How to Resolve a Divorce

The only method to obtain a divorce is through someone filing a Complaint with the Superior Court and for that Court to enter a divorce judgment that is binding upon the parties.  For the overwhelming number of cases, that judgment involves an agreement that the parties have entered that is incorporated into the divorce judgment, in lieu of a trial whereby these decisions are made by a judge.  There are several methods that are available to derive such an agreement, notably: 1) Litigation, where either the judge makes a decision or the parties negotiate an agreement during the litigation; 2) Mediation; 3) Collaborative Law; and 4) Binding arbitration.  There are advantages and disadvantages to each option as set forth in the links below.

Litigation
Mediation
Collaborative Law
Binding Arbitration

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