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 Hudson County, NJ
Short answer
If you file in Hudson County, your papers go to the Family Division in Jersey City. We prepare them at our two Newark offices, about 8 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
~8 miles
From our offices to the Hudson family court
Where you file
Hudson County Family Court
Jersey City, NJ · Call to confirm before you go · 201-795-6777
Full court pageWho serves your spouse
Hudson County Sheriff
257 Cornelison Avenue, Room 2001, Jersey City, NJ 07302 · 201-795-6300. Only needed if your spouse won't sign.
Full sheriff pageDo I file in Hudson 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 Hudson County we prepare papers for
- Jersey City
- Bayonne
- Union City
- North Bergen
- Hoboken
- West New York
- Kearny
- Harrison
- Secaucus
- and every other Hudson County town
Common questions
Start your Hudson County divorce papers
Walk in at either Newark office. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm, Sat 10am–1pm.
Sources: Hudson County courthouse project; Hudson County Sheriff, Process Unit; Hudson County Sheriff, fee schedule. Checked September 2026. Offices move and numbers change: call to confirm before you go.