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 Union County, NJ
Short answer
If you file in Union County, your papers go to the Family Division at 2 Broad Street, Elizabeth. We prepare them at our two Newark offices, about 8 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
~8 miles
From our offices to the Union family court
Where you file
Union County Family Court
Union County Courthouse, 2 Broad Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07207 · 908-787-1650
Full court pageWho serves your spouse
Union County Sheriff
10 Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth, NJ 07207 · 908-527-4450. Only needed if your spouse won't sign.
Full sheriff pageDo I file in Union 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 Union County we prepare papers for
- Elizabeth
- Union Township
- Plainfield
- Linden
- Westfield
- Rahway
- Cranford
- Summit
- and every other Union County town
Common questions
Start your Union County divorce papers
Walk in at either Newark office. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm, Sat 10am–1pm.
Sources: City of Elizabeth directory; Union County Sheriff; Union County Sheriff, Legal Process Unit. Checked September 2026. Offices move and numbers change: call to confirm before you go.