Clear Parting Docs vs Hello Divorce for a New Jersey divorce
Hello Divorce is a national online divorce platform with optional attorney and mediation services. Clear Parting Docs prepares New Jersey packets only. Which fits a New Jersey couple who agree — compared honestly.
What Hello Divorce is
Hello Divorce is a well-funded national online divorce company. It offers document preparation across many states and sells add-on services — attorney time, mediation, financial help — on top of its plans. It is a real business with real reviews and it is, for many people, a good option.
- Operates nationally, not only in New Jersey
- Sells tiered plans, with legal and mediation services available as paid add-ons
- Has raised venture funding and publishes customer reviews
- Its state coverage and plan details are on its own site — check New Jersey specifically
Side by side
| Hello Divorce | Clear Parting Docs | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it works | Many states | New Jersey only — every document is a New Jersey document |
| Price structure | Tiered plans; services sold as add-ons (see their site) | $299, or $399 with children, once per couple, no renewal |
| Official NJ forms | State-specific forms per their coverage | Drafted pleadings plus the official NJ Judiciary forms (CN 10486, CN 10889, CN 12620, CN 13146) filled from your answers |
| Two spouses | Account model per their product | Two accounts, one case: each spouse signs only their own documents, and one-per-litigant forms are kept per person |
| Legal advice | Available as a paid add-on | None. Software that records your decisions; a named New Jersey firm you can engage directly for any piece that needs judgment |
| After you file | Per their plan | Deadline clock from your real filing dates, the 35-day window, judgment tracking, the after-divorce checklist |
| See it first | Reviews and samples per their site | Complete sample packet published as real PDFs before you pay anything |
Choose Hello Divorce when
- You want mediation, legal help and document prep from a single vendor's menu
- You are not in New Jersey, or may move mid-case
- You value a large company's track record over a specialist's depth
Choose Clear Parting Docs when
- Your case is in New Jersey and you want every document to be a New Jersey document, including the official CN forms
- You want to read the complete finished packet before paying a cent
- You want a flat price per couple with nothing that renews
- You want what happens after filing — the deadline clock and the judgment — tracked, not just the download
The honest verdict
If you want one company to sell you the whole menu, Hello Divorce is built for that. If your divorce is in New Jersey and you want the paperwork done to New Jersey's specifics by software that stops where advice begins, that is what we are for.
Facts about Hello Divorce 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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