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 Essex County, NJ
Short answer
If you file in Essex County, your papers go to the Family Division at 212 Washington Street, Newark. We prepare them at our two Newark offices, about 2 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
~2 miles
From our offices to the Essex family court
Where you file
Essex County Family Court
Robert N. Wilentz Justice Complex, 212 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102 · 973-776-9300 ext. 57040
Full court pageWho serves your spouse
Essex County Sheriff
50 West Market Street, Newark, NJ 07102 · 973-621-4111. Only needed if your spouse won't sign.
Full sheriff pageDo I file in Essex 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 Essex County we prepare papers for
- Newark
- East Orange
- Irvington
- Bloomfield
- West Orange
- Montclair
- Belleville
- Orange
- and every other Essex County town
Common questions
Start your Essex County divorce papers
Walk in at either Newark office. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm, Sat 10am–1pm.
Sources: NJ Courts, Essex resource booklet; Essex County Sheriff, Wilentz Justice Complex; Essex County Sheriff, Civil Process. Checked September 2026. Offices move and numbers change: call to confirm before you go.