These are the best resources I’ve found so far for dealing with divorce in New Jersey, including child support, property division, and the other legal issues you face when you’re going through divorce in New Jersey.
I haven’t yet identified a DivorceInfo Network Lawyer for New Jersey.
Anju Jessani has several articles that appear helpful. So does Divorce Mediation of New Jersey.
If you don’t need a lawyer and just want to file a simple divorce, you can order the forms and do it yourself, or you can get DocuPro to do it for you.
You can also use New Jersey Divorce Online, which offers the following advantages: (1) You prepare the papers online without paying any money; (2) You decide only after the papers are prepared whether you want to pay for them; (3) The charge is only $89.90 for all the required documents, including the marital settlement agreement. Looks like a pretty good deal to me.
You can check out the articles on various aspects of family law from Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer. Most of it is carefully guarded to avoid giving you too much information for free; one exception, however, is their excellent guidebook on Divorce and Child Custody.
You can access the site of the New Jersey Courts, which includes access to Divorce in New Jersey: A Self Help Guide. Here’s the page for the New Jersey Council for Children’s Rights. Here’s a nice program for dads and their kids, called Do-Dad.
Here’s a list of FAQ’s about New Jersey divorce from the Family Law Advisor.
Here’s a collection of resources for divorce in New Jersey from divorcelawinfo.com.