The Matrimonial Term Clerk's Office
360 Adams Street, 10th floor
347-296-1714

This office receives and processes all applications for matrimonial (Divorce) proceedings in Kings County.

Requests for relief during the pendency of the divorce as well as post judgment applications (those requests made after the divorce is final), are filed with the matrimonial office.

Once reviewed by the matrimonial office, the matter is calendared for a court appearance, or forwarded to the assigned justice for signature, depending on the relief requested.

The matrimonial clerks are responsible for scheduling Preliminary Conferences, processing uncontested divorces and notifying parties when judgments are signed or rejected due to defects that must be corrected.

Emergency applications are made in this office requiring immediate appearances before the court.

All signed orders from the matrimonial judges are processed through the matrimonial clerk's office. The public service counter for both attorneys and self-represented litigants is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day the court is in session.

To better assist you, we have created responses to our most Frequently Asked Matrimonial Questions (FAQ's)

Check-lists, procedural rules, including the judges' motion days, and forms are distributed at the counter to ensure that papers are submitted in proper form. Click below to view checklists, Rules and Matrimonial forms.

Uniform Matrimonial Rules (Supreme Court, Kings County)
Matrimonial Judge's Rules (Supreme Court, Kings County)
Motion Filing Instructions
Preliminary Conference (PC) Checklist
Order to Show Cause Checklist
Order to Show Cause Instructions
Uncontested Divorce Packet
Matrimonial Forms