Niagara County Divorce Records

Niagara County divorce records are court documents created when a couple starts a divorce case in the New York Supreme Court, the trial-level court that handles divorces. These files help the court trace filed documents, case developments, and case outcomes. In New York, the County Clerk’s Office receives filed divorce papers and maintains the Supreme Court case files.

Given the sensitivity of divorce cases, matrimonial proceedings are confidential under Domestic Relations Law § 235. Consequently, divorce records are not "open like ordinary civil lawsuits," and access may be limited to the parties, attorneys, or someone with a court order, depending on the record requested.

Standard information in a divorce record may include the parties’ names, the index or case number, filing and finalization dates, motion papers, and the final Judgment of Divorce (divorce decree). According to a 2022 New York vital statistics table, Niagara County recorded 367 divorces in the year under review.

County	Court Name	Address	Phone Number	Office Hours
Niagara County	Niagara County Family Court (New York State Unified Court System)	775 Third Street, Niagara Falls, NY 14301	(716) 371-4050	Mon-Fri, 9:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m.
Niagara County	Niagara County Family Court (New York State Unified Court System)	175 Hawley Street, Lockport, NY 14094	(716) 280-6500	Mon-Fri, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.