Court filing · Passaic County
File papers at the Passaic County courthouse without going
Filed in person in Paterson 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 Passaic County courthouse? We print your papers, take them to the Civil Division window in Paterson, pay the court fee, and send you a scan of the stamped copy the same day.
Passaic County filing window
Passaic County Courthouse
1st floor
77 Hamilton St, Paterson, NJ 07505
Civil Division: 973-653-2910 ext. 24260
Call 973-653-2910 to confirm hours before you go.
Price in Passaic 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
Passaic County, Passaic vicinage
Passaic County is in North Jersey. Civil papers for cases venued here go to the window in Paterson. We pick up signed originals anywhere in the county, from Paterson, Clifton, Passaic, Wayne, West Milford, Little Falls, Totowa, Hawthorne 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 Passaic County?
At the Superior Court Civil Division in the Passaic County Courthouse, 1st floor, 77 Hamilton St, Paterson, NJ 07505. The court lists the civil office phone as 973-653-2910 ext. 24260.
Can you pick up my originals in Passaic County first?
Yes. We collect signed originals anywhere in Passaic County, including Paterson, Clifton, Passaic, Wayne, and take them to Paterson the same trip. Add the pickup address on the form.
Which vicinage is Passaic County in?
Passaic County is part of the Passaic vicinage of the Superior Court. Civil cases venued in the county are filed with its Civil Division in Paterson.
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 Paterson window as sent, and tell you the clerk's reason if anything is turned away.
Passaic County filing offices
What gets filed where in Passaic 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
- Passaic County Courthouse, Civil Division (same street address as the Civil Division)
77 Hamilton Street, First Floor, Paterson, NJ 07505
973-653-2910 ext. 24260
Small claims up to $5,000, other Special Civil Part cases up to $20,000, and Passaic County landlord-tenant complaints. - Family Division
- Passaic County Admin Building
Passaic County Superior Court Family Part
401 Grand Street, Floor 8, Paterson, NJ 07505
973-653-2910 ext. 24390 - Uncontested probate
- Passaic County Surrogate's Office
71 Hamilton St., Room 101, Paterson, NJ 07505
973-881-4760
Probate filings for Passaic County estates start here, with the Surrogate acting as deputy clerk of the Probate Part. - Deeds and mortgages
- Passaic County Clerk
401 Grand St, Paterson, NJ 07505
973-225-3632 - Property tax appeals
- Passaic County Board of Taxation
930 Riverview Dr., Ste 250, Totowa, NJ 07512
(973) 720-7394
Due April 1, or May 1 after a town-wide revaluation or reassessment. - Vicinage administration
- Passaic vicinage (Vicinage 11), Assignment Judge's office: 401 Grand St, Floor 9, Paterson, NJ 07505. Main line 973-653-2910.
Sources for the county figures: Passaic 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); Passaic County Family Division (NJ Courts directory); Passaic County Surrogate (NJ Courts, Jan. 27, 2026); Monmouth County Surrogate, What We Do; Passaic County Clerk; Passaic County Board of Taxation (nj.gov, September 2026); NJ Division of Taxation, appeals; Passaic Assignment Judge (NJ Courts directory). Read in November 2026; Passaic County offices do move, so confirm by phone first.