New Jersey Court Records

New Jersey divorces are Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part cases kept by the county Family Division, and the Department of Health names the Superior Court Records Center as the source for divorce decrees. Rule 1:38 opens court records, and Rule 1:38-3(d)(1) excludes from public access the Family Case Information Statement under Rule 5:5-2, the Rule 5:5-10 notices with their financial plans, the summary support financial statements and settlement agreements incorporated into judgments. The statement itself, form CN 10482, lists the employer, bank, investment and retirement accounts, real property, vehicles, cryptocurrency, debts and expenses, and carries a confidentiality legend. The judgment of divorce and the court's orders are public.

Sealing anything else takes a motion under Rule 1:38-11 and a showing of good cause, meaning a clearly defined and serious injury that disclosure will likely cause and a privacy interest that substantially outweighs the presumption of public access. The New Jersey asset search page explains what the judgment still shows.