Probate in Middlesex County

Probate Court Record

Middlesex County Surrogate's Court

Middlesex County

Hours

Monday, Wednesday-Friday 8:00 AM-3:45 PM; Tuesday 8:00 AM-6:00 PM

Office

County Administration Building, 75 Bayard Street, 1st Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

E-filing

Filing in person

Appointment required

Self-represented filing

Allowed

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Medicaid Planning Firms Serving Middlesex County

Augulis Law Firm works from Warren in Somerset County and serves Somerset, Middlesex, Union, Hunterdon and Morris families. The practice covers trust administration, Medicaid and elder law, special needs planning, and asset protection for family-owned businesses, alongside wills, trusts, and incapacity documents. Estate planning consultations are free.

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Rose & Zucker serves Hudson County from Bayonne, filing through the Hudson County Surrogate at 595 Newark Avenue in Jersey City, with a second office in Summit for Union and Essex County clients. The firm walks executors and successor trustees through probate and estate administration and pairs it with Medicaid applications, asset protection, and special needs planning.

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Healthcare Power of Attorney

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Financial Power of Attorney

New Jersey requires explicit durability language for a power of attorney to survive incapacityN.J.S.A. §§ 46:2B-8.1 to 46:2B-8.14 (Revised Durable Power of Attorney Act); R.S. 46:14-2.1; R.S. 46:14-6.1; N.J.S.A. §§ 3B:14-61.9, 3B:14-61.10 (RUFADAA)Verified Oct 21, 2026View source, and it is signed before a notaryN.J.S.A. §§ 46:2B-8.1 to 46:2B-8.14 (Revised Durable Power of Attorney Act); R.S. 46:14-2.1; R.S. 46:14-6.1; N.J.S.A. §§ 3B:14-61.9, 3B:14-61.10 (RUFADAA)Verified Oct 21, 2026View source.

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