Q: I am getting a divorce in New Jersey. How do I file?
Do I walk into the courthouse and ask for papers or is there a website where I download the forms?
A: Yes, there's a website. You can find it by searching for the NJ Self-Help Resource Center. However, if what you're embarking in is an adversarial divorce, there's children, or even limited assets you will need a lawyer. If you skimp on getting a lawyer it may be worse in the end. Even if you think you can manage the court rules and the complex process of getting an uncontested divorce, if either of you suddenly fail to "play nice", any party that first gets an attorney will most likely force the other to also get an attorney. That happens a lot. If it does, you'll soon find yourself to be in well over your head because you'll be at a tremendous disadvantage if the other side has an attorney. At that point, any attorney you then get will need to disinter everything that's taken place up to that point. Get a free consultation, many lawyers offer it.
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