415 Liberty Street
1st Floor
Penn Yan, NY 14527
Phone: (315) 835-6314
Fax: (315) 835-6320
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/courts/7jd/Yates/Family/index.shtml

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00AM-5:00PM

The Family Court hears matters involving children and families (The Family Court cannot grant a divorce; only Supreme Court can do that). Its jurisdiction includes: Adoption; Guardianship; Foster Care Approval and Review; Delinquency; Persons in Need of Supervision; Family Offense (domestic violence); Child Protective Proceedings (abuse and neglect); Termination of Parental Rights; Custody and Visitation; and Support.