Orange County, New York Divorce Records

In Orange County, divorce cases are filed and decided in the Supreme Court rather than the Family Court, which does not have jurisdiction over divorce actions. A divorce record is the case file created during the proceeding, including the divorce judgment and related filings. Once a divorce is finalized, the case file is maintained by the Orange County Clerk, who serves as clerk of the Supreme Court. Unlike many other civil court records, divorce records are not open to general public inspection; only the parties, their attorneys, or someone with a court order can obtain copies