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 Mercer County, NJ
Short answer
If you file in Mercer County, your papers go to the Family Division at 175 South Broad Street, Trenton. We prepare them at our two Newark offices, about 57 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
~57 miles
From our offices to the Mercer family court
Where you file
Mercer County Family Court
Mercer County Civil Courthouse, 175 South Broad Street, Trenton, NJ 08608 · 609-571-4200
Full court pageWho serves your spouse
Mercer County Sheriff
640 South Broad Street, Trenton, NJ 08650 · 609-989-7666. Only needed if your spouse won't sign.
Full sheriff pageDo I file in Mercer 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 Mercer County we prepare papers for
- Hamilton Township
- Trenton
- Ewing
- Lawrence Township
- Princeton
- East Windsor
- West Windsor
- Hopewell Township
- and every other Mercer County town
Common questions
Start your Mercer County divorce papers
Walk in at either Newark office. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm, Sat 10am–1pm.
Sources: NJ Courts, judges' chambers list; Mercer County Sheriff, fees; Mercer County Sheriff, service requirements. Checked September 2026. Offices move and numbers change: call to confirm before you go.