--- title: "Process Server in Ocean County, NJ | MCC Solutions" description: "Process serving in Ocean County, New Jersey: attempts logged, notarized affidavit of service, and the option to have the proof filed in Toms River for you." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/process-serving/ocean-county" --- Process serving · Ocean County # Process server for Ocean 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) Private process serving in Ocean County: papers delivered by an adult who isn't part of the case, attempts tracked on your request page, and an affidavit of service ready for the court. ## Filing proof of service Ocean County Courthouse 118 Washington St, Toms River, NJ 08753 Add "file it with the court for me too" and we take the affidavit to the Civil Division. [Court filing in Ocean County](/notary/court-filing/ocean-county) ## Ocean County Sheriff's Office 120 Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08754 732-929-2044 The sheriff handles court-ordered levies and writs. Most summonses and subpoenas can be served privately. [Sheriff's page](https://sheriff.co.ocean.nj.us/frmContact) ## Serving across Ocean County Ocean County is in Central Jersey. We serve at homes and workplaces in Toms River, Lakewood, Brick, Jackson, Manchester, Point Pleasant, Stafford, Barnegat, Berkeley, Lacey. Give us more than one address and the times the person is usually there, and say if you need it done today. ## Nearby counties - [Monmouth County](/notary/process-serving/monmouth-county) - [Burlington County](/notary/process-serving/burlington-county) - [Atlantic County](/notary/process-serving/atlantic-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 Ocean 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 Ocean County Sheriff's Office handles it at 120 Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08754. **Where is proof of service filed for a Ocean County case?** With the Superior Court Civil Division at the Ocean County Courthouse in Toms River. Our serve and file option takes it there for you. **Which Ocean County towns do you cover?** All of them, including Toms River, Lakewood, Brick, Jackson, Manchester, Point Pleasant. 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 - [Ocean County deed recording](/notary/document-recording/ocean-county) - [Ocean County Surrogate and probate](/notary/surrogate/ocean-county) - [Ocean County small claims court](/notary/small-claims/ocean-county) Ocean County court offices ## Which Ocean County court issued your papers? Ocean County cases run through the Ocean vicinage of the Superior Court. The court's directories list these Ocean County offices, which is where proof of service usually ends up. Vicinage Ocean (Vicinage 14) Trial Court Administrator Ocean County Justice Complex, 120 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753 Main court line 732-504-0700 Family Division intake Ocean County Justice Complex, Ocean County Family Division 120 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753 732-504-0700 ext. 64050 Special Civil Part Ocean County Superior Court, Civil Intake 118 Washington St., Room 121, Toms River, NJ 08754-2191 732-504-0700 ext. 64360 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 33 municipalities of Ocean County The State's 2025 tax rate table lists 33 municipalities in the county. A serve address in any of them is a county address: - Barnegat Light Borough - Barnegat Township - Bay Head Borough - Beach Haven Borough - Beachwood Borough - Berkeley Township - Brick Township - Eagleswood Township - Harvey Cedars Borough - Island Heights Borough - Jackson Township - Lacey Township - Lakehurst Borough - Lakewood Township - Lavallette Borough - Little Egg Harbor Township - Long Beach Township - Manchester Township - Mantoloking Borough - Ocean Gate Borough - Ocean Township - Pine Beach Borough - Plumsted Township - Point Pleasant Beach Borough - Point Pleasant Borough - Seaside Heights Borough - Seaside Park Borough - Ship Bottom Borough - South Toms River Borough - Stafford Township - Surf City Borough - Toms River Township - Tuckerton Borough Sources for the county figures: [Ocean vicinage administration (NJ Courts directory)](https://www.njcourts.gov/print/pdf/node/499721); [Ocean County Family Division (NJ Courts directory)](https://www.njcourts.gov/ar/node/479851); [Ocean 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); [Ocean County municipalities (2025 General Tax Rates)](https://www.nj.gov/treasury/taxation/pdf/lpt/gtr/2025taxrates.pdf). Checked November 2026. Call a county office before you go; rooms and extensions change. ## Need papers served? Start a request[Call (908) 444-6373](tel:+19084446373)