NJ Divorce Attorneys

• ALIMONY AND
  SUPPORT Whether you pay or receive, how much, and for how long.
• CHILD SUPPORT
  AND CUSTODY Support guidelines, legal and physical custody, and college costs.
• DIVORCE & ASSET
  DISTRIBUTION How long a divorce takes, what it costs, and how assets are divided.
• INNOCENT
  SPOUSE RELIEF Getting one spouse off a joint tax bill the other one caused.
• PRENUPTIAL
  AGREEMENT What a prenup covers and what makes one valid in New Jersey.
• MODIFICATION
  ORDERS Changing alimony, child support or custody when life changes.

What happens in a New Jersey divorce

Every case is different, but most follow the same path. Here it is, start to finish.

1. First meeting

   We sit down, go through your situation, and tell you plainly where you stand and what your choices are.

2. Filing the complaint

   A Complaint for Divorce starts the case. New Jersey best practice is no more than one year from filing to Final Judgment, though not every case fits that.

3. The grounds

   Most New Jersey divorces are filed as irreconcilable differences, which does not require blaming anyone.

4. Gathering the information

   Both sides exchange financial records. Assets are identified and valued, sometimes with an accountant when a business is involved.

5. Agreed or contested

   If you both agree on custody, support, assets and alimony, the divorce is uncontested and moves faster. If not, it is contested.

6. Only if they are reasonable

   Negotiation and mediation can work, but only when the other side deals in good faith. We will not trade away what you are owed to avoid a fight.

7. Trial

   If they will not deal fairly, we try the case. New Jersey divides assets equitably, which does not always mean equally, so we go in prepared to argue for every piece of yours.

8. Final judgment

   The court enters a Final Judgment of Divorce. If life changes later, alimony, support and custody can be modified.