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The process server would, at the appropriate time, approach your spouse with the papers and say something along the lines of, "Mrs. Smith, I have papers for you." The process server would then hand the papers to your spouse, and your spouse has thus been properly served under New Jersey law.
If you have been served with a Summons and Divorce Complaint, you are the defendant. The person who filed the divorce is the plaintiff. You have 35 days to respond to the Summons and Divorce Complaint. If you do not respond to the court at all, the court may grant the divorce and order in favor of the Plaintiff.
Filing a Motion: If you need to change or enforce the court order in your divorce, you must file a motion with the same court that issued the court order. A motion is a written request asking the court to change something in the order or make the other party comply with the terms of the order.
Finding a Divorce Record Records for closed divorce cases are kept in the county courthouse for a short time and then stored by the Superior Court Clerk's Office in Trenton. Contact the Superior Court Clerk's Office at 609-421-6100 if you have any questions.
Alternatively, your spouse may agree in advance to accept service of the paperwork by mail or email and sign a document called an ?acknowledgment of service.? Your spouse's signature serves as proof that they have been served; you will submit this proof directly to the courts.
It generally takes 10 to 12 months (on average) to finalize a divorce from the date a spouse files the complaint.
The party making service may, at the party's option, make service simultaneously by registered or certified mail and ordinary mail, and if the addressee refuses to claim or accept delivery of registered mail and if the ordinary mailing is not returned, the simultaneous mailing shall constitute effective service. Mail ...
You must serve divorce papers so that your spouse is fully cognizant of your petition for a divorce. That is, your Summons and Complaint for Divorce will include your grounds for divorce and any special settlement requests you have (i.e., alimony, child support, child custody, property division, etc).