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Serve legal documents anywhere in New Jersey with confidence. Served 123 LLC coordinates sheriffs and qualified private process servers across all 21 New Jersey counties — from Bergen and Hudson across the Hudson from Manhattan, through Newark, Jersey City, Trenton, and down to Camden and the Shore — delivering same-day service, competent-adult affidavits, and returns that hold up in any New Jersey Superior Court.
Under N.J. Ct. R. 4:4-3(a), service of process in New Jersey shall be made by the sheriff, a person specially appointed by the court, or a person authorized under R. 4:4-4 — including a New Jersey attorney-at-law or any competent adult who is not a party. New Jersey is more permissive than Massachusetts or Missouri on who may serve — no constable appointment or court-order required for private adults — but the return is scrutinized hard. Served 123 LLC uses sheriffs for routine cases and qualified competent adult servers for rush service statewide.
Personal service is the default under R. 4:4-4(a)(1). Substituted service may be effected by leaving a copy at the individual's dwelling house or usual place of abode with a competent member of the household of the age of 14 or over. Note two New Jersey specifics: (1) the 14-year-old threshold is one of the lowest in the country, and (2) the recipient must be a member of the household, not merely any resident. Service on entities is governed by R. 4:4-4(a)(6). Long-arm service under R. 4:4-4(b) with N.J.S.A. §2A:4-30. Service by publication under R. 4:4-5 requires a court order after diligent-search showing.
New Jersey's 21 counties are dense and small — a server in Newark can realistically cover Essex, Union, Hudson, and Bergen in a single day. But the densely populated North Jersey + Manhattan commuter corridor creates evasion patterns unique to the region: defendants often claim an out-of-state residence while actually living in Hoboken or Jersey City. Skip tracing is critical. We include it at no additional charge.
New Jersey sheriff or qualified competent-adult server · Up to three diligent attempts · GPS-timestamped verification · Affidavit of Service compliant with R. 4:4-7 · Household-membership documentation for substituted service · Skip tracing at no additional charge · Court e-filing coordination on request.
Within those 21 counties, we routinely serve in New Jersey's largest cities and legal markets:
What to include: recipient name, service address (NJ county if known), document type, and deadline. Most requests are priced and confirmed within 5–10 minutes during business hours.
Start Your New Jersey Quote →Same-day service across Newark, Jersey City, Edison, Toms River, Trenton, and Camden. Sheriffs and qualified competent-adult servers across all 21 NJ counties. Household-member documentation on every substituted return, skip tracing included free.
