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DIVORCE No KIDS

Total Pkg - Divorce, No Child / No Children

$795 +$158

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NO KID(S) - START YOUR DIVORCE

If no child or no children are part of your Divorce

NO KIDS - Plaintiff's Complaint

 

  • A "Complaint for Dissolution of Marriage" is your  first Court filing - it STARTS your Divorce. 
  • Our fee includes completion of the Complaint, the one  required Confidential Form and necessary communication with you to file.
  • Both (Complaint and Confidential Form) are MANDATORY.
  • Fee does NOT include the $157 Court Clerk filing cost. 
  • Click for NJB Form NO KIDS Plaintiff Complaint 
  • Instructions
  • Confidential Statistical Form
  •   eMail


NO KIDS - After Complaint Filed

Getting your Spouse officially into the Divorce

 To officially "include" your spouse in your Divorce, ONE of these 4 (below) is MANDATORY.   The first is the easiest and least expensive.  

  1.   Your spouse signs and we file his/her "Voluntary Appearance".   
  2.   Sheriff "serves" (hands)  the Divorce papers to your spouse
  3. A process server "serves" your spouse.
  4. If those 3 fail - we publish notice of it.

NO KIDS -- Spouse Voluntary Appearance

  • A "Voluntary Appearance" document signed by your spouse (and notarized) means  the Sheriff does not have to serve your Divorce papers on your  spouse. 
  • This fee includes prep of the Voluntary Appearance, letter to your spouse and necessary communication with you  to do so.
  • There is no court filing cost payable to the Clerk.
  • Click Here for NJB  Voluntary Appearance Form
  • Click Here for NJB Instructions
  •    eMail

NO KIDS -- Sheriff Serves Spouse

  • What if your spouse will not sign a Voluntary Appearance? 
  •  Have the Sheriff serve  (hand the papers to) him/her. 
  • This fee includes prep the NJB Praecipe to serve your spouse, and  communication with you AND the Sheriff  to do so 
  • It does NOT include the  sheriff costs ($20-$60 and up ) .
  • Click Here for NJB Praecipe Form
  • Click Here for NJB Instructions 
  • The NJB Instructions are how to FILE  the NJB Praecipe - but are silent w/r to Sheriff procedures and protocols TO serve your spouse 

NO KIDS -- Process Server serves Spouse

  • What if the Sheriff cannot find your spouse?   
  • Then, either service by a process server or by publication (next topic). 
  • This Private Process Server fee includes prep of all the papers and communication with you  (and Private Process Server ) to do so. 
  • It does NOT include the process server costs ($50-$175)  
  • There are no NJB private process server forms   
  •  eMail to arrange for Private Process Service.

NO KIDS -- Publication

 

  • What if the Process Server cannot find your spouse?   
  • Then, service by  publication. 
  • This fee includes prep of all the papers and communication with you  (and the  legal newspaper) to do so. 
  • It does NOT include the  publication costs ($50-$90)     
  • Click Here for NJB Publication Affidavit Form
  • Affidavit Instructions
  • Click Here for NJB Publication Motion Form
  • Motion Instructions 
  • Click Here for NJB Publication Order Form 
  • Order Instructions 
  •   eMail

NO KIDS Defendant Answer & Counterclaim

  • What if you did not file?  But, your spouse did?  
  • What do YOU need to do?  
  • File an Answer and Counterclaim.     
  • This fee includes prep of the NJB Form for your Answer and Counterclaim and necessary communication with you to do so.  
  • Click Here for NO Kids Answer and Counterclaim Form
  • Instructions
  •   eMail 

No KIDS Answer to Defendant Counterclaim

  • OK - you are the Plaintiff (you filed).
  • But now your spouse has filed an Answer AND a Counterclaim.
  • What do YOU need to do?
  • File an Answer to your spouse's Counterclaim.
  • This fee includes prep of your Answer to a  Counterclaim and  necessary communication with you  to do so. 
  • NJB does not provide a Form for an Answer to a Counterclaim
  • But if your spouse filed an Answer AND a Counterclaim - you best answer the Counterclaim.  
  •   eMail  for help doing so

PROCESS YOUR DIVORCE

NO KIDS - PROCESS YOUR DIVORCE

If no child or no children are part of your Divorce

NO KIDS - Motion for Temporary Orders

 

  • May NOT be necessary IF you and your spouse agree on all issues.
  • But if you do not agree, Temporary Orders protect you until a final Decree is signed.  
  • The NJB has no Form Motion for Temporary Orders
  •  eMail  us   if you want one
  • Why might you want one?
  • You are afraid your Spouse is dissipating assets, or
  • You want your spouse out of the house, or 
  • You want to make SURE you spouse keeps you on health insurance, or
  • Any matter you feel you need protection on, pending a Final Decree.

NO KIDS Temp Hearing Financial Affidavit

  • There is no NJB Financial Information Affidavit
  • We can create one - if necessary 
  •   eMail

NO KIDS - Appear at Temporary Hearing

  •  There is a 1 hour minimum.  
  • Temporary Hearings are conducted by Affidavit only
  • If you have an attorney, that attorney meets with the judge.  
  • If the other party shows up without an attorney, he/she is allowed to testify if he/she has not submitted an Affidavit.  
  •    eMail

NO KIDS - Temporary Orders

 

  • The NJB has no Form Temporary Orders
  •   eMail

FINISH YOUR DIVORCE

NO KIDS - FINISH YOUR DIVORCE

If no child or no children are part of your Divorce

NO KIDS - DECREE (a/k/a/ Final Decree)

  • A Decree is MANDATORY.
  • Click Here for NJB NO KIDS Final Decree 
  • NOTE; Section 7 of that NJB NO KIDS Decree states: "  7. The parties are owners of various items of personal property and have incurred certain debts, and all of the property and debts should be equitably divided between the parties.  "
  • If your division of property or debt is otherwise - a better alternative is a Property Settlement Agreement (PSA)
  • A PSA can further detail any property or debt agreements
  • eMail

NO KIDS - PROPERTY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

  •   eMail if you feel you need a PSA
  • Why might I feel I need a PSA? 
  • If you do not FEEL right about the division of ASSETS or DEBTS, or, you feel you are receiving less assets or taking on more debt than you feel you deserve.  
  • Simply - if you just do not TRUST that your Spouse is being fair.
  • Division of real property, a house, is nearly always better handled in a PSA.   The NJB Form does not cover division of a house.

AFFIDAVIT WAIVE FINAL HEARING

  • This document allows a Court to sign a Final Decree w/out either party being present in Court.
  • NJB does not have a form for it.
  • You and your spouse EACH need to sign one, in front of a Notary, who also signs and seals it.
  •   eMail

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

 

  • Attorney fees do NOT include Court filing costs   (initial, $158)  or sheriff costs.  
  • When we prepare an NJB Form (or any document) for you ... 
  • .... it must contain a Disclosure THAT we prepared it.
  • There may be a  procedure not listed above....
  • .... perhaps one that a Court clerk or bailiff mentioned to you.   
  • Like what? 
  • A "Rule 34A Subpoena" (to get records from banks or employers,)  
  • Other "Discovery" -  Interrogatories, Requests for Documents
  • If you do not see it above,    eMail


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