The day you get served, you’ll be glad it’s us.
Real people at our Highland Lakes, New Jersey office sign for your legal mail in person and scan it the same day. Ari, our AI analyst, summarizes every letter in plain English — and your first year is $0: $49 today covers 2 full years, then it renews at $49/yr.
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You're being sued in Sussex County over an unpaid vendor contract. New Jersey gives you 35 days to answer — that's Aug 12. We'll help you get this in front of a lawyer today.
Superior Court of New Jersey · docket SSX-L-001847-26
How it works
Served at 9:41. Summarized by 9:42.
Three simple steps between the process server’s knock and your phone.
We become your address on record
We prepare and file the switch with the State of New Jersey — our filing fee is $0. Our street address in Highland Lakes takes the process server; your home address stays off the public record. $49 today — 2 years, renews at $49/yr.
Real people sign and scan, same day
Every letter is signed for in person and scanned the day it arrives — by our own team, never outsourced. Then Ari, our AI analyst, reads the scan and gives you a plain-English summary — what it is, who sent it, and which date matters.
You handle it from anywhere
The date goes on your deadline radar, and we remind you before anything turns urgent. Ask Ari questions in plain English. Need the paper original? One click and it goes in the mail.
Who we help
Built for the people who keep NJ businesses in good standing
First LLC or fifteenth entity — here's what we take off your plate.
Forming your first LLC?
Your home address stays off the public record — ours goes on it. And we watch what the state expects of you, like the $75 annual report most new owners don’t know exists.
Never at a desk?
A registered agent has to be at a New Jersey address during business hours. You have a business to run — someone is always at our desk, so nothing gets missed while you’re on a job site or on vacation.
You run the office?
Every official letter lands in one tidy place, already summarized, with receipts that match the state’s exact fee. Forward Ari’s briefing to the owner or the lawyer in one click.
Our AI analyst
Meet Ari.
Ari reads every letter the moment it's scanned — then gives you a short plain-English summary: what it is, how urgent it looks, and what to do next. Ari abbreviates; she doesn't interpret the law, and AI can make mistakes — the full original is always one tap away. When a letter needs a lawyer, Ari says so. And Ari never works alone — a real person from our office follows up on anything urgent.
- A plain-English summary of every letter — what it is, who sent it, which date matters.
- Briefings en español — New Jersey speaks Spanish too.
- Drafts the email to your lawyer, scan attached, ready to send.
- Deadlines to your calendar in one click.
- A 12-month “your year, planned” view — every filing and fee, laid out ahead.
- And a real person from our office follows up on anything urgent.
What deadlines are coming up?
Two dates to know about:
- Aug 12 — answer the Sussex County summons. New Jersey gives you 35 days, and this is day 35. It can't slip.
- Aug 31 — New Jersey annual report, $75 state fee. The last day of your anniversary month.
Next step: get the summons to a litigation attorney this week — I can package the PDF for one. And because it's urgent, a real person from our office will give you a call today.
Try a question
AI summaries can contain mistakes — the original letter is always one tap away.
Pricing
Your first year is free. The rest is optional.
What competitors charge about $125 a year for is $0 your first year — $49 today covers 2 full years, then it renews at $49/yr. Paid plans add Ari, the deadline radar, and the vault — they renew at the same flat price you see, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
The Agent
The entire legal requirement, handled by real people, for less than a tank of gas a year.
$24.98/yr
/yr — billed $49.99 once, covers 2 full years
- Registered agent + street address in New Jersey
- Service of process accepted for you, in person
- Same-day scan — instant email + text alerts
- 90-day document archive
- We prepare and file the switch from your old agent
Command Center
Our team plus Ari: every letter read, summarized, and tracked.
$190
/year flat — renews at $190
- Everything in Free Agent
- Ari's plain-English briefing on every letter
- Ask Ari anything, anytime — a person follows up next day
- Deadline reminders before things turn urgent
- Permanent encrypted vault
- 5 physical mail forwards a year
Infrastructure
For firms and platforms managing several NJ entities.
$490
/year flat — renews at $490
- Everything in Command Center
- Up to 10 New Jersey entities, one price
- API + webhooks for every document event
- Your AI can read your mail too (MCP access)
- Unlimited physical mail forwarding
- Filings on demand at state cost
For your AI tools
Your AI can shop here.
Point Claude or ChatGPT at our MCP endpoint — it can compare plans, look up New Jersey's fees, and prepare a signup. Only you can pay; that's a guardrail, not a promise.
claude mcp add --transport http gardenstate-agency https://gardenstate.agency/api/mcp
✓gardenstate-agency connected — 5 tools available
See it working
Most mornings, nothing’s on fire.
Not every letter is a lawsuit. Ari reads each one the day it lands and points out the one that actually needs you — a real person double-checks the urgent ones. These are the four real letters in our demo account. Click through them:
Kramer Industrial Supply is suing Acre Holdings LLC in the Superior Court of New Jersey for alleged breach of a supply agreement, seeking $47,500 in damages. A formal answer must be filed within 35 days of service — missing that deadline means the court can enter a default judgment against your company for the full amount.
This is our real demo account — log in and click around: demo@gardenstate.agency · demo1234
Try the live demoReal product data. Ari's summaries are AI-generated and can contain mistakes — the original letter is always attached. Not legal advice.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Why is the first year free?
Because real businesses commit for two years: $49 at signup covers 2 full years, so year one is $0 and the $49 covers our cost of handling your mail well. After that it renews at $49/yr — always printed on the button. What we actually sell is the optional help on top: Ari's briefings, the deadline radar, the permanent vault, and the API.
Why New Jersey only?
On purpose, for now. Every letter is signed for and scanned the same day by our own team at our office in Highland Lakes — never a partner network, never outsourced. We'd rather serve one state properly than fifty by proxy. More states will open as we grow.
Is Ari a lawyer?
No — and Ari says so. Ari summarizes your mail in plain English, tracks every deadline, and answers questions honestly. Summaries are AI-generated and can contain mistakes, so the original letter is always right there. When a letter genuinely needs an attorney, the briefing says “talk to a lawyer” and helps you package the documents for one. Garden State Agency is not a law firm and does not give legal advice.
How fast are scans?
Same day, on every plan — including Free Agent. Your letter is signed for in person, scanned by our own team in Highland Lakes, and in your portal within hours, with an email alert the moment it lands. On Command Center and Infrastructure, Ari's briefing follows a few seconds after the scan.
Can I get the original paper document?
Yes. Every scan has a “Mail me the original” button — one click and the paper goes out to your address on file. Command Center includes 5 mailed originals a year; Infrastructure is unlimited.
What does switching agents involve?
One filing with the State of New Jersey, which we prepare and submit for you — our fee is $0. The state charges $25 for the change, and it shows on your receipt exactly as the state bills it, never marked up. Most switches complete in a few business days with no gap in coverage — and if you ever want out, cancellation is one click in the portal, not a phone call.
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Give your legal mail a better address.
Your first year is $0 — $49 today covers 2 full years, renews at $49/yr. The switch is one filing — we prepare it and file it. And the first time something serious arrives, you'll have people, not a mailbox.
518 Tranquility Road, Highland Lakes, NJ 07422 · (862) 866-4415 — a person answers
Founded by Al Akkerman, a New Jersey–licensed insurance producer — Garden State Agency is his second company, after Acre Man Insurance Services.