No. Under New Jersey divorce law, the Court must serve each party with papers. The Court has control of domestic issues and can order separate proceedings for alimony, child custody, and child support, none of which need to be resolved before the Court serves papers upon all parties, and then issues a judgment of divorce that legally ends the parties’ marriage. Spouses are aware of the divorce once it’s been appropriately filed with the Court. Spouses can refuse to respond to the other’s divorce petition, but that will only cause delays and challenges, not prevent the divorce from happening altogether.