The New York City Family Court Child Permanency Mediation program handles matters involving issues of child abuse and neglect.  The program is administered in collaboration with the NY Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.  

Other Family Matters

In March 2005, the New York City Family Court launched a  citywide court-based mediation program to handle child custody, visitation, juvenile delinquency and person in need of supervision cases pending in court. The program is administered in collaboration with Community Mediation Services (CMS).  For additional information please contact the CMS Mediation Manager in your borough:

Bronx Family Court
Francisco Negrón
900 Sheridan Avenue, Room F8
Bronx, New York 10451
TEL: (718) 866-9995
FAX: (718) 866-9996
fnegron@courts.state.ny.us

New York and Richmond County Family Courts
Carolyn Lawler
60 Lafayette Street, Room 4E10
New York, New York 10013
TEL: (212) 871-9985
FAX: (212) 871-9984
clawler@courts.state.ny.us

Queens Family Court
Sarah M. Samuels, M.A.
151-10 Jamaica Avenue, 4th Floor
Jamaica, New York 11432
TEL: (718) 657-4682
FAX: (718) 291-5769
smsamuels@courts.state.ny.us

Kings Family Court
Tziporah Pronman
330 Jay Street, Room 12.103
Brooklyn, New York 11201
TEL: (718) 532-9990
FAX: (718)532-9991
tpronman@courts.state.ny.us

If you don't have a case pending in Family Court, you can still access dispute resolution services for family matters through your local Community Dispute Resolution Center.