Simon Law Group handles family law, estate planning, probate, personal injury, civil litigation, business, real estate, bankruptcy, foreclosure, workers' compensation, SSDI, and appellate matters in Hunterdon County.
Hunterdon County practice scope
Hunterdon County matters are not all the same just because they share a county name. The useful local question is usually venue, court process, office access, records, travel, local property or employment patterns, and which Simon Law Group practice group should evaluate the issue first.
This page is the general Hunterdon County service hub. The county-specific divorce page remains available for Family Part details, but Simon Law Group's local work is broader than divorce. We handle family law, estate planning, probate, personal injury, civil litigation, business litigation, legal malpractice, real estate, bankruptcy, foreclosure defense, workers' compensation, SSDI, appeals, criminal defense, DUI/DWI, expungement matters in this county.
County seat: Flemington. Listed county court location: Hunterdon County Justice Center, Flemington. Nearby Simon Law Group location: Flemington office.
County facts
- County: Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- Formed: 1714
- County seat: Flemington
- Listed county court location: Hunterdon County Justice Center, Flemington
- Population: 131,781 (2025 Census estimate; source checked August 27, 2026)
- Nearby office: Flemington office
- Criminal/DUI: Accepted in this county in the practice areas the firm handles.
Known for
- Flemington county seat
- Delaware River towns
- farmland and preserved open space
- historic villages and scenic roads
Official starting points
How to use this county hub
Divorce, custody, support, or domestic violence
Use the Hunterdon County divorce page for Family Part venue, local process, and county-specific family-law concerns.
Wills, trusts, probate, Medicaid, or tax planning
Start with estate planning or probate, then choose the trust, Surrogate, Medicaid/LTSS, or tax topic that fits your question.
Accident, premises, PIP, insurance, or damages
Start with personal injury, the car accident/PIP page, or the damages guide depending on whether the immediate issue is coverage, proof, or valuation.
Business, real estate, malpractice, foreclosure, or benefits
Use the practice-area hub to find civil litigation, business disputes, legal malpractice, real estate, bankruptcy, foreclosure, workers' compensation, SSDI, or appeals.
Hunterdon County intake guide
Who this guide helps
Professional-services workers, contractors, closely held business principals, rural landowners, and families with acreage, estate, or project records.
What to sort out
Contractor revenue, change orders, business ownership, land records, and estate documents can be held under different names or entities and need separate intake treatment. Construction employment also runs above its statewide share here, so lien waivers, draw schedules, and septic or well certificates often surface in home-project files beside the farm records.
Court and agency routing
This Hunterdon County page is a routing aid for intake and does not determine a court division. Family, civil, criminal, probate, and agency paths depend on the matter, and the Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren Vicinage directory provides official court-location information.
Official court source: NJ Courts Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren Vicinage.
Three intake decisions
- Clarify whether the person is an employee, independent contractor, business principal, landowner, party to a land lease, beneficiary, executor, or trustee and how each asset or contract is titled.
- Group proposals, change orders, invoices, business records, deeds, surveys, farm or acreage leases, wills, trust papers, and estate correspondence by project or titleholder.
- Identify whether the immediate path appears connected to Family Part, Civil Part, probate or Surrogate processing, a municipal or agency process, or another forum for attorney evaluation.
Official local evidence: The NJDOL Hunterdon County report’s 2024 data show professional and technical services and construction with employment shares above their statewide shares. View the 2026 NJDOL county report using 2024 data.Source checked July 12, 2026.
Prepare for intake: Bring contracts and change orders, invoices and business records, deeds or surveys, estate documents, and any current court, municipal, or agency papers to an intake evaluation.
Services in Hunterdon County
Family law and divorce
County-specific Family Part issues, divorce, custody, support, alimony, mediation, domestic violence, and post-judgment work in Hunterdon County.
Estate planning, probate, and elder law
Planning and administration work connected to Hunterdon County families, homes, Surrogate filings, fiduciary duties, and long-term-care concerns.
Personal injury and insurance
Injury and insurance matters involving local roads, premises, PIP benefits, medical proof, damages, and post-accident documentation.
Civil, business, and real estate
Disputes involving contracts, businesses, professional duties, real estate, title issues, appeals, and damages.
Financial and benefits matters
Financial distress, foreclosure, workplace injury, and disability-benefit matters where court deadlines, agency rules, and records matter.
Criminal defense and DUI/DWI
Criminal-defense and DUI/DWI work is accepted in Hunterdon County in the practice areas the firm handles, along with the firm's civil, family, estate, injury, business, real estate, benefits, and appellate practices.
Local issue patterns
The Flemington office supports family, estate, probate, civil, injury, business, real estate, criminal-defense, and DUI/DWI matters in Hunterdon County. Healthcare, pharmaceutical, and research employment around Flemington, preserved farmland in the rural western townships, and Delaware River towns such as Lambertville can shape support, property, business, and injury matters here. These local facts are not a substitute for legal analysis, but they help identify which documents, valuations, medical records, account statements, court filings, or agency records should be gathered first.
Communities served
Simon Law Group handles Hunterdon County matters involving clients in Flemington, Raritan Township, Clinton, Readington, Lebanon, Tewksbury, Kingwood, Alexandria, Lambertville, High Bridge, and nearby communities where venue or client needs connect the matter to this county.
Hunterdon County questions we are asked
Where are Hunterdon County divorce and family law cases heard?
Hunterdon County divorce, custody, and support matters are heard in the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part at the Hunterdon County Justice Center, 65 Park Avenue, Flemington, NJ 08822. Hunterdon County shares a Superior Court vicinage with Somerset and Warren counties. The Justice Center consolidates most Hunterdon court functions in one Flemington complex, so confirming the correct office inside the building saves a trip. Which county a divorce is filed in is set by court rule, not by where either spouse lives today, so a recent move can change the answer. Confirm venue with a lawyer before filing.
Where is a will probated in Hunterdon County?
Probate for a Hunterdon County estate opens at the Hunterdon County Surrogate's Office at the Hunterdon County Justice Center, 65 Park Avenue, Flemington, NJ 08822. Probate of wills, estate administration (appointment of executors and administrators), and applications for letters of guardianship of a minor are filed with the County Surrogate's Office; an adult guardianship case is filed there and heard in Superior Court. Which county's Surrogate opens the estate is set by where the decedent was domiciled at death, and where domicile is unclear that is a question for counsel.
Does one Flemington building handle Hunterdon County family, civil, and probate matters?
Largely yes, and that is a frequent point of confusion. The Hunterdon County Justice Center at 65 Park Avenue in Flemington houses the Family Part, the Law Division civil venue, and the Surrogate's Office, but each office handles different matters under different rules. An estate errand belongs at the Surrogate, a divorce or custody filing belongs at the Family Part, and a civil suit belongs at the Law Division, even though all three share the complex.
What does Simon Law Group handle in Hunterdon County?
The Flemington office on Route 12 sits minutes from the Justice Center and supports the practice areas the firm handles, including family law, estate planning, probate, personal injury, civil and business litigation, real estate, bankruptcy, foreclosure defense, workers' compensation, Social Security Disability, criminal defense and DUI matters, and appeals, countywide. Farm, land, and small-business questions are the ones Hunterdon households raise most.
How do farms and preserved land come up in Hunterdon County legal matters?
Preserved farmland, farmland-assessed acreage, and land held through families or entities are a recurring feature of Hunterdon County estates, divorces, and real estate disputes. Deeds, surveys, leases, and preservation restrictions may sit with different titleholders, and a farm or acreage question usually needs those records grouped by parcel before the legal analysis starts.
Useful resources for Hunterdon County matters
Resources library
Guides, newsletters, eBooks, and public legal resources.
Damages explained
How tort, contract, punitive, treble, insurance, and proof issues affect case value.
Probate, trusts, and administration
When New Jersey probate is manageable and when trust planning helps.
Estate and inheritance taxes
New Jersey inheritance tax and federal estate/gift/GST planning anchors.
Post-accident evidence playbook
Evidence steps after an accident, including records, photos, symptoms, and insurance communications.
DUI / DWI defense
Criminal/DUI work is accepted in Hunterdon County in the practice areas the firm handles.
Expungement
Eligibility, Clean Slate, petitions, objections, and court handling.
Discuss a Hunterdon County matter
Start with a consultation request. We keep everything you send confidential. Formal attorney-client privilege begins once an engagement is in place, so keep this first message general and save the full details for your consultation. If you schedule a phone consultation, call the firm at the appointment time.