City of Newark Department of Child & Family Well-Being
140 Bergen Street Suite E-1640, Newark, New Jersey, 7103
Contact & location
- Address
- 140 Bergen Street Suite E-1640, Newark, New Jersey, 7103
- Records for
- Essex County, New Jersey
- Phone
- (800)734-7083
- Official site
- Government website ↗
Last verified July 14, 2026
This office issues New Jersey state records
Essex County follows New Jersey’s fees, eligibility rules and processing times. Compare the statewide baseline below before choosing where to go.
- $25.00
- New Jersey birth certificate fee
- 12–14 weeks
- Statewide processing
- 9,500,851
- New Jersey population
Office hours
via Google| Monday | 8:30am - 7:00pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 8:30am - 7:00pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30am - 7:00pm |
| Thursday | 8:30am - 4:30pm |
| Friday | 8:30am - 4:30pm |
| Saturday | 9:00am - 1:00pm |
| Sunday | closed |
Certificates, fees & processing
New Jersey statewide| Record | Fee | Processing |
|---|---|---|
| Birth Certificate | $25.00New Jersey state fee | 12–14 weeksNew Jersey estimate |
| Death Certificate | $25.00New Jersey state fee | 12–14 weeksNew Jersey estimate |
| Marriage Certificate | $25.00New Jersey state fee | 12–14 weeksNew Jersey estimate |
| Divorce Record | — | 0 daysNew Jersey estimate |
This office has not published which records it issues or what it charges, so the table shows the records available in New Jersey at the statewide fee. Call ahead to confirm before travelling. Processing times are set at state level — county offices do not publish their own — and are estimates that vary with demand.
The City of Newark Department of Child & Family Well-Being is dedicated to ensuring the well-being of the local community. Their wide-ranging services encompass vital functions, including monitoring water quality, food safety, and sanitation to safeguard environmental health, promoting public health through educational programs, managing disease control, overseeing permits and inspections, and actively participating in emergency preparedness.
While their mission is vital for the well-being of the community, its essential to note that they typically do not handle vital records like birth certificates, death certificates and marriage certificates . To obtain these crucial documents, please visit other listings of offices available in the state of New Jersey.
Reviews
★★★★★2.3 (20)- ★★★★★Amani FranklinGoogle
My people my people......or are you my people because WHOMEVER is answering calls at the switch board:speaks w an accent, has poor Grammer skills & customer service skills. Please can tge mayor's office do something about this! These YOUNG WONEN ARE SERIOSLY & EGREGIOUSLY UNTRAINED. PLEASE GIVE THEM SOME TRAINING OR REMOVE THEM FRON POSITIONS OF OU LIC SERVICE!
- ★★★★★evelis baezGoogle
Doctor are treating patients with out having test results on hands and when asked why they don't have an answer they are telling patients they have an infection with out any results On hands and when asked why they are being treated they just don't have an answer. Patient are being diagnosed with out proper documents on hands to tell them if so patient needs treatments or not. I won't even give them a star.
- ★★★★★Esthela PintadoGoogle
People treat you very badly. My aunt was there since 5am to enter. We were dying of cold and since she lives with us, the lady tells us that the five of us cannot enter, meaning my cousins, my aunt, me and my mother. And besides, the guard threw everything on the floor. The man who checks your bag tells me "you better pay attention, woman, because that's what's missing."
- ★★★★★Nafeesah HarveyGoogle
The wait here is ridiculous been here since 8am before doors opened for vaccinations it’s now 10:30am I’m still waiting & I’m #4 on list smfh they don’t even deserve 1 star but I had to give in order to post my review
- ★★★★★My Iron Heart / Basket WeaverGoogle
Sat on hold trying to reach the vital statistics office for over an hour and a half with no one picking up the phone. I reached the state vital statistics office to correct my issue within 10 minutes of an email.