--- title: "Process Server in Essex County, NJ | MCC Solutions" description: "Process serving in Essex County, New Jersey: attempts logged, notarized affidavit of service, and the option to have the proof filed in Newark for you." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/process-serving/essex-county" --- Process serving · Essex County # Process server for Essex County, New Jersey From $150 per address. Attempts logged, affidavit of service included. Start a serve request ✓ New Jersey commissioned notary, no. 50244803, insured for errors and omissions. [See the credentials](/about/credentials) 🌙 We're off the clock. Your case isn't. Send the details tonight and we'll quote it first thing when we open in the morning. Upload the papers with the request so nothing waits on us. [Send the request](/notary/process-serving#request) MCC Solutions serves summonses, complaints, subpoenas and notices across Essex County, from Newark to Millburn, with each attempt logged and a signed affidavit when service is made. ## Filing proof of service Essex County Hall of Records 465 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102 Add "file it with the court for me too" and we take the affidavit to the Civil Division. [Court filing in Essex County](/notary/court-filing/essex-county) ## Essex County Sheriff's Office 50 W. Market St, Newark, NJ 07102 973-621-4066 The sheriff handles court-ordered levies and writs. Most summonses and subpoenas can be served privately. [Sheriff's page](https://search.nj211.org/search/28571b50-d72c-59af-ba15-6598377accf2) ## Serving across Essex County Essex County is in North Jersey. We serve at homes and workplaces in Newark, East Orange, Irvington, Bloomfield, Montclair, West Orange, Livingston, Belleville, Nutley, Maplewood. Give us more than one address and the times the person is usually there, and say if you need it done today. ## Nearby counties - [Passaic County](/notary/process-serving/passaic-county) - [Bergen County](/notary/process-serving/bergen-county) - [Hudson County](/notary/process-serving/hudson-county) - [Union County](/notary/process-serving/union-county) - [Morris County](/notary/process-serving/morris-county) [Process serving in New Jersey](/notary/process-serving) · [Serve and file](/notary/serve-and-file) · [For landlords](/notary/landlord-tenant-filing) ### Before you send - Send the papers to serve as a PDF, with every page in order. - Give the best address, a description or photo of the person, and the times they're usually home. - Up to three attempts at different times of day are included. - You get a notarized affidavit of service once service is made. - Rules on who may serve papers vary by state. The desk confirms them for your state before assigning a server. ### Prefer to talk? Call the desk and we'll take the request by phone. ## Questions **Who can serve papers in Essex County?** In the Law Division, a summons and complaint can be served by the sheriff or by any competent adult who has no interest in the case, which is how private process servers work. In the Special Civil Part, the court usually serves by mail or through its own court officers. When a court order directs the sheriff to act, the Essex County Sheriff's Office handles it at 50 W. Market St, Newark, NJ 07102. **Where is proof of service filed for a Essex County case?** With the Superior Court Civil Division at the Essex County Hall of Records in Newark. Our serve and file option takes it there for you. **Which Essex County towns do you cover?** All of them, including Newark, East Orange, Irvington, Bloomfield, Montclair, West Orange. Give us the best address and times to find the person. **Do you give legal advice?** No. We deliver the papers you give us and document it. Ask a lawyer about what to serve or how. ## Related - [Essex County deed recording](/notary/document-recording/essex-county) - [Essex County Surrogate and probate](/notary/surrogate/essex-county) - [Essex County small claims court](/notary/small-claims/essex-county) Essex County court offices ## Which Essex County court issued your papers? Papers served in Essex County usually come out of one of the Superior Court offices below. Knowing which office issued them tells you where the affidavit of service is headed afterward. Vicinage Essex (Vicinage 5) Trial Court Administrator Essex County Veterans Courthouse, 50 West Market Street, Floor 5, Newark, NJ 07102 Main court line 973-776-9300 Family Division: Dissolution Unit Essex County Wynona Lipman Family Courthouse, Family Division Dissolution Unit 350 University Avenue, Room 650, Newark, NJ 07102 973-776-9300 ext. 57040 Family Division: Non-Dissolution Unit Essex County Wynona Lipman Family Courthouse, Family Division Non-Dissolution Unit 350 University Avenue, Room 340, Newark, NJ 07102 973-776-9300 ext. 57045 Special Civil Part Essex County Hall of Records, Civil Customer Service 465 Dr. M. L. King, Jr. Boulevard, Room 201, Newark, NJ 07102 973-776-9300 ext. 56800 For small claims and most Special Civil Part cases here, service is done by the court, by mail or through a court officer, not a private server. ### The 22 municipalities of Essex County The State's 2025 tax rate table lists 22 municipalities in the county. A serve address in any of them is a county address: - Belleville Township - Bloomfield Township - Caldwell Borough - Cedar Grove Township - City of Orange Township - East Orange City - Essex Fells Township - Fairfield Township - Glen Ridge Township - Irvington Township - Livingston Township - Maplewood Township - Millburn Township - Montclair Township - Newark City - North Caldwell Township - Nutley Township - Roseland Borough - South Orange Village Township - Verona Township - West Caldwell Township - West Orange Township Sources for the county figures: [Essex vicinage administration (NJ Courts directory)](https://www.njcourts.gov/print/pdf/node/499721); [Essex County Family Division (NJ Courts directory)](https://www.njcourts.gov/ar/node/479851); [Essex County Special Civil Part (CN 10150)](https://proddrupal.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/forms/10150_spcclerkofc.pdf); [NJ Courts, who can serve a complaint](https://www.njcourts.gov/faq/who-can-serve-my-complaint); [Essex County municipalities (2025 General Tax Rates)](https://www.nj.gov/treasury/taxation/pdf/lpt/gtr/2025taxrates.pdf). Read in November 2026; Essex County offices do move, so confirm by phone first. ## Need papers served? Start a request[Call (908) 444-6373](tel:+19084446373)