lawyer who has many years of legal experience and devotes his/her entire practice to New Jersey Divorce and Family Law matters.  The lawyer you call should be willing to speak with you for a few moments, to get a basic sense for what is involved.  If you want to schedule a phone call with me, please call my Intake Coordinator Dara Vanderhoof at 973-455-1220.              ... Read Answer

If you know where your spouse lives, send him the complaint for divorce and a formthat he acknowledges he received the divorce complaint.  If he does that, then it does not matter that he lives in Jamaica.  The biggest problem you will have is proving that you served him with a copy of the complaint.  If you look on the New Jersey Judiciary website, you will find the forms.   ... Read Answer

If you have lived in NJ more than one year you can file here. Depending on PA's residency rules you may be able to file in PA as well. So there are more issues in addition to who lives where: where do children live, where was the marital home, where do you WANT to file, etc. Edward Zohn Attorney at Law Warren, NJ 07059 908.791.0312... Read Answer

There is a process you can go through if you do not know where the person lives.  you can use the forms found on the New Jersey Judiciary website.  If you file without an attorney it is called "pro se".  there is a whole packet of forms all grouped together that you can use. One part of it requires you to prove that you provided a copy of the pleadings to the defendant.  If you can't locate him you will have to indicate that you sent it to his last know address, that he lives out of the country, etc.  It will take you a bit longer but you can do it.... Read Answer

Default will be entered but it is not automatic.  You will either have to ask the court to enter default on the day of the next hearing, or you can  file something with the court before the January 25 deadline and indicate that the informaiton that was supposed to be provided was not and ask for default to be entered.  Serve a copy of this on your husband by certified mail, return receipt requested. ... Read Answer

You really need to contact a matrimonial or family lawyer to help you sort out some of these issues by way of enforcement orders to get your ex-wife to comply with the existing orders.  If she "says" a judge told her something - she is wrong.  The Judge would have written an order, and just becuase you did not comply with child support doesn't mean she is absolved of paying the entire $150,000.... Read Answer

I agree with the previous attorney's answer:  It's difficult to know exactly what has happened in your case. Unless the prior court order clearly stated that upon your former spouse moving from the residence she was in at the time of your divorce, you were allowed to immediately ireduce your spousal support payments to her by a certain dollar amount, if you simply arbitrarily began sending her less money after she moved, you may have "done something wrong" by violating the prior court order.  You didn't indicate what happened after the opposing counsel claimed your action was self-serving.  Did the judge make a ruling?  Is the matter still pending? In the mean time, I don't think you need to use any particular legal term to make your argument to the court.  IF the prior order is clear in its terms and is still in effect, just refer to the actual terms in the order that you believe give you the right to lower the child support. Cathy Naugle, Boise ID family law attorney... Read Answer

There really is no legal form of separation in New Jersey.  Mostly what happens is that a couple will separate in anticipation of divorce, and will need to sort out their rights prior to the divorce being finalized, like temporary support, or housing.  Any attorney that deals in family law will be able to help you with this.  If you are in Ocean or Monmouth counties, call my office and we can help you.  ... Read Answer