Bradley Beach, NJ family law attorney Amy Harris explains how long it takes to get a divorce in New Jersey. She explains that the length of time it takes to finalize a divorce varies from case to case. Some cases are very straightforward—when there are no children, no assets, or no liabilities acquired during the marriage—and those divorces can be completed quickly. In other cases, however, where custody disputes arise or a business has been acquired during the marriage requiring forensic accounting or the involvement of a custody expert, the process takes much longer.