DISCLAIMER The comments on this blog are the opinions of the blogger based on personal experience as a defendant in a divorce case. Please note that the information here does not constitute legal advice. I am not a lawyer. It is strongly recommended that you hire a family law attorney, licensed to practice in your state, to represent you and to help guide you through the complicated process of divorce.
PRINTABLE FORM
(Click below for PDF form on NJ Courts website.)
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The full title of this form is very long: Certification of Notification of Complementary Dispute Resolution Alternatives (Certification by Self-Represented Litigant).
So, what is the purpose of this form? Well...
The New Jersey court system could easily become overwhelmed by divorce cases, and the conventional route to a divorce can be very expensive and slow-going. So, NJ Rule 5:4-2(h) states that both parties in a divorce must be informed of less expensive, faster alternatives, such as mediation or arbitration.
To make sure you're aware of these other options, New Jersey requires that you sign a CDR Certification, which states that you've read a document called Divorce-Dispute Resolution Alternatives to Conventional Litigation.
I picked up a CDR Certification form at the courthouse. Yet, once again, as it turns out, both the form and the document are available in a free PDF on the NJ State Judiciary website:
CDR Certification by Self-Represented Litigant
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