Court filing · Sussex County
File papers at the Sussex County courthouse without going
Filed in person in Newton 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 Sussex County courthouse? We print your papers, take them to the Civil Division window in Newton, pay the court fee, and send you a scan of the stamped copy the same day.
Sussex County filing window
Sussex County Judicial Center
Floor P1
43-47 High St, Newton, NJ 07860
Civil Division: 862-397-5700 ext. 75455
Call 862-397-5700 to confirm hours before you go.
Price in Sussex 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
Sussex County, Morris/Sussex vicinage
Sussex County is in North Jersey. Civil papers for cases venued here go to the window in Newton. We pick up signed originals anywhere in the county, from Newton, Vernon, Hopatcong, Sparta, Hardyston, Byram, Franklin, Wantage 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 Sussex County?
At the Superior Court Civil Division in the Sussex County Judicial Center, Floor P1, 43-47 High St, Newton, NJ 07860. The court lists the civil office phone as 862-397-5700 ext. 75455.
Can you pick up my originals in Sussex County first?
Yes. We collect signed originals anywhere in Sussex County, including Newton, Vernon, Hopatcong, Sparta, and take them to Newton the same trip. Add the pickup address on the form.
Which vicinage is Sussex County in?
Sussex County is part of the Morris/Sussex vicinage of the Superior Court. Civil cases venued in the county are filed with its Civil Division in Newton.
Do you check my papers or give legal advice?
No. We file what you send, as you send it. If the Newton clerk won't accept something, we tell you why and return any court fee that wasn't spent.
Sussex County filing offices
What gets filed where in Sussex County
Not every Sussex 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
- Sussex County Judicial Center, Special Civil Part
43-47 High Street, Newton, NJ 07860
862-397-5700 ext. 75455
For claims up to $20,000 (small claims up to $5,000) and landlord-tenant cases venued in Sussex County. - Family Division
- Sussex County Judicial Center
Sussex County Family Division
43-47 High Street, Newton, NJ 07860
862-397-5700 ext. 75184 - Uncontested probate
- Sussex County Surrogate's Office
3 High St., Suite 1, Newton, NJ 07860
973-579-0920
Probate filings for Sussex County estates start here, with the Surrogate acting as deputy clerk of the Probate Part. - Deeds and mortgages
- Sussex County Clerk, Hall of Records, Suite 304
83 Spring St, Newton, NJ 07860
973-579-0900 - Property tax appeals
- Sussex County Board of Taxation
83 Spring Street, Suite 301, Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 579-0970
Due April 1, or May 1 after a town-wide revaluation or reassessment. - Vicinage administration
- Morris/Sussex vicinage (Vicinage 10), Assignment Judge's office: Morris County Courthouse, PO Box 910, Morristown, NJ. Main line 862-397-5700.
Sources for the county figures: Sussex 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); Sussex County Family Division (NJ Courts directory); Sussex County Surrogate (NJ Courts, Jan. 27, 2026); Monmouth County Surrogate, What We Do; Sussex County Clerk; Sussex County Board of Taxation (nj.gov, September 2026); NJ Division of Taxation, appeals; Morris/Sussex Assignment Judge (NJ Courts directory). Last checked November 2026. Phone ahead, since the county rooms and extensions change.