Main Office
1299 McCarter Highway (Route 21)
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 643-0889
UNCONTESTED
$399 DIVORCE + Court Fee
Spouse's Signature Not Needed
Secondary Office
65 Walnut Street (Behind Prudential Center)
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 732-7727
Uncontested divorce in Cape May County, NJ
Short answer
If you file in Cape May County, your papers go to the Family Division in Cape May Court House. We prepare them at our two Newark offices, about 140 miles away, for $399 plus the $300 court fee. Most papers are ready the same day.
$300
Court filing fee, the same in every NJ county
12 months
One of you must have lived in NJ this long
35 days
Your spouse's time to respond once served
~140 miles
From our offices to the Cape May family court
Where you file
Cape May County Family Court
Cape May Court House, NJ · Call to confirm before you go · 609-402-0100 ext. 47690
Full court pageWho serves your spouse
Cape May County Sheriff
4 Moore Road, DN-301, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 · 609-463-6428. Only needed if your spouse won't sign.
Full sheriff pageDo I file in Cape May County?
Usually you file in the county where you lived when the marriage broke down. If you did not live in New Jersey then, the rule looks at where your spouse lived, and then where you live now. We check this with you before we prepare anything. The 12-month residency rule
Towns in Cape May County we prepare papers for
- Lower Township
- Middle Township
- Upper Township
- Ocean City
- Dennis Township
- Wildwood
- North Wildwood
- and every other Cape May County town
Common questions
Start your Cape May County divorce papers
Walk in at either Newark office. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm, Sat 10am–1pm.
Sources: NJ Courts, Atlantic/Cape May offices; Cape May County Sheriff, Civil Division; Cape May County Sheriff, fees. Checked September 2026. Offices move and numbers change: call to confirm before you go.