In New Jersey, only one-half of the couple needs to file to start the divorce process. The court will assign a docket number and have a process server try to find your spouse to serve them with papers. If this is unsuccessful, the process server will file an affidavit with the court swearing the spouse’s whereabouts is unknown. A judge then reviews the E-Divorce papers and, assuming they are in order, issue a default judgement granting the divorce. A similar procedure is followed if an estranged spouse is located but refuses to accept delivery of the divorce papers.