Ocean County Family
Overview of the Family Division
The Family Division Presiding Judge and the Family
Division Manager work closely together to coordinate the operation of this
Division. There are two Assistant Family Division Managers and eight Team
Leaders in the Division. This is a complex Division with many docket
types. The Family Division processes
approximately 20,000 cases per year.
There are eight operational teams within the Family
Division that work closely with their assigned Judges:
A) Dissolution and Non-dissolution case types. There are four integrated teams that handle these docket types based upon a regional assignment- North, Central, South, and West. The teams are located in the Ocean County Justice Complex, 2nd floor, room 209/210, 120 Hooper Ave., Toms River, N.J. 08753 Telephone number: 732-929-2037.
- Dissolution - this docket type (FM) involves the processing of all actions of Divorce, Nullity, and Separate Maintenance.
- Non-Dissolution - this docket type (FD) involves the processing of actions involving Child Custody, Parenting Time (Visitation), Child Support (Establishment/Modification), Paternity, Spousal Support (when there is no divorce/nullity action), and Medical Support. Also included in this docket type are the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) matters which involve the processing of out-of-state petitions for the establishment of paternity, child support, spousal support, medical support and the enforcement of existing child support orders.
B) Domestic Violence and Domestic Violence Contempt Unit There is one team that handles all matters related to Domestic Violence cases. Both docket types, the Domestic Violence docket type (FV) and the Domestic Violence Contempt docket type (FO), are processed in Room 175, 1st floor, Ocean County Justice Complex, 120 Hooper Ave. Toms River, N.J. 08753.Telephone number: 732-929-2019.
C) Juvenile Intake - This team handles all pre-dispositional matters involving Juvenile Delinquency (FJ). They oversee and monitor all detention and shelter admissions countywide as well as completing Social Investigations. Other functions include Intake Conferences and Juvenile Conference Committees as well as docketing and scheduling all cases. This unit is located at 239 Washington Street, 3 Mott Place, 2nd floor, Toms River, NJ 08753. Telephone 732-929-4717.
D) Children in the Courts - This unit handles all matters involving children that have been placed out of home by the Division of Youth and Family Services. Dockets include (FN) Abuse and Neglect, (FG) Termination of Parental Rights, (FC) Child Placement Review, and (FL) Kinship Legal Guardianship. The Children in Courts unit is located in room 239 Washington Street, 3 Mott Place, 1st floor, Toms River, NJ 08753. Telephone 732-288-7825.
Ocean Vicinage Family Court Judges and Managers
SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES
Hon. Patricia B. Roe
Presiding Judge, Family Part
Courtroom #14
Ocean County Justice Complex
732-288-7890
Hon. Mark A. Troncone
Judge of the Superior Court
Courtroom #15
Ocean County Justice Complex
732-831-7905
Hon. Arnold B. Goldman
Judge of the Superior Court
Courtroom #22
125 Washington Street
First Floor
732-831-7943
Hon. Sheldon R. Franklin
Judge of the Superior Court
Courtroom #21
125 Washington Street
3rd Floor
732-506-5024
Hon. Marquis D. Jones, Jr.
Judge of the Superior Court
Courtroom #13
Ocean County Justice Complex
732-831-7941
Hon. Lawrence R. Jones
Judge of the Superior Court
Courtroom #20
125 Washington St., 2nd Floor
732-288-7812
Hon. Madelin F. Einbinder
Judge of the Superior Court
Courtroom #4
100 Hooper Ave.
732-288-7727
Hon. Melanie Donohue Appleby
Judge of the Superior Court
Courtroom #19
125 Washington St., 1st Floor
732-288-7241
Managers
Brendon J. Toner, Jr.
Family Division Manager
732-929-2042
Sonal Pushko
Assistant Family Division Manager
Juvenile and Children in the Courts
732-929-4705
Michelle Tierney
Assistant Family Division Manager
Dissolution, Non-Dissolution, and Domestic Violence/Contempt
732-288-7883
Mary Babich
Court Services Supervisor 2
Juvenile Intake
732-288-7666
Bonnie Baine
Court Services Supervisor 2
Domestic Violence Unit/Contempt
732-929-2019
Brian Giustozzi
Court Services Supervisor 2
Dissolution/Non-dissolution South Team
732-506-5114
Sheri Bacchetta
Court Services Supervisor 2
Children in the Courts
732-288-7655
Terri Machamer
Court Services Supervisor 2
Dissolution/Non-dissolution Team West
732-929-4752
Agustina Richardson
Court Services Supervisor 2
Dissolution/Non-dissolution Team North
732-929-4708
Marie Verilla
Court Services Supervisor 2
Dissolution/Non-dissolution Team Central
732-288-7855
John DeGisi
Court Services Supervisor 2
Certification Team/UIFSA
732-929-2309