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 Ocean County, NJ
Short answer
If you file in Ocean County, your papers go to the Family Division at 120 Hooper Avenue, Toms River. We prepare them at our two Newark offices, about 62 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
~62 miles
From our offices to the Ocean family court
Where you file
Ocean County Family Court
Ocean County Justice Complex, 120 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753 · 732-504-0700
Full court pageWho serves your spouse
Ocean County Sheriff
101 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753 · 732-929-2147. Only needed if your spouse won't sign.
Full sheriff pageDo I file in Ocean 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 Ocean County we prepare papers for
- Lakewood
- Toms River
- Brick
- Jackson
- Manchester
- Berkeley
- Lacey
- Stafford
- and every other Ocean County town
Common questions
Start your Ocean County divorce papers
Walk in at either Newark office. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm, Sat 10am–1pm.
Sources: Ocean County, departments; Ocean County Sheriff, Civil Process; Ocean County Sheriff, Judicial Services. Checked September 2026. Offices move and numbers change: call to confirm before you go.