Court filing · General Equity
Filing in Chancery, General Equity after the eCourts rule
Since December 1, 2024, New Jersey attorneys must file every General Equity ("C" docket) pleading in eCourts, and the clerk rejects attorney filings sent through JEDS without refunding the fee. Self-represented litigants can still file on paper or through JEDS, so a walk-in run here is for people representing themselves.
The Chancery Division, General Equity is the Chancery Division's General Equity part, whose cases carry a "C" docket number.
The order (dated November 12, 2024) says "all New Jersey attorneys shall be required to file pleadings and other documents in General Equity cases in eCourts," starting December 1, 2024. The October 1, 2024 notice before it added that "self-represented litigants at present should continue to file on paper or file electronically through JEDS."
So the split is simple. A law office's General Equity papers are e-filed by the office; we don't walk them in. A self-represented party's papers can go to the county window, and we take them there with the $50 Chancery motion fee (CN 11112) passed through at cost.
Runs that still help a law office
- Serving the order to show cause and complaint after the office e-files (process serving)
- Pulling copies from a file and scanning them back
- Carrying wet-ink originals the court or the other side asks for (legal courier)
Other courts: Law Division · Special Civil Part · Family Division · Tax Court · all court types
If you represent yourself, you are responsible for your documents: what they say, that they are complete and signed, which court they go to and that they are filed on time. We are not lawyers, we do not give legal advice or draft pleadings, and we cannot guarantee any legal outcome. We file, serve or pull exactly what you send.
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Before you send
- Send the final, signed PDF. Some clerks want an ink signature on paper filings, so the desk checks before the run.
- We print two sets: one to file and one for the clerk to stamp "filed" and hand back.
- Court fees are paid at the window to "Treasurer, State of New Jersey" and billed to you at cost.
- A motion is generally filed and served at least 16 days before the hearing date it asks for.
- You get a scan of the stamped copy the same day it's filed.
- Serving the other parties is a separate job unless you add it.
- We file the papers you send. We don't review them for legal content or give legal advice.
- If you are representing yourself, you are responsible for the content and accuracy of the documents you give us to file, and any mistakes in them are yours to correct. MCC Solutions does not guarantee any legal outcome.
Prefer to talk?
Call the desk and we'll take the request by phone.
Questions
Can you file my General Equity papers today?
If you're representing yourself and the final papers reach us by 10 AM ET on a court business day, same-day filing is available; otherwise it goes in the next business day. The price is quoted before you pay, from $175, and court fees are added at cost.
Do attorneys have to e-file in the General Equity?
Yes. Since December 1, 2024 all New Jersey attorneys must file General Equity pleadings and other documents in eCourts.
Will you tell me what to file or check my forms?
No. We aren't lawyers. The judiciary's self-help pages and the county ombudsman can explain the court's forms; an attorney can advise you on your case.