Court filing · Cape May County
File papers at the Cape May County courthouse without going
Filed in person in Cape May Court House 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 county courthouse? We print your papers, take them to the Civil Division window in Cape May Court House, pay the court fee, and send you a scan of the stamped copy the same day.
Cape May County filing window
Cape May County Courthouse
1st floor
9 N. Main St, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
Civil Division: 609-402-0100 ext. 47910
Call 609-402-0100 to confirm hours before you go.
Price in Cape May 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
Cape May County, Atlantic/Cape May vicinage
The county is in South Jersey. Civil papers for cases venued here go to the window in Cape May Court House. We pick up signed originals anywhere in the county, from Ocean City, Cape May, Wildwood, North Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, Sea Isle City, Avalon, Stone Harbor 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 Cape May County?
At the Superior Court Civil Division in the Cape May County Courthouse, 1st floor, 9 N. Main St, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210. The court lists the civil office phone as 609-402-0100 ext. 47910.
Can you pick up my originals in Cape May County first?
Yes. We collect signed originals anywhere in the county, including Ocean City, Cape May, Wildwood, North Wildwood, and take them to Cape May Court House the same trip. Add the pickup address on the form.
Which vicinage is Cape May County in?
The county is part of the Atlantic/Cape May vicinage of the Superior Court. Civil cases venued in the county are filed with its Civil Division in Cape May Court House.
Do you check my papers or give legal advice?
No. We file what you send, as you send it. If the Cape May Court House clerk won't accept something, we tell you why and return any court fee that wasn't spent.
Cape May County filing offices
What gets filed where in Cape May County
Not every county filing goes to the Civil Division. Family matters, small claims and estates each have their own office, listed here from the court's directories.
- Small claims and Special Civil Part
- Cape May County Courthouse, Special Civil Part (same street address as the Civil Division)
9 North Main Street, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
609-402-0100 ext. 47910
For claims up to $20,000 (small claims up to $5,000) and landlord-tenant cases venued in Cape May County. - Family Division
- Superior Court - Cape May
Superior Court Chancery, Family Part
4 Moore Rd., Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
609-402-0100 - Uncontested probate
- Cape May County Surrogate's Office
4 Moore Road, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
609-463-6666
Probate filings for Cape May County estates start here, with the Surrogate acting as deputy clerk of the Probate Part. - Deeds and mortgages
- Cape May County Clerk
7 N. Main St, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
609-465-1023 - Property tax appeals
- Cape May County Board of Taxation
Department 303, 4 Moore Road, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
(609) 465-1030
Due April 1, or May 1 after a town-wide revaluation or reassessment. - Vicinage administration
- Atlantic/Cape May vicinage (Vicinage 1), Assignment Judge's office: Atlantic County Civil Courts Building, 1201 Bacharach Blvd., Atlantic City, NJ 08401. Main line 609-402-0100.
Sources for the county figures: Cape May 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); Cape May County Family Division (NJ Courts directory); Cape May County Surrogate (NJ Courts, Jan. 27, 2026); Monmouth County Surrogate, What We Do; Cape May County Clerk; Cape May County Board of Taxation (nj.gov, September 2026); NJ Division of Taxation, appeals; Atlantic/Cape May Assignment Judge (NJ Courts directory). Checked November 2026. Call a county office before you go; rooms and extensions change.