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what purpose would it serve to split up the jump? is this suppose to be a players imagination on how to use it effectively as to surprise an enemy/would the DM even play fair if used as such?
You can make as many jumps as you like as long as you have distance to 'spend' and the shadows to use. Use it however you need it...Jump 50' across a ravine; jump 20' to the rafters above you, jump down a 40' cliff to the ground below you; or use the entire distance to jump out of a battlefield.
As for trusting your GM, talk to him/her to find out if you think he will be 'fair' as to how the ability can be used.
are free action allow even though no more action can be taken when used?
Per Dimension Door, "after using this spell, you can't take any other actions until your next turn." You can use free actions before the ability is used.
since facing doesn't matter can you surprise an enemy?
Your turn is effectively over as soon as you arrive, so you cannot use it to jump next to an enemy to gain a surprise round. You should jump into the shadows near him and then use your next action to surprise.
another word that gets me is that it states it's a Jump. since a jump falls under acrobatics and the action of a acrobatics check is usually made during a action (Move, standard, swift) wouldn't it just use one of these action when used? i would assume not a swift action and if we used Dimension door's rules wouldn't we use a standard action like it states?
Ah, the ability is called Shadow 'Jump'. Sorry, but it's a bit silly to bring acrobatics into it. Unless otherwise stated in the ability, you use a standard action to use a supernatural ability.
What i'm really getting at is, does it really follow dimension door down to ever last detail.
The Shadow Jump ability says "as if by means of a dimension door spell". That means you should use the rules for dimension door along with the added information included in the Shadow Jump ability.