I negotiated and prepared a settlement agreement for client, which his spouse signed. At the time client and I began in early April, he was living in NJ in the marital home and wife had moved to NY. As part of the settlement agreement, house was put up for sale. Client and spouse just signed the settlement agreement about a week ago after some back and forth negotiating. I was preparing the complaint for filing and when client signed the confidential litigant info statement, he had a NY address. When I inquired, he said he had closed on the home in early June, unknown to me. I believe there is now no jurisdiction to file in NJ as neither spouse is a NJ resident at the time of the commencement of the action. Am I correct? Is there any interpretive caselaw to the contrary?
Thanks,
Clara
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