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 Salem County, NJ
Short answer
If you file in Salem County, your papers go to the Family Division at 92 Market Street, Salem. We prepare them at our two Newark offices, about 125 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
~125 miles
From our offices to the Salem family court
Where you file
Salem County Family Court
Salem County Courthouse, 92 Market Street, Salem, NJ 08079 · 856-878-5050
Full court pageWho serves your spouse
Salem County Sheriff
94 Market Street, Salem, NJ 08079 · 856-935-7510. Only needed if your spouse won't sign.
Full sheriff pageDo I file in Salem 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 Salem County we prepare papers for
- Pennsville
- Pittsgrove
- Carneys Point
- Salem
- Penns Grove
- Pilesgrove
- Upper Pittsgrove
- Alloway
- and every other Salem County town
Common questions
Start your Salem County divorce papers
Walk in at either Newark office. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm, Sat 10am–1pm.
Sources: NJ Courts announcement (Dec 2023); Salem County Sheriff, contact. Checked September 2026. Offices move and numbers change: call to confirm before you go.