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Related: About this forumsome legal info in NJ
any NJ lawyers, please contact me. This is a domestic matter.
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some legal info in NJ (Original Post)
elleng
Jun 2016
OP
The custody part could require counseling. Thats how we do it here in Pittsburgh
Gomez163
Jun 2016
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Gomez163
(2,039 posts)1. Is it an emergency. Call the police.
Otherwise call your local bar association or hell google a domestic lawyer.
elleng
(136,064 posts)2. No, not emergency.
I'm in MD, daughter who needs help is in NJ, has spoken with attorney. I want to 'confirm' what I think she was told, there is no 'requirement' for 'reconciliation/counseling' re: separation/divorce matters (even when little kids are involved.)
Gomez163
(2,039 posts)3. The custody part could require counseling. Thats how we do it here in Pittsburgh
elleng
(136,064 posts)5. I'm aware every state has different requirements;
I'm an attorney, that's why I've asked for specific info re: NJ.
Gomez163
(2,039 posts)4. But not termination of marriage. That is by consent or yyou
wait out a period of separation and get it unilaterally