Process serving · Sussex County
Process server for Sussex County, New Jersey
From $150 per address. Attempts logged, affidavit of service included.
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Send the requestNeed court papers delivered to someone in Sussex County? A process server attempts service at different times of day, logs every attempt, and gives you a notarized affidavit of service.
Filing proof of service
Sussex County Judicial Center
43-47 High St, Newton, NJ 07860
Add "file it with the court for me too" and we take the affidavit to the Civil Division. Court filing in Sussex County
Sussex County Sheriff's Office
Civil Process Business Office, 39 High St, Newton, NJ 07860
973-579-0850
The sheriff handles court-ordered levies and writs. Most summonses and subpoenas can be served privately. Sheriff's page
Serving across Sussex County
The county is in North Jersey. We serve at homes and workplaces in Newton, Vernon, Hopatcong, Sparta, Hardyston, Byram, Franklin, Wantage, Hamburg, Stanhope. Give us more than one address and the times the person is usually there, and say if you need it done today.
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Before you send
- Send the papers to serve as a PDF, with every page in order.
- Give the best address, a description or photo of the person, and the times they're usually home.
- Up to three attempts at different times of day are included.
- You get a notarized affidavit of service once service is made.
- Rules on who may serve papers vary by state. The desk confirms them for your state before assigning a server.
Prefer to talk?
Call the desk and we'll take the request by phone.
Questions
Who can serve papers in Sussex County?
In the Law Division, a summons and complaint can be served by the sheriff or by any competent adult who has no interest in the case, which is how private process servers work. In the Special Civil Part, the court usually serves by mail or through its own court officers. When a court order directs the sheriff to act, the Sussex County Sheriff's Office handles it at 39 High St, Newton, NJ 07860.
Where is proof of service filed for a Sussex County case?
With the Superior Court Civil Division at the Sussex County Judicial Center in Newton. Our serve and file option takes it there for you.
Which Sussex County towns do you cover?
All of them, including Newton, Vernon, Hopatcong, Sparta, Hardyston, Byram. Give us the best address and times to find the person.
Can you tell me if my papers are correct?
No. We don't review papers for legal content. We serve what you send and document every attempt.
Sussex County court offices
Which Sussex County court issued your papers?
The county cases run through the Morris/Sussex vicinage of the Superior Court. The court's directories list these Sussex County offices, which is where proof of service usually ends up.
- Vicinage
- Morris/Sussex (Vicinage 10). Its administration is in Morristown, not the county seat of Newton
- Trial Court Administrator
- Morris County Courthouse, PO Box 910, Morristown, NJ
Main court line 862-397-5700 - Family Division intake
- Sussex County Judicial Center, Sussex County Family Division
43-47 High Street, Newton, NJ 07860
862-397-5700 ext. 75184 - Special Civil Part
- Sussex County Judicial Center, Special Civil Part
43-47 High Street, Newton, NJ 07860
862-397-5700 ext. 75455
In Sussex County small claims and most Special Civil Part cases, the court serves the papers itself, by mail or through its own officer.
The 24 municipalities of Sussex County
The State's 2025 tax rate table lists 24 municipalities in the county. A serve address in any of them is a county address:
- Andover Borough
- Andover Township
- Branchville Borough
- Byram Township
- Frankford Township
- Franklin Borough
- Fredon Township
- Green Township
- Hamburg Borough
- Hampton Township
- Hardyston Township
- Hopatcong Borough
- Lafayette Township
- Montague Township
- Newton Town
- Ogdensburg Borough
- Sandyston Township
- Sparta Township
- Stanhope Borough
- Stillwater Township
- Sussex Borough
- Vernon Township
- Walpack Township
- Wantage Township
Sources for the county figures: Morris/Sussex vicinage administration (NJ Courts directory); Sussex County Family Division (NJ Courts directory); Sussex County Special Civil Part (CN 10150); NJ Courts, who can serve a complaint; Sussex County municipalities (2025 General Tax Rates). Read in November 2026; Sussex County offices do move, so confirm by phone first.