Probate Court

In New Jersey, probate matters are handled by two courts: the Surrogate’s Court and the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Probate Part. Each of New Jersey’s 21 counties has an elected Surrogate.

Surrogate’s Courts in New Jersey by County

Atlantic County
Atlantic County Surrogate Office (Mays Landing Office)
5911 Main Street
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Phone: 609-645-5800
Fax: 609-645-5805

Atlantic County Surrogate Office (Atlantic City Office)
1201 Bacharach Blvd. 2nd Floor
Atlantic City NJ 08401
Phone: 609-343-2341
Fax: 609-343-2197

Office hours: 9:00am-4:00pm. Currently, closed to the public. Service is available via phone, email, and U.S. Mail. Documents may be submitted through secure dropbox.

Surrogate: James Curcio

Parking: Street parking

Bergen County
Bergen County Courthouse
Two Bergen County Plaza
Hackensack, NJ 07601

Phone: 201-336-6700

Office hours: 8:30am-4:30pm

Surrogate: Michael R. Dressler

Parking: Parking garage- entrance at 55 Court Street

Burlington County
Burlington County Courts Facility
50 Rancocas Road, 1st floor
Mt. Holly, NJ 08060

Phone: 609-265-5005
Fax: 609-261-4511
Email: surrogates@co.burlington.nj.us

Office hours: 8:30am-4:30pm; currently closed to the public.

Surrogate: Mary Ann O’Brien
Deputy Surrogate: Bonnie Nutt Madara

Camden County
Camden County Surrogate Office
Forrest Hall
509 Lakeland Road
Blackwood, NJ 08012

Phone: 856-225-7286
Fax: 609-261-4511
Email: Michelle.GentekMayer@camdencounty.com

Office hours: 8:30am-4:00pm; currently closed to the public.

Surrogate: Michelle Gentek-Mayer

Cape May County
Cape May Surrogate Office
4 Moore Road
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210

Phone: 609-463-6666
Fax: 609-463-6454
Email: surrogate@co.cape-may.nj.us

Office hours: 8:30am-4:30pm

Surrogate: Dean Marcolongo

Cumberland County
Cumberland County Courthouse
60 West Broad St., Suite A 111
Bridgeton, NJ 08302

Phone: 856-453-4800
Fax: 856-451-7356

Surrogate: Douglas M. Rainear

Essex County
Essex County Surrogate Office
465 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Newark, NJ 07102

Phone: 973-621-4901
Fax: 973-621-2647
Email: info@surrogate.essexcountynj.org

Office hours: 8:30am-4:30pm

Surrogate: Alturrick Kenney

Gloucester County
Gloucester County Surrogate Bldg.
17 N. Broad Street
Woodbury, NJ 08096

Phone: 856-853-3282
Fax: 856-853-3311
Email: surrogate@co.gloucester.nj.us

Office hours: 8:30am-4:30pm

Surrogate: Giuseppe Chila

Hudson County
Hudson County Administration Building
595 Newark Avenue
4th Floor, Room 407
Jersey City, NJ 07306

Phone: 201-795-6378
Fax: 201-795-5488
Email: hcsurrogate@hcnj.us

Office hours: 8:30am-4:30pm; currently closed to the public

Surrogate: Tilo Rivas

Hunterdon County
Hunterdon County Justice Center
65 Park Avenue
Flemington, NJ 08822-2900

Phone: 908-788-1156
Fax: 908-788-1586
Email: surrogate@co.hunterdon.nj.us

Office hours: 8:30am-4:30pm

Surrogate: Susan J. Hoffman

Mercer County
Mercer County Civil Court House
175 South Broad Street
Fourth Floor Room # 420
Trenton, NJ 08608

Phone: 201-336-6700
Email: dgerofsky@mercercounty.org

Office hours: 8:30am-4:30pm

Surrogate: Diane Gerofsky

Parking: Metered, on-street parking is available along South Broad Street, Lafayette Street and Warren Street. Paid public parking is available in the Marriott Hotel parking garage (Lafayette & Warren Streets) or a parking garage located on Front Street between South Broad Street and Warren.

Middlesex County
Middlesex County Administration Building
1st Floor
75 Bayard Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Phone: 732-745-3055
Fax: 732-745-4125

Office hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 8:00am-4:15pm
Tuesday: 8:00am-6:30pm

Surrogate: Claribel Cortes

Monmouth County
Monmouth County Hall of Records
1 East Main Street
Freehold, NJ 07728

Phone: 732-431-7330
Fax: 732-303-7656
Email: pcoyne@co.monmouth.nj.us

Office hours: 8:30am-4:00pm; currently closed to the public

Surrogate: Rosemarie D. Peters

Parking: Parking is located directly behind the Hall of Records on Lafayette Street.

Morris County
Morris County Surrogate Court
10 Court Street, 5th Floor
Morristown, NJ 07960

Phone: 973-285-6500
Fax: 973-829-8599
Email: surrogate@co.morris.nj.us

Office hours: 8:30am-4:30pm

Surrogate: Heather J. Darling

Parking: Street parking. Also, Ann-Bank, DeHart, and Dalton parking garages

Ocean County
118 Washington Street,
Toms River, NJ 08753

Phone: 732- 929-2011
Fax: 732-506-5087

Office hours: 8:30am-4:30pm; currently closed to the public

Surrogate: Jeffrey W. Moran

Passiac County
Passaic County Surrogate
71 Hamilton Street, Room 101
Paterson, NJ 07505

Phone: 973-881-4760
Fax: 973-523-3449
Email: surrogateinfo@passaiccountynj.org

Office hours: 8:30am-4:30pm

Surrogate: Bernice Toledo

Salem County
Salem County Surrogate’s Court
Administration Building
2nd Floor
94 Market Street
Salem, NJ 08079

Phone: 856-935-7510 x8323
Email: Surrogate@salemcountynj.gov

Office hours: 8:30am-4:30pm; currently closed to the public

Surrogate: Nicki A. Burke

Somerset County
20 Grove Street
P.O. Box 3000
Somerville, NJ 08876

Phone: 908-231-7003
Fax: 908-575-3965
Email: SurrogatesOffice@co.somerset.nj.us

Office hours: 8:30am-4:30pm; currently closed to the public

Surrogate: Bernice Jalloh

Sussex County
Sussex County Courthouse
3 High Street, Suite 1
Newton, NJ 07860

Phone: 973-579-0920
Fax: 973-579-0909
Email: surrogate@sussex.nj.us

Office hours: 8:30am-4:30pm

Surrogate: Gary Chiusana

Parking: Available in the rear of the courthouse

Union County
Union County Court House
2 Broad St.
Second Floor, Old Annex,
Elizabeth, NJ 07207

Phone: 908-527-4280

Office hours: 8:30am-4:30pm; currently closed to the public

Surrogate: James S. Lacorte

Warren County
Warren County Surrogate
323 Front Street
Belvidere, NJ 07823

Phone: 908-475-6223
Phone: 908-319-2218 (after hours)
Fax: 908-475-4219
Email: mgardner@co.warren.nj.us

Office hours: 8:30am-4:30pm

Surrogate: Kevin O’Neill