Where should I file my petition?

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.  The Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey is divided by county into three vicinages:  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.