New Jersey Court Filings by County (2026)
1,804 court filings tracked across 7 counties
New Jersey's Superior Court system handles foreclosure, tax sale, divorce, and probate filings at the county level. Keystone tracks court filings across 7 NJ counties, with Ocean and Monmouth counties as the primary sources of filing activity.
NJ is a judicial foreclosure state — every foreclosure requires a court filing, making court-records monitoring the definitive source for pre-foreclosure leads.
County-by-County Filing Volume
Ocean County leads New Jersey with 1,216 filings (67% of the state total). Counties with active intelligence reports are linked below.
| County | Total Filings | % of State | Foreclosure | Divorce | Probate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean | 1,216 | 67.4% | 490 | 13 | 3 |
| Monmouth | 521 | 28.9% | 315 | 12 | 11 |
| Middlesex | 44 | 2.4% | 24 | 2 | 1 |
| Mercer | 9 | 0.5% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlantic | 6 | 0.3% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Cape May | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bergen | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Filing Type Distribution
Across all New Jersey counties, court filings break down by type:
| Case Type | Filings | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Foreclosure / Foreclosure | 851 | 47.2% |
| Divorce / Family | 27 | 1.5% |
| Probate / Guardianship | 15 | 0.8% |
| Equity Division / Partition | 0 | 0.0% |
| Inherited Property | 0 | 0.0% |
What This Means for Investors
Each filing represents a property owner facing a court-ordered real estate event. For investors, these are potential off-market acquisition opportunities — properties where the owner is motivated to sell before the court process concludes.
Pre-foreclosure filings identify owners who have defaulted on their mortgage and have a limited window before the property goes to auction. Divorce and probate filings often result in forced property sales as assets are divided or estates are settled.
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