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The dissolution process primarily takes place outside of court. With the help of your attorneys, you and your spouse must agree on all aspects of the dissolution from the division of assets to child custody arrangements. Only when you and your spouse reach a final agreement is the dissolution filed with the court.

You and your spouse can amend your MSA after it is filed with the court if you both agree that a change is appropriate. In this case, you may consider attending mediation before either of you files a modification request in court. If one of you disagrees, the other can file a motion in court asking for a modification.

New Jersey courts will only modify alimony previously agreed upon in limited circumstances. If you are the person requesting the modification, you'll have the burden of proving a significant change in circumstances and showing why the decrease or increase in payments is necessary.

The Application/Cross Application to Modify a Court Order is a written request in which you ask the court to change or enforce an existing court order. The court will change an order only if important facts or circumstances have changed from the time the order was issued.

Filing a Motion: If you need to change or enforce the court order in your divorce, you must file a motion with the same court that issued the court order. A motion is a written request asking the court to change something in the order or make the other party comply with the terms of the order.

Either party can appeal a decision in a contested divorce case. You cannot file an appeal if your case was uncontested.