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 Ocean County.
Ocean County practice scope
Ocean 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 Ocean 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: Toms River. Listed county court location: Ocean County Justice Complex, Toms River. Nearby Simon Law Group location: Somerville office.
County facts
- County: Ocean County, New Jersey
- Formed: 1850
- County seat: Toms River
- Listed county court location: Ocean County Justice Complex, Toms River
- Population:673,746(2025 Census estimate)
- Nearby office:Somerville office
- Criminal/DUI: Accepted in this county in the practice areas the firm handles.
Known for
- Jersey Shore and Long Beach Island
- large retirement communities
- seasonal property and tourism
- Pinelands and coastal roads
Official starting points
How to use this county hub
Divorce, custody, support, or domestic violence
Use the Ocean 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.
Ocean County intake guide
Who this guide helps
Older adults, caregivers, health care workers, fiduciaries, and households managing retirement, long-term-care, estate, or seasonal-property records.
What to sort out
Incapacity planning, care arrangements, benefits, estate administration, and shore property can involve records held by families, providers, financial institutions, facilities, and property managers.
Court and agency routing
This Ocean County page is a routing aid for preparing an intake, not an instruction to choose a court division. Family, civil, probate, guardianship, benefits, and agency paths depend on the matter, and the Ocean Vicinage directory provides official court information.
Official court source: NJ Courts Ocean Vicinage.
Three intake decisions
- State whether the person is an older adult, caregiver, health care employee, agent under a power of attorney, executor, trustee, beneficiary, property owner, party to a property or facility agreement, or facility resident.
- Separate powers of attorney, health directives, care and facility records, benefit notices, account statements, wills or trusts, deeds, leases, and property expenses by person or asset.
- Identify whether the immediate route may involve Family Part, Civil Part, probate or Surrogate processing, guardianship, a benefits or health agency, or another forum for intake review.
Official local evidence: Health care and social assistance accounted for 26.5% of Ocean County private employment in 2024, compared with 17.8% statewide, according to the NJDOL county report. View the 2026 NJDOL county report using 2024 data.Source checked July 12, 2026.
Prepare for intake: Bring planning and fiduciary documents, care and facility records, benefit notices, account and property papers, and any current court or agency documents to an intake evaluation.
Services in Ocean County
Family law and divorce
County-specific Family Part issues, divorce, custody, support, alimony, mediation, domestic violence, and post-judgment work in Ocean County.
Estate planning, probate, and elder law
Planning and administration work connected to Ocean 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 Ocean 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
Shore property, retirement communities, tourism, seasonal rentals, flood insurance, and high-traffic injury issues often affect Ocean County matters. 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 Ocean County matters involving clients in Toms River, Brick, Jackson, Lakewood, Point Pleasant, Manchester, Berkeley, Stafford, Long Beach Island, Barnegat, and nearby communities where venue or client needs connect the matter to this county.
Useful resources for Ocean 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 Ocean County in the practice areas the firm handles.
Expungement
Eligibility, Clean Slate, petitions, objections, and court handling.
Discuss anOcean County matter
Start with a confidential consultation request. Your request is confidential. If you schedule a phone consultation, call the firm at the appointment time.