New York City Family Law
Each borough files its matrimonial cases in the Supreme Court of its county. New York County Supreme Court sits at 60 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007. Kings County Supreme Court sits at 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Queens County Supreme Court sits at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435. Richmond County Supreme Court sits at 18 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301. A divorce is not heard in Criminal Court, whatever a borough address list may suggest. Law Offices Of SRIS, P.C. handles matrimonial matters across the boroughs. Call (888) 437-7747.
What Drives a City Case
City matters concentrate value in forms that resist easy division. Cooperative apartment shares, condominium units bought before the marriage and carried with marital income, restricted stock, carried interest, and partnership draws each raise a separate question about what is marital and what is not. Equitable distribution asks the court to weigh statutory factors, so the outcome turns on the record built during discovery rather than on a formula. Appreciation of a separate asset during the marriage can become subject to distribution when marital effort contributed to it.
Which Court Hears Your Matter
Supreme Court hears the divorce and everything that travels with it, including equitable distribution and maintenance. Family Court hears custody, visitation, and support where no divorce is pending, and handles enforcement afterward. Filing sequence matters when both are available. A borough with a heavy matrimonial calendar can also affect how quickly interim relief is heard, which is worth weighing before an action is commenced.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which borough do I file in?
Venue follows residence. Where spouses live in different boroughs, more than one county may be available, and the choice can affect the assigned part and scheduling. Decide venue before filing rather than after.
Is a co-op treated like other real estate?
A cooperative interest is personal property, shares in a corporation with a proprietary lease, not a deeded parcel. That changes how it is valued and how it is transferred, and it affects what the board can require when an interest changes hands in a divorce.
Does Criminal Court ever hear a divorce issue?
No. A matrimonial action is heard in Supreme Court. Where an order of protection is involved, that order can issue from more than one court, but the divorce itself remains in Supreme Court.
About Mr. Sris
Mr. Sris, Owner and Founder of Law Offices Of SRIS, P.C., has practiced since 1997. He is a former prosecutor, and that experience shapes how he reads the other side’s file and builds a record for the court. He is admitted in Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, New Jersey, and New York. His background at George Mason University in accounting and information systems applies to complex financial and technology-related cases, which is where a contested matrimonial matter often turns. Mr. Sris and the firm’s Of Counsel attorneys handle New York matters together, with the division of work set at the start of the engagement.
Speak With Mr. Sris
Request a consultation. Reach our location at (888) 437-7747. Bring what you already have: tax returns, account statements, any agreement signed before or during the marriage, and a short written timeline. That material lets the first conversation move past intake and into the questions that decide your case.
Last updated: August 25, 2026
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