Passaic County, New Jersey Probate Court

In the New Jersey Court system, probate is handled by the "Superior Courts"

Passaic County Surrogate's Court

WEB ADDRESS:

Website Link

ADDRESS:

County Court House Complex  
77 Hamilton St.
Paterson, NJ 07505 

MAP:

GoogleMap

Directory of all New Jersey Probate Courts

New Jersey Probate Court Locator

(973) 881-4760

STATE INFO

New Jersey Courts Self Help Materials for Probate:

https://essexsurrogate.com/

COUNTY INFO

Passaic County Court Self Help Materials for Probate:

https://www.passaiccountynj.org/government/passaic-county-surrogate/frequently-asked-questions

STATE

New Jersey Probate Forms, for use in all of New Jersey

New Jersey Probate Forms

COUNTY-SPECIFIC

Additional Local Probate Forms specifcally for Passaic County court

Passaic County Probate Forms:

https://www.passaiccountynj.org/government/passaic-county-surrogate/forms-and-documents

Click the links below.

New Jersey Probate Fees URL

Passaic County Probate Fees Page

Filing Fees

• Probate (Will): Starts at $100
• Administration (no will): Starts at $125
• Release and Refunding Bonds: $10 for 2 pages

Document Fees

• New certificate: $5
• Research Request: $10
• Plain copy of Paperwork: $3 per page
• Certified copy of paperwork: $5 for the certification and $5 each page

Filing Fees for Superior Court Matters

• Verified Complaint for anything other than Guardianships: $175.00
• Guardianships: $200.00
• Answers/Oppositions/Responses to Complaints: $110.00
• Answer and Counterclaim: $175.00
• Motions and Responses to Motions: $15.00

In order to transfer ownership of real property after someone dies, you need to find the last recorded property deed. A county land records office is the place to research and request such deeds.

STATE

State Land Records Office

COUNTY

County Land Records Office