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Divorce is a legal action brought in Court that ends or "dissolves" a marriage.

A divorce is granted when a Judge signs an Order called a Judgment of Divorce. This Order is also referred to as a Divorce Decree.

It is legal to file for divorce without using an Attorney. When a person represents themself without having a Divorce Attorney, they are referred to as proceeding "Pro Se."

If you represent yourself in Court, you are called a "pro se litigant" or a "self-represented litigant." "Pro se" is a Latin term, meaning "on one's own behalf" and a "litigant" is someone who is either suing someone or is being sued in court.

The basic steps for how to get a No-Fault divorce without a lawyer in New Jersey:

1. You and/or your spouse must satisfy the legal requirements to file an uncontested divorce in New Jersey. (for more info, click How to file for divorce in New Jersey?)
2. To satisfy the New Jersey No-Fault grounds for divorce you and your spouse must agree that your marriage has irreconcilably broken down for at least the past six months and that there is no reasonable prospect of reconciliation. (for more info, click What is a No-Fault Divorce in New Jersey?
3. You need to obtain, fill out, sign and file the required uncontested divorce forms with the Court. Your spouse will also have to sign some of the divorce papers. (for more info, click What is an Uncontested Divorce?)
4. Instead of filling the NJ uncontested divorce papers out completely by yourself, you can consider using a paralegal service or an online divorce forms preparation service.
5. The spouse who filed the Verified Complaint for Divorce attends a brief hearing in court to finalize the divorce.
6. Give a copy of the Judgment of Divorce signed by a Judge to your spouse.
7. Congratulate yourself for being smart enough to learn about the New Jersey uncontested divorce process, and to learn how to get divorced without a Lawyer.
   
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Attorney Provided Online Divorce:
The divorce forms are prepared in an Attorney's office - not online.

In order to file for an uncontested divorce in New Jersey, you need to have all of the required divorce forms filled out correctly. One way to do this, is to hire a New Jersey Divorce Attorney who will prepare your divorce forms by using information you provide to the Attorney when you meet with the Attorney in their office.

Some New Jersey divorce lawyers advertise that they provide cheap divorces and "Online Divorce" and have a website where a customer can enter some basic information about their divorce that is emailed to the Attorney for their review. If the customer decides to hire the Attorney to prepare their divorce papers, they provide the remainder of their information about their divorce to the Attorney via email, an online questionnaire, or by visiting the Attorney's office.

When the Attorney has all of the information about the case, the Attorney creates the divorce forms and fills them out with the customer's information. The customer then reviews the divorce forms by either traveling to the Attorney's office, or by having them mailed, or emailed to them. If any corrections are necessary to the divorce forms, the Attorney makes them and the customer reviews them again.. and again ... as needed, until they are ready to be filed.

Thus, when an Attorney advertises that they provide "Online Divorce" the bulk of the effort is performed by the Attorney "in their office" to create the divorce forms and complete them, and the customer has to spend considerable time waiting to have the divorce forms mailed to them for review, or they need to spend time to travel to the Attorney's office to provide information about their case, and to review the divorce forms.

Also, many New Jersey Divorce Attorneys have divorce paralegals in their office who type and prepare the divorce papers for their clients. In addition to Attorney provided divorce online, there are also cheap paralegal services that provide divorce help and type up uncontested divorce papers for their customers and provide them to their customers online, by mail or in person.

How to get a quick and cheap online divorce?

1. Do It Yourself Online Divorce papers are commonly called DIY online divorce papers or online divorce forms.)
2. In a Do-It-Yourself divorce your divorce papers are prepared without using an Attorney.
3. In a DIY divorce you can obtain blank uncontested divorce forms online that you have to fill out to file divorce. (for more info, click What is an Uncontested Divorce?)
4. There are also websites that allow people to complete their uncontested divorce papers online. These are commonly referred to as Online Divorce websites. (for more info, click What is "Online Divorce"?)
5. Online divorce websites generate completed divorce forms based on the information provided by their customers that is entered into an online questionnaire.
6. Some online divorce websites are able to instantly create the completed divorce forms and instantly provide them to the customer for review, editing and filing.
7. The completed divorce papers are ready to be printed, signed and filed in Court.

The basic steps for how to get a divorce in New Jersey:

1. You need to be lawfully married. New Jersey allows people to file for a divorce in the State of New Jersey if they are lawfully married.
   
   You can file for divorce in New Jersey even if your marriage ceremony took place outside of New Jersey. It does not matter if your marriage ceremony took place in New Jersey, or in any other State in the United States, or even in another country, so long as your marriage is recognized as a lawful marriage in New Jersey.
2. You and/or your spouse must satisfy the "residency requirements." (for more info, click What are the "Residence Requirements" for a New Jersey Divorce?)
3. You must have a "ground" (a legally acceptable reason) to end your marriage. (for more info, click What are the "Grounds" for a New Jersey Divorce?)
4. File an uncontested or contested divorce. You determine if you and your spouse can agree on the terms of your divorce (and be able to file for an "uncontested" divorce), or if you disagree and will be having a "contested" divorce. (for more info, click What is an "Uncontested Divorce"?)
5. Distribute joint marital property. If you and your spouse have any joint marital property (assets or debts) they can be divided in your divorce.
6. The payment of spousal support, if requested by either spouse, can be included in your divorce.
7. Resolve child custody, visitation and child support if there are minor children. If you and your spouse have minor children from your marriage, the issues of child custody, visitation and child support can be included in your divorce.

Residency requirements to file a divorce in New Jersey:

• When the Complaint for Divorce is filed, either the spouse who files it (the plaintiff) or the spouse whom it is served on (the defendant) must have lived in New Jersey for at least 1 year.

New Jersey has "fault" and "no-fault" divorce grounds (legally acceptable reasons) to end a marriage.

"NO FAULT" GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE IN NEW JERSEY:

1. Irreconcilable Differences. This new ground for divorce allows either spuse to file a Complaint for divorce without any specific reason. The only statements the party filing for divorce must make are: 1) there has been a breakdown of the marriage for a period of six months; which makes it appear that the marriage should be dissolved; and 2) there is no reasonable prospect of reconciliation.
2. 18 Month Separation. Neither spouse is required to offer evidence of fault or wrongdoing. The Complaint must state that you and your spouse have lived in different residences for 18 months or more and that the months have been consecutive. You must state that there is no reasonable prospect of reconciliation. Living in the same residence in different bedrooms does not fulfill the requirement. You do not have to file any documents to start the running of the 18 months. At the end of 18 months you will file a sworn statement that you and your spouse have been separated, living separate and apart, in different residences for 18 months or more and you do not expect to reconcile.

"FAULT" GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE IN NEW JERSEY:

3. Mental Illness. If your spouse has been in an institution for 24 months or more, you are entitled to a divorce. The institutionalization must be for 24 consecutive months and the entire 24 months must be after the wedding ceremony.
4. Imprisonment. If your spouse has been in a prison for 18 months or more consecutive months. The entire 18 months must be after the marriage began. The Complaint for divorce should be filed while your spouse is in prison. If your spouse is released and you resume living together, you no longer qualify for a divorce under this ground.
5. Willful And Continued Desertion, Physical. If your spouse moved out of the marital home and your spouse has been gone for at least 12 months. The desertion must be for 12 consecutive months. If you and your spouse agree that you will separate and that your spouse will move out, you may still file a Complaint based on desertion.
6. Willful And Continued Desertion, Sexual. Sexual desertion is a persistent refusal by your spouse to engage in sexual relations with you for a period of 12 months or more. This type of desertion cannot be by mutual consent. Your spouse must refuse to engage in relations you desire and would engage in if your spouse were willing.
7. Voluntarily Induced Addiction. If your spouse is an alcoholic or drug addict and the alcoholism or drug abuse must be for 12 consecutive months or more.
8. Adultery. If your spouse is having an affair and you know the name and address of the "other spouse" you may file for a divorce based on adultery.
9. Extreme Cruelty. This is the most commonly used fault-ground for divorce. This ground includes all acts of physical violence and acts of mental cruelty which endanger your safety or health or which make continued living together unreasonable or improper. There is no waiting period.

There are two types of divorces: "Uncontested" and "Contested."

Uncontested Divorce

To get a fast, easy and low cost divorce, filing an "Uncontested Divorce" is a great divorce option.

When a divorce is filed and granted in the State of New Jersey as an "Uncontested Divorce" it means that the parties to the divorce (the husband and wife, or both spouses in a same-sex marriage), have signed their applicable divorce papers that were filed in court, to indicate that they both agree to all of the terms of their divorce, including: the equitable division of their joint marital property (assets and debts) and the payment or waiver of spousal support.

Also, if there are minor children of their marriage they must both agree on the terms of the custody, visitation and child support.

When both spouses agree to all of the terms of their divorce, and both of them sign the divorce papers, this type of uncontested divorce is commonly referred to as an "amicable divorce" (amicable means friendly).

In an amicable uncontested divorce (friendly divorce), both spouses work together to obtain their divorce. Another common name for this type of divorce is a "collaborative divorce."

Contested Divorce

When both spouses do not agree on the terms of their divorce, and they fight their divorce out in court, that type of divorce is referred to as a "Contested" Divorce.

How to get a no-fault divorce in New Jersey:

1. A "No-Fault Divorce" is a type of divorce where neither spouse has to claim or prove that the other spouse is at fault to end their marriage.
2. In New Jersey a no-fault divorce can be granted on the grounds of "Irreconcilable Differences" when the spouses agree that their marriage has broken down for at least the past six months and that there is no reasonable prospect of reconciliation.
3. Filing for a No-Fault Uncontested Divorce is the easiest, fastest, cheapest and most stress-free type of divorce. Nowadays, it is the most common type of divorce.

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As soon as you make your payment online, you can immediately print and sign your divorce documents.

Both spouses need to sign their documents, and you will need to file the documents with the clerk of the court. We provide easy to follow filing instructions when you download your divorce forms.

Thus, by using our service it is possible to file for divorce the same day you use our service, once you have the appropriate documents duly signed.

The Courts in each county may have different backlogs of uncontested divorce actions. Generally speaking, once all of the divorce forms that are required to file for an uncontested divorce have been filed with the Court, it can take at least 4-6 weeks or more for the divorce papers to be reviewed by a Judge.

Court costs for an uncontested divorce in New Jersey:

1. The New Jersey State Court filing fees are $300.

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