Court filing · Checklist
What to have ready before a court filing run
Pick the court, what you're filing and whether you're representing yourself, and this builds a short checklist from the judiciary's own guides: copies, docket number, the court fee, how the window takes payment and who serves the other side. It also tells you when a filing can't be walked in at all, such as Tax Court cases and attorney filings in General Equity.
Built from CN 11112, CN 10555, CN 11482, CN 13377, CN 11483, the court's divorce page and the eCourts notices. Nothing you pick is saved.
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.
Sources
- NJ Courts: Court fees, CN 11112
- NJ Courts: Motion packet, CN 10555
- NJ Courts: Small Claims FAQ, CN 11482
- NJ Courts: Landlord-tenant case kit, CN 13377
- NJ Courts: Order and notice, attorneys required to file all General Equity pleadings in eCourts (Nov 12, 2024)
- NJ Courts: Tax Court
- NJ Courts: Self-help, divorce
Questions
Does the checklist tell me which form to use?
No. It lists the practical things a filing needs. Which form, claim or motion fits your case is a legal question for the court's self-help resources or an attorney.
Why does it say you can't file my paper?
Some filings must be made electronically: every Tax Court case, and attorney filings in General Equity and other eCourts dockets. A runner can't walk those in.
Is anything I enter stored?
No. The answers are only used to build the list on this page.