Court filing · Somerset County
File papers at the Somerset County courthouse without going
$175 to file in person in Somerville, plus the court fee at cost. Stamped copy back the same day.
Need a motion, answer or other paper filed in person at the Somerset County courthouse? We print your papers, take them to the Civil Division window in Somerville, pay the court fee, and send you a scan of the stamped copy the same day.
Somerset County filing window
Somerset County Courthouse
Civil Division, 1st floor
40 N. Bridge St, Somerville, NJ 08876
Civil Division: 908-332-7700 ext. 13710
Call 908-332-7700 to confirm hours before you go.
Price in Somerset 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
Somerset County, Somerset/Hunterdon/Warren vicinage
Somerset County is in Central Jersey. Civil papers for cases venued here go to the window in Somerville. We pick up signed originals anywhere in the county, from Franklin Township, Bridgewater, Hillsborough, Somerville, Basking Ridge (Bernards), Bound Brook, Branchburg, Montgomery and the rest.
Court fees, deadlines and how to pay the clerk are on the New Jersey filing locations page.
Nearby courthouses
- Hunterdon County, Flemington
- Morris County, Morristown
- Union County, Elizabeth
- Middlesex County, New Brunswick
- Mercer County, Trenton
All 21 filing locations · Court filing and courthouse runs · Process serving
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 Somerset County?
At the Superior Court Civil Division in the Somerset County Courthouse, Civil Division, 1st floor, 40 N. Bridge St, Somerville, NJ 08876. The court lists the civil office phone as 908-332-7700 ext. 13710.
Can you pick up my originals in Somerset County first?
Yes. We collect signed originals anywhere in Somerset County, including Franklin Township, Bridgewater, Hillsborough, Somerville, and take them to Somerville the same trip. Add the pickup address on the form.
Which vicinage is Somerset County in?
Somerset County is part of the Somerset/Hunterdon/Warren vicinage of the Superior Court. Civil cases venued in Somerset County are filed with its Civil Division in Somerville.
Do you check my papers or give legal advice?
No. We file what you send, as you send it. If the Somerville clerk won't accept something, we tell you why and return any court fee that wasn't spent.