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File for Divorce in New Jersey A PLAIN ENGLISH GUIDE TO GETTING IT DONE NOW: ✔ ❍ ●
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R E A D Y- T O - G O F O R M S W I T H S T E P - B Y- S T E P I N S T R U C T I O N S F. Clifford Gibbons and Rebecca A. DeSimone Attorneys at Law
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File for Divorce in New Jersey Second Edition F. Clifford Gibbons Rebecca A DeSimone Attorneys at Law
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gibbons, F. Clifford. File for divorce in New Jersey / F. Clifford Gibbons, Rebecca A. Desimone.-- 2nd ed. p. cm. Rev. ed. of: How to file for divorce in New Jersey. 2003. Includes index. ISBN 1-57248-512-4 (alk. paper) 1. Divorce suits--New Jersey--Popular works. I. DeSimone, Rebecca A., 1963- II. Gibbons, F. Clifford. How to file for divorce in New Jersey. III. Title. KFN1900.Z9G53 2005 346.74901'66--dc22
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Contents
Using Self-Help Law Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Chapter 1: Marriage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Divorce Proceeding Annulment Legal Separation How Divorce May Affect Your Life Alternatives to Divorcing
Chapter 2: The Legal System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Fact Versus Fiction The Court System in New Jersey The Players Divorce Law Divorce Procedure Legal Research
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Chapter 3: Lawyers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Hiring a Lawyer Selecting