Clear Parting Docs vs 3StepDivorce for a New Jersey divorce
3StepDivorce is a national online divorce service known for its three-step model and payment plan. Compared with Clear Parting Docs for a New Jersey couple who agree on everything.
What 3StepDivorce is
3StepDivorce is a national online divorce service that packages the process as three steps — answer, print, file — and advertises a payment plan and a guarantee. It has operated for many years across most states.
- National coverage
- Advertises a three-step process and a guarantee
- Offers a payment plan, per its site
- Single-questionnaire model
Side by side
| 3StepDivorce | Clear Parting Docs | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it works | Most states | New Jersey only — every document is a New Jersey document |
| Price structure | One-time with an installment option, per their site | $299, or $399 with children, once per couple, no renewal — either spouse can pay, or split it |
| Official NJ forms | Per their New Jersey package | Drafted pleadings plus the official NJ Judiciary forms (CN 10486, CN 10889, CN 12620, CN 13146) filled from your answers |
| Two spouses | One questionnaire | Two accounts, one case: each spouse signs only their own documents, and one-per-litigant forms are kept per person |
| Legal advice | None | None. Software that records your decisions; a named New Jersey firm you can engage directly for any piece that needs judgment |
| After you file | Filing instructions | Deadline clock from your real filing dates, the 35-day window, judgment tracking, the after-divorce checklist |
| See it first | Per their site | Complete sample packet published as real PDFs before you pay anything |
Choose 3StepDivorce when
- You are outside New Jersey
- You want an installment plan from the vendor
- You want the fastest possible form output and will handle everything else yourself
Choose Clear Parting Docs when
- You are in New Jersey and want New Jersey's specifics handled: the CN forms, Directive #01-25, JEDS
- Both spouses should hold their own account and sign their own documents
- You want the deadline clock and post-filing guidance, not just a print button
- You want to read the whole finished packet before paying
The honest verdict
3StepDivorce optimises for speed to a printout. We optimise for two people finishing a New Jersey case correctly, including the part after the printout.
Facts about 3StepDivorce are drawn from its own public materials as of September 2026, are structural rather than promotional, and may have changed — verify on its site. Clear Parting Docs is not a law firm and gives no legal advice; this page is a product comparison, not a recommendation about your case.
See ours before deciding
The complete finished packet is published as real PDFs — no account, no payment.
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