What Type of Divorce Can One Obtain in New Jersey?
The law varies from state to state as to the specifics for obtaining a divorce. In New Jersey, there are four primary forms of divorce petitions: extreme cruelty, separation of 18 months, desertion (12 months) and adultery. There are a number of other minor basis for divorce including criminal records of a spouse, prior marriage being still valid, drug addiction, aberrant sexual behaviour, etc. Each of these forms of divorce requires that the specific elements or conditions be stated before the court and on the complaint. For example, the extreme cruelty does not necessarily need be extreme or cruel but simply that the reasons or justifications are legally sufficient for the court to render a finding that it would not be just and fair to permit the marriage to continue as a legally recognized status. Thus, the parties may obtain a divorce for lack of sexual attraction or loss of intimacy, for continued indifference, berating each other or even, obviously, violent acts toward each other
