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 Monmouth County, NJ
Short answer
If you file in Monmouth County, your papers go to the Family Division at 71 Monument Street, Freehold. We prepare them at our two Newark offices, about 45 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
~45 miles
From our offices to the Monmouth family court
Where you file
Monmouth County Family Court
Monmouth County Courthouse, 71 Monument Street, Freehold, NJ 07728 · 732-358-8700
Full court pageWho serves your spouse
Monmouth County Sheriff
2500 Kozloski Road, Freehold, NJ 07728 · 732-431-6400 ext. 1117. Only needed if your spouse won't sign.
Full sheriff pageDo I file in Monmouth 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 Monmouth County we prepare papers for
- Middletown
- Howell
- Marlboro
- Manalapan
- Freehold Township
- Long Branch
- Neptune
- Wall
- and every other Monmouth County town
Common questions
Start your Monmouth County divorce papers
Walk in at either Newark office. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm, Sat 10am–1pm.
Sources: Monmouth ResourceNet, Family Case Management; Monmouth County Sheriff, Civil Process; Monmouth County Sheriff, FAQ. Checked September 2026. Offices move and numbers change: call to confirm before you go.