{"id":2935,"date":"2024-04-09T08:42:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T12:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?p=2935"},"modified":"2024-04-09T08:42:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T12:42:58","slug":"do-you-live-in-mercer-county-nj-have-you-been-thinkin-of-getting-a-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?p=2935","title":{"rendered":"Do you live in Mercer County, NJ? Have you been thinking of getting a divorce?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At The Durst Firm we never tell a potential client if or when they should file for divorce.  That is a deeply personal decision and one that should not be entered into lightly.  Our role is to review the situation and advise as to various courses of action based on our extensive experience and knowledge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That being, if you are a Mercer County resident and are considering filing for divorce, the time to act may be NOW! As a result of recent changes enacted to address the extensive backlog in the Mercer County Family Court, AFTER APRIL 15, 2024 ALLL NEW DIVORCE FILINGS WILL BE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: (1)  ATLANTIC\/CAPE MAY (2) BURLINGTON, OR (3) MIDDLESEX.  While appreciate any efforts to move cases along, we also appreciate that this move will place an incredible burden on our clients in terms of travel to the various locations and the increased costs associated with our travel to certain court appearances.  We received news of this development on very short notice and are continually thinking of ways to mitigate the effects on new clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best way to avoid having to incur the additional time and expense is to have your Complaint for Divorce filed in Mercer County before April 15, 2024.  It&#8217;s not to late to get started and to get in under the wire.  Contact us today to get started and secure the option to have your Mercer County divorce heard in Mercer County.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At The Durst Firm we never tell a potential client if or when they should file for divorce. That is a deeply personal decision and one that should not be entered into lightly. Our role is to review the situation &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?p=2935\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-durstfirm-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6omM8-Ll","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3032,"url":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?p=3032","url_meta":{"origin":2935,"position":0},"title":"Important update for Mercer County Residents","author":"Sandy Durst","date":"October 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"In April 2024, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued an order requiring that all new divorce cases filed in Mercer County would be transferred to alternative vicinages in an attempt to alleviate the backlog of cases in the Mercer County family court. While an understandable approach to address a problematic\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Durst Firm News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Durst Firm News","link":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?cat=28"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2963,"url":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?p=2963","url_meta":{"origin":2935,"position":1},"title":"New Mercer County divorce filings continue to be transferred to other counties","author":"Sandy Durst","date":"January 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Due to the ongoing shortage of judges and the enormous case load of divorce cases in Mercer County, attorneys were informed today that all new divorce filings will continue to be transferred to either Burlington, Middlesex or Atlantic county. The next review of this procedure is set for May 1,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Durst Firm News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Durst Firm News","link":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?cat=28"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2655,"url":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?p=2655","url_meta":{"origin":2935,"position":2},"title":"Early settlement panel for 3-18-202","author":"Sandy Durst","date":"March 17, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"It was just announce that the March 18, 2020 Early Settlement Panel for Mercer County divorce cases has been canceled. 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It is also a time of transition. For many people, part of their transition from married their married life includes the resumption of dating. 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