Court filing · Family Division
Getting Family Division papers to the court
The court's divorce self-help page tells self-represented filers to upload through JEDS or mail the originals plus two copies and the fee to the county Family Division; it doesn't describe a walk-in procedure. We confirm with the county office before any window run, and otherwise send your papers by certified mail the way the court describes.
The Family Division is the Superior Court's Family Division, which takes divorce, custody, support and other family filings in the county where a party lives.
Fees on the court's divorce page: $300 to file the complaint, $175 for the defendant's answer, and $25 more for a parenting workshop when custody or parenting time is requested. It says the fee can be paid "in cash or with a check or money order made out to the State of New Jersey," and fee waivers are available to people who qualify.
The court asks for a stamped, self-addressed envelope with a mailed filing so it can return a docket-numbered copy. When we mail-file for you, we add the envelope, use certified mail and send you the tracking.
Family Division offices
| County | Office | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | Family Division, Direct Filing, 1201 Bacharach Boulevard, West Wing, Atlantic City, NJ 08401 | 609-402-0100 |
| Bergen | Family Division Non-Dissolution Reception Unit, 10 Main Street, Room 163, Hackensack, NJ 07601 | 201-221-0700 ext. 25170 |
| Burlington | Burlington County Finance Division, 49 Rancocas Road, Floor 1, Mount Holly, NJ 08060 | 609-288-9500 |
| Camden | Camden County Family Division, 101 South 5th Street, Floor 2, Camden, NJ 08103 | 856-650-9100 ext. 43480 |
| Cape May | Superior Court Chancery, Family Part, 4 Moore Rd., Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 | 609-402-0100 |
| Cumberland | Cumberland County Family Division, 60 West Broad Street, Bridgeton, NJ 08302 | 856-878-5050 ext. 15620 |
| Essex | Family Division Dissolution Unit, 350 University Avenue, Room 650, Newark, NJ 07102 | 973-776-9300 ext. 57040 |
| Gloucester | Family Division, 70 Hunter Street, Woodbury, NJ 08096 | 856-878-5050 ext. 15490 |
| Hudson | Family Intake Team, 595 Newark Avenue, Room 203, Jersey City, NJ 07306 | 201-748-4400 ext. 60860 |
| Hunterdon | Family Case Management Office, 65 Park Avenue, Flemington, NJ 08822 | 908-824-9750 ext. 13830 |
| Mercer | Family Case Management Office, PO Box 8068, Trenton, NJ 08650-0068 | 609-571-4200 |
| Middlesex | Family Part Intake Reception Team, 120 New Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 | 732-645-4300 ext. 88530 |
| Monmouth | Family Part, PO Box 1252, Freehold, NJ 07728 | 732-358-8700 ext. 87908 |
| Morris | Morris County Family Division, Family Intake, PO Box 910, Morristown, NJ 07960-0910 | 862-397-5700 ext. 75145 |
| Ocean | Ocean County Family Division, 120 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753 | 732-504-0700 ext. 64050 |
| Passaic | Passaic County Superior Court Family Part, 401 Grand Street, Floor 8, Paterson, NJ 07505 | 973-653-2910 ext. 24390 |
| Salem | Family Court Intake, 92 Market Street, Salem, NJ 08079 | 856-878-5050 ext. 15881 |
| Somerset | Family Case Management Office, PO Box 3000, Somerville, NJ 08876 | 908-332-7700 ext. 13730 |
| Sussex | Sussex County Family Division, 43-47 High Street, Newton, NJ 07860 | 862-397-5700 ext. 75184 |
| Union | Dissolution Assignment Office, 2 Cherry Street, Floor 3, Elizabeth, NJ 07207 | 908-787-1650 ext. 21320 |
| Warren | Family Division, 413 Second Street, PO Box 900, Belvidere, NJ 07823 | 908-750-8100 ext. 13930 |
From the judiciary's Family Division office directory, as recorded in our county data (checked November 2026).
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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 Family Division 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 Family Division?
This page covers self-represented filers. A law office follows the e-filing rules for its Family docket type.
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.