I've seen this happen in the trial court - what's even better is when a pro se party sends you one document but the one filed with the court is...

What happens if man in NY and woman in NJ, divorce papers filed but then not recognized 7 months later due to different states

You did not say whether the papers filed in July 2016 was filed in New Jersey or New York, which makes answering your question difficult. Unless...

Surprisingly enough, the document is called an "acknowledgment of service." It should simply say basically "defendant hereby acknowledges service...

Once my divorce was finalized, my ex-husband's employer failed to notify me of my rights for COBRA.

If the employer has more than 20 employees, it's subject to the Federal COBRA laws. Less than that number, the NJ State laws on continuation of...

It's possible, but there's a high legal burden you'd have to meet. It's not simply a matter of showing it's in the child(ren)'s best interests -...

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Wanted to file for uncontested divorce

If the two of you have agreed on all issues, a lot of attorneys will do these for $600 or so plus the filing fee. But the two of you have to have...

DIVORCE IN NEW JERSEY

Generally, the reason for the divorce is irrelevant. Only if you can show a direct connection between the grounds for divorce and the family...

You need a DRO, not a QDRO if you are dividing a state PERS pension plan. You need to have an attorney review your judgment of divorce and...

What is the value of unpublished appellate decisions?

Disfavored. Generally, an unpublished case will cite to a published one. If it's a new or novel issue, we'll - that's why they publish cases.

How can fast can this divorce be executed?

My record is 22 hours. Of course, I doubt you have those facts – client's former attorney had been disbarred, and I told him he was divorced when...