HUDSON COUNTY DIVORCE MEDIATOR

The New Jersey divorce judge ordered the sale of the parties’ marital residence, after which the proceeds were to be held in escrow pending a determination of certain credits. But the order was entered based entirely on the ex-wife's certification detailing the credits. The appellate court reverses and agrees with the ex-husband that he is entitled to an evidentiary hearing, prior to the possible sale of the house to a third party, in order to challenge the validity of the credits. Without such a hearing, the ex-husband is unable to rationally decide whether he is in a position to purchase the ex-wife's interest in the property.     Marchie v. Nevins, Sr., New Jersey App. Div., March 1, 2007