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 is domiciled or in which the debtor maintains its residence, principal place of business, or principal assets. The Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey is divided into three units known as "vicinages" (See D.N.J. LBR 1002-1).
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.
CAMDEN |
NEWARK |
TRENTON |
US Post Office & Courthouse P.O. Box 2067 401 Market Street Camden, NJ 08101-2067 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Building P.O. Box 1352 50 Walnut Street Newark, NJ 07102 |
Clarkson S. Fisher U.S. Courthouse 402 East State Street Trenton, NJ 08608 |
856-361-2300 |
973-645-4764 |
609-858-9333 |
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |