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 Somerset County, NJ
Short answer
If you file in Somerset County, your papers go to the Family Division at 20 North Bridge Street, Somerville. We prepare them at our two Newark offices, about 33 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
~33 miles
From our offices to the Somerset family court
Where you file
Somerset County Family Court
Somerset County Courthouse, 20 North Bridge Street, Somerville, NJ 08876 · 908-332-7700 ext. 13730
Full court pageWho serves your spouse
Somerset County Sheriff
20 Grove Street, Somerville, NJ 08876 · 908-231-7140. Only needed if your spouse won't sign.
Full sheriff pageDo I file in Somerset 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 Somerset County we prepare papers for
- Franklin Township
- Bridgewater
- Hillsborough
- Bernards Township
- Montgomery
- North Plainfield
- Somerville
- and every other Somerset County town
Common questions
Start your Somerset County divorce papers
Walk in at either Newark office. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm, Sat 10am–1pm.
Sources: Somerset County, courthouse; Sheriffs' Association of NJ, Somerset. Checked September 2026. Offices move and numbers change: call to confirm before you go.