Our courts, as other family courts in this State, have jurisdiction over matters involving: child custody, visitation, guardianship, juvenile delinquency, persons in need of supervision, child neglect and abuse, adoption and paternity, child and spousal support and domestic violence between family members.

In addition to the above, our district is home to two specialized courts: Rensselaer County Family Court is the site of an integrated domestic violence court, where one judge addresses multiple legal issues - criminal, family, and matrimonial - that were traditionally handled by different courts and different judges. Albany, Sullivan, Schoharie, Ulster and Rensselaer County Family Courts have implemented a family treatment court, which targets respondents over 18 years of age who have been charged with child neglect due to substance abuse and provides swift referrals to substance abuse treatment, as well as frequent and consistent monitoring of recovery by the court.

Hon. Gerard E. Maney
Supervising Judge of the Family Courts

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