Dennisville, NJ Divorce Law Firms & Lawyers

The critical issue is residency status. Many people maintain dual citizenship and have homes elsewhere in the world, but those elements alone do not confer jurisdiction on a court system. In New Jersey ( with minor exceptions), to file a complaint for divorce, you must be a resident of the state, physically live in New Jersey, and engage in actions to show that you intend New Jersey to be your primary place of residence. Simply having a home in New Jersey and maintaining US citizenship is insufficient for jurisdiction purposes. 

Proceeding down the path you are pursuing will be the quickest way to get your wife to file a domestic violence complaint against you and having your world turned further upset down. You are married and you and your wife have a car with payments on it. As part of a divorce, one of you will end up with that vehicle and presumably the payment obligations associated with it as well. So, instead of stressing out and looking to create unnecessary issues for yourself, go meet with a family law specialist and get educated on your rights and your responsibilities as part of the divorce process as opposed to threatening your wife about her driving the car. Let me give you an insight – you acknowledged that you and your wife purchased a vehicle in 2019 and after its purchase, your wife has been driving it and now that you have decided to divorce her, you feel she should no longer be permitted to drive it and you are trying to figure out how to take it away from her and you are trying to rationalize your view. After being a family law specialist for the past 34 years, I can promise you that if you try and take that car away from your wife, you will be looking at a domestic violence setting, where your wife will state that you are engaging in harassment type behavior and took her car away from her to punish her and I can promise you that 96.275% of the family law judges in the state will view your actions as harassment and if so, impose permanent restrictions on you and more likely than not, require you to immediately return the car to your wife as well. So, meet with a family law attorney, get educated and do things more constructively in your divorce, so that there are fewer consequences to your actions. 

Your employer may have its own policies against dropping a spouse's health insurance coverage in the absence of a qualifying life event.  You may consider filing a complaint to dissolve your relationship with your spouse.  Once your relationship is dissolved, you will be able to remove your spouse from your health insurance without consequence.  In fact, once your relationship is dissolved, your spouse will no longer be able to stay on your health insurance.  The attorneys at Weinberger Law Group offer a free initial consultation.  Call today to schedule your appointment where you can discuss your concerns and your rights in greater detail with one of our experienced family law attorneys.