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 Passaic County, NJ
Short answer
If you file in Passaic County, your papers go to the Family Division at 401 Grand Street, Paterson. We prepare them at our two Newark offices, about 14 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
~14 miles
From our offices to the Passaic family court
Where you file
Passaic County Family Court
Passaic County Administration Building, 401 Grand Street, Paterson, NJ 07505 · 973-247-8515
Full court pageWho serves your spouse
Passaic County Sheriff
77 Hamilton Street, Paterson, NJ 07505 · 973-881-4200. Only needed if your spouse won't sign.
Full sheriff pageDo I file in Passaic 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 Passaic County we prepare papers for
- Paterson
- Clifton
- Passaic
- Wayne
- West Milford
- Hawthorne
- Ringwood
- and every other Passaic County town
Common questions
Start your Passaic County divorce papers
Walk in at either Newark office. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm, Sat 10am–1pm.
Sources: City of Passaic, Family Court listing; Passaic County Sheriff, Civil Process. Checked September 2026. Offices move and numbers change: call to confirm before you go.