Linblad v. Linblad

TODD, J.S.C.

This opinion deals with the court’s ability to enter a judgment of divorce in an uncontested case, based upon the entry of the defendant’s default and the submission of written documentation, without requiring the plaintiff to appear and offer oral testimony. For the reasons noted below, this court has concluded it is appropriate to permit that to occur in this case, and to consider applications for the entry of a judgment of divorce on that basis in a variety of circumstances. Notably, that determination is contrary to the opinion in Manion v. Manion, 143 N.J.Super. 499, 363 A.2d…