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DIVORCE AND COURT FORMS

10/4/2019

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Forms, forms and yet more forms.  There is a multitude of required paperwork regarding your final divorce agreement that must be submitted to the court.  In New Jersey, this is a multi-step process. To begin the process there are initial forms (complaint, insurance info, certification of non-collusion, etc.)  you need to fill out when first letting the court know you want to get divorced. You will get most of these forms returned to you, with a docket number. This docket number needs to be included on all subsequent court forms that you submit to the court and serve the other spouse.  Serving the spouse with the forms has its own set of forms as well.  Then the spouse needs to answer the initial complaint paperwork with more paperwork saying s/he received the complaint and agrees with it or does not agree with it.  Oh, and you both need to fill out the lengthy and intrusive Case Information Statement about your finances, income, and budgets.

Most couples who utilize divorce mediation have reached an amicable divorce agreement.  They do not want the hassle of filling out forms and jumping through all of these hoops to get divorced.  They have already done the serious part of making the decisions about the kids and dividing up the assets and debts.  At Westfield Mediation, our divorce mediators can recommend review attorneys who in addition to informing you of your legal rights during the divorce and accompanying you to court, can help with all of the paperwork and serving and answering of the complaint.

If you want to do the paperwork yourself, you can seek assistance at the courthouse from the courthouse ombudsmen, attend a free divorce seminar provided by the courts like this one https://www.njcourts.gov/public/assets/ombuds/2019/divsem_eng.pdf?c=wAU or this one https://www.njcourts.gov/public/assets/ombuds/2018/divorceworkshopflyer.pdf?c=47P. You can get a divorce kit from Legal Services of New Jersey for a small fee and it includes all the forms.  https://checkout.lsnj.org/index.php/hikashop-menu-for-categories-listing/product/1-divorce-in-new-jersey-a-self-help-guide-pdf-edition-for-individual-users-with-forms 

But there is no way around it. No completed forms means no completed divorce.  The forms must be done. 

For more information on divorce mediation, please contact Randi M. Albert, JD, or Michelle Weinberg, M. Ed., Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, at Westfield Mediation, LLC at 908.913.0373.  View our website at  www.westfieldnjmediation.com or email us at info@westfieldnjmediation.com. 

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    Michelle Weinberg, M.Ed.,LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with many years of experience working with couples.

    Randi M. Albert, JD, is an attorney with experience in family law and public service.

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