You Do Not Have To Be Separated to File For Divorce in New Jersey

As a New Jersey divorce expert, people frequently ask me how long they must be separated before they can file for divorce.

The answer is that you do not need to be separated in New Jersey to file for divorce. You can do it when you and your spouse are sitting on the same sofa and sleeping in the same bed if you want to.

Certainly one of THE 9 GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE IN NJ is based upon 18 months separation, but virtually no one that I've met in the last 20 years or so wants to wait a year and a half before they first file for divorce.

There are eight other ways of getting divorced in New Jersey other than based upon 18 Month's Separation, and it is not necessary to be separated for even one day for the average person to file for divorce.

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