Court filing · Middlesex County
File papers at the Middlesex County courthouse without going
$175 to file in person in New Brunswick, plus the court fee at cost. Stamped copy back the same day.
For filings at the Middlesex County Superior Court, a runner prints your papers, waits at the Civil Division window in New Brunswick, pays the fee and sends you the stamped copy the same day it's filed.
Middlesex County filing window
Middlesex County Courthouse
3rd floor
56 Paterson St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Civil Division: 732-645-4300 ext. 88171
Call 732-645-4300 to confirm hours before you go.
Price in Middlesex County
$175 to file in person, next business day. Same day is $250 if the papers reach us by 10 AM. The court fee is added at cost.
Pay online when you send the request. Start a request
Middlesex County, Middlesex vicinage
Middlesex County is in Central Jersey. Civil papers for cases venued here go to the window in New Brunswick. We pick up signed originals anywhere in the county, from Edison, Woodbridge, New Brunswick, Piscataway, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Sayreville and the rest.
Court fees, deadlines and how to pay the clerk are on the New Jersey filing locations page.
Nearby courthouses
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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.
Prefer to talk?
Call the desk and we'll take the request by phone.
Questions
Where do I file civil papers in Middlesex County?
At the Superior Court Civil Division in the Middlesex County Courthouse, 3rd floor, 56 Paterson St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. The court lists the civil office phone as 732-645-4300 ext. 88171.
Can you pick up my originals in Middlesex County first?
Yes. We collect signed originals anywhere in Middlesex County, including Edison, Woodbridge, New Brunswick, Piscataway, and take them to New Brunswick the same trip. Add the pickup address on the form.
Which vicinage is Middlesex County in?
Middlesex County is part of the Middlesex vicinage of the Superior Court. Civil cases venued in Middlesex County are filed with its Civil Division in New Brunswick.
Do you check my papers or give legal advice?
No. We file what you send, as you send it. If the New Brunswick clerk won't accept something, we tell you why and return any court fee that wasn't spent.