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Overview

This page features courts that provide county-specific online divorce information. Before you start the divorce process, see the brief descriptions below of the information provided by each county. Use the links provided to quickly access this information.

Remember, only the Supreme Court can give you a divorce in New York State. Please use the resources available on this website if you need help finding a lawyer or completing your divorce papers by using the court's free divorce forms.

If your case is not yet in court, or if you have parenting or economic issues to resolve with your spouse during your divorce and you want to do it outside of court, you may consider forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) such as mediation or collaborative divorce to help reduce the emotional and financial stress of divorce for you and your children.

Divorce Information by County

If your county is not listed, contact your county's Supreme Court directly for additional information (Use our Court Locator).

New York City

Bronx County

Divorce Information for Bronx County

Information on contested and uncontested matrimonial (divorce) actions in Bronx County. Links available to FAQs, forms, flowcharts, checklists, and procedures.

Kings County (Brooklyn)

Divorce Information for Kings County

Information on contested and uncontested matrimonial (divorce) actions in Kings County (Brooklyn). Provides links to FAQs, local and statewide forms, and rules.

New York County (Manhattan)

Divorce Information for New York County

Information on contested and uncontested matrimonial (divorce) actions.

Queens County

Divorce Information for Queens County

Information on contested and uncontested matrimonial actions (divorce) in Queens County. Link also available to local, reduced-fee mediation program for cases already in court.

Richmond County (Staten Island)

Divorce Information for Richmond County

Provides contact information for clerk's office.

Outside New York City

7th JD - Cayuga, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Yates Counties

The 7th Judicial District's A.C.T. ~ For the Children program offers essential education and strategies to help parents reduce conflict and protect their children's well-being during separations or divorces.

8th JD - Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming Counties

The 8th Judicial District provides Help Center information, Children Come First program, and mediation. Residents of Erie County (includes Buffalo) may also want to learn about the Expedited Matrimonial Part.

Albany County

The Albany County Supreme Court Matrimonial Center provides information for self-represented litigants on matrimonial-related topics.

Nassau County

Information on contested and uncontested divorce in Nassau County.
Links to checklists, including one for common filing mistakes in uncontested cases, a time-line for contested divorce cases, information on alternate service (when you cannot locate your spouse), and more. Nassau is also home to an innovative Children Come First Program, where trained professionals help people to resolve parenting disputes early on in the divorce process.

Onondaga County (includes Syracuse)

Provides contact information for clerk's office, and for the Dedicated Matrimonial Part in Syracuse.

Suffolk County

Suffolk County's Matrimonial Mediation Program is open to parties who have a contested divorce case pending in Suffolk County to identify issues, clarify perceptions, and explore options for a mutually acceptable outcome.

Tompkins County

The Tompkins County Program of Cooperative Extension informs parents on helping children cope with separation and divorce.

Westchester County

Provides a Matrimonial Alternative Dispute Resolution Program with links to Westchester-specific forms, rules, and to a mediation program for cases already in court.