Where should the petition be filed?

            The petition and all documents relating to the bankruptcy case  must be filed at the Bankruptcy Court Clerk’s Office located in the geographic area (commonly referred to as vicinage) in which the debtor resides, or in which the debtor has its principal place of business.   The Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey is divided by county into three vicinages (See D.N.J. LBR 1073-1).

            The Camden vicinage consists of Atlantic, part of Burlington (the townships of Cinnaminson, Delran, Edgewater Park, Evesham [Marlton], Maple Shade, Moorestown, Mt. Laurel, Palmyra, Riverside and Riverton), Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties.

            The Newark vicinage consists of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic , Sussex and Union counties.

            The Trenton vicinage consists of part of Burlington (excluded are the townships of Cinnaminson, Delran, Edgewater Park, Evesham [Marlton], Maple Shade, Moorestown, Mt. Laurel, Palmyra, Riverside and Riverton), Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset and Warren counties.

E:FILING GUIDANCE: CM/ECF will automatically assign the vicinage based on the zip code entered during case opening.