Court filing · Bergen County
File papers at the Bergen County courthouse without going
Filed in person in Hackensack the next business day, from $175; same-day filing is available when your papers reach us by 10 AM, price quoted. The court fee is added at cost, and the stamped copy comes back to you as a scan the day it's filed.
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Send the requestNeed a motion, answer or other paper filed in person at the Bergen County courthouse? We print your papers, take them to the Civil Division window in Hackensack, pay the court fee, and send you a scan of the stamped copy the same day.
Bergen County filing window
Bergen County Justice Center
1st floor
10 Main St, Hackensack, NJ 07601
Civil Division: 201-221-0700 ext. 25210
Special Civil Part: Room 427, same building
Call 201-221-0700 to confirm hours before you go.
Price in Bergen County
From $175 to file in person, next business day. Same-day filing is available when the papers reach us by 10 AM; price quoted. The court fee is added at cost.
Starting rates. Your exact price is quoted after we confirm a local notary/runner, before you pay.
Nothing is charged when you send the request: we email your quote, and you pay online once you accept it. Start a request
Bergen County, Bergen vicinage
The county is in North Jersey. Civil papers for cases venued here go to the window in Hackensack. We pick up signed originals anywhere in the county, from Hackensack, Teaneck, Fort Lee, Paramus, Englewood, Fair Lawn, Garfield, Lodi and the rest.
Court fees, deadlines and how to pay the clerk are on the New Jersey filing locations page.
Nearby courthouses
All 21 filing locations · Court filing and courthouse runs · Process serving
Before you send
- Send the final, signed PDF. Some clerks want an ink signature on paper filings, so the desk checks before the run.
- We print two sets: one to file and one for the clerk to stamp "filed" and hand back.
- Court fees are paid at the window to "Treasurer, State of New Jersey" and billed to you at cost.
- A motion is generally filed and served at least 16 days before the hearing date it asks for.
- You get a scan of the stamped copy the same day it's filed.
- Serving the other parties is a separate job unless you add it.
- We file the papers you send. We don't review them for legal content or give legal advice.
- If you are representing yourself, you are responsible for the content and accuracy of the documents you give us to file, and any mistakes in them are yours to correct. MCC Solutions does not guarantee any legal outcome.
Prefer to talk?
Call the desk and we'll take the request by phone.
Questions
Where do I file civil papers in Bergen County?
At the Superior Court Civil Division in the Bergen County Justice Center, 1st floor, 10 Main St, Hackensack, NJ 07601. The court lists the civil office phone as 201-221-0700 ext. 25210. Special Civil Part papers go to Room 427, same building.
Can you pick up my originals in Bergen County first?
Yes. We collect signed originals anywhere in the county, including Hackensack, Teaneck, Fort Lee, Paramus, and take them to Hackensack the same trip. Add the pickup address on the form.
Which vicinage is Bergen County in?
The county is part of the Bergen vicinage of the Superior Court. Civil cases venued in the county are filed with its Civil Division in Hackensack.
Will you read my motion before filing it?
No. We aren't lawyers and don't review documents for legal content. We file them at the Hackensack window as sent, and tell you the clerk's reason if anything is turned away.
Bergen County filing offices
What gets filed where in Bergen County
Before a run in the county, match the paper to the office. The judiciary lists these separate filing offices for the county.
- Small claims and Special Civil Part
- Bergen County Justice Center, Special Civil Part (same street address as the Civil Division)
10 Main Street, Room 427, Hackensack, NJ 07601
201-221-0700 ext. 25250
Takes Bergen County small claims (to $5,000), Special Civil Part cases (to $20,000) and landlord-tenant complaints. - Family Division
- Bergen County Justice Center
Family Division Non-Dissolution Reception Unit
10 Main Street, Room 163, Hackensack, NJ 07601
201-221-0700 ext. 25170 - Uncontested probate
- Bergen County Surrogate's Office
2 Bergen County Plaza, 5th Floor, Suite 5000, Hackensack, NJ 07601
201-336-6700
Probate filings for Bergen County estates start here, with the Surrogate acting as deputy clerk of the Probate Part. - Deeds and mortgages
- Bergen County Clerk, Land Records, Room 150
One Bergen County Plaza, Hackensack, NJ 07601
201-336-7036 - Property tax appeals
- Bergen County Board of Taxation
2 Bergen County Plaza, 1st Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601-7076
(201) 336-6300
Due April 1, or May 1 after a town-wide revaluation or reassessment. - Vicinage administration
- Bergen vicinage (Vicinage 2), Assignment Judge's office: Bergen County Justice Center, 10 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Main line 201-221-0700.
Sources for the county figures: Bergen County Special Civil Part (CN 10150, rev. 5/23/2022); Small claims guide (CN 10290); Special Civil Part FAQ (CN 11482); Landlord-tenant filing kit (CN 13377); Bergen County Family Division (NJ Courts directory); Bergen County Surrogate (NJ Courts, Jan. 27, 2026); Monmouth County Surrogate, What We Do; Bergen County Clerk; Bergen County Board of Taxation (nj.gov, September 2026); NJ Division of Taxation, appeals; Bergen Assignment Judge (NJ Courts directory). Read in November 2026; Bergen County offices do move, so confirm by phone first.