30 Clinton Avenue (in the Albany County Family Court Building)
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 285-8585

Hon. Cathryn M. Doyle, Surrogate

Lisa Buccini, Esq., Law Clerk

Stacy L. Pettit, Esq., Chief Clerk

Location:
Surrogate's Court Clerks Office and Record Room are located in the basement. Chambers are located on the Second Floor.

Hours of Operation:
Public Search Hours are Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:00pm
(except State Holidays)


Directions and Parking


Records Access

Our records are open to the public. We have estate proceedings on record from the mid-1700s until the present. We have recently scanned our index books onto a public access computer in our office and you may search for a file yourself, or have our office do it for you for a fee.  We are in the process of scanning all of our files onto the computer and you will be able to view the documents contained therein. Very old files are stored in the attic of the Courthouse, which is only accessible before 9:00 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

NOTE: Please do not hesitate to contact our office by telephone or come visit us. Please be advised that questions must be of a general nature only. Legal questions cannot be answered by staff as we are precluded, by law, from offering legal advice.

Find our forms at our office, on Surrogate's Court Home Page , or at www.courts.state.ny.us or you may purchase the HOT DOCS program from the New York State Bar Association.

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