A divorce action begins in the Court when a document called a Complaint for Divorce is filed. The Complaint states the reasons for the divorce and describes what the party is requesting (division of property, custody of children, support, etc.). If a party is seeking a no-fault divorce, the parties must have been separated for the entire required period before the Complaint can be filed. Therefore, if parties have one or more children and/or there are property disputes between them, one year must elapse before a Complaint seeking a no-fault divorce can be filed.