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Parties & County
Petition 5-1
Paternity petitions are filed in
Family Court
in the county where the child lives. Either parent — or the child's custodian — can file.
County where you are filing
— Select your county —
New York (Manhattan) — NYC — Supreme Court / Family Court
Kings (Brooklyn) — NYC — Supreme Court / Family Court
Queens — NYC — Supreme Court / Family Court
Bronx — NYC — Supreme Court / Family Court
Richmond (Staten Island) — NYC — Supreme Court / Family Court
Nassau — 2nd Judicial District
Suffolk — 10th Judicial District
Westchester — 9th Judicial District
Rockland — 9th Judicial District
Orange — 9th Judicial District
Dutchess — 9th Judicial District
Putnam — 9th Judicial District
Ulster — 3rd Judicial District
Erie (Buffalo) — 8th Judicial District
Monroe (Rochester) — 7th Judicial District
Onondaga (Syracuse) — 5th Judicial District
Albany — 3rd Judicial District
Schenectady — 4th Judicial District
Rensselaer — 3rd Judicial District
Saratoga — 4th Judicial District
Oneida — 5th Judicial District
Broome (Binghamton) — 6th Judicial District
Niagara — 8th Judicial District
Chautauqua — 8th Judicial District
Chemung (Elmira) — 6th Judicial District
Tompkins (Ithaca) — 6th Judicial District
Allegany — 8th Judicial District
Cattaraugus — 8th Judicial District
Cayuga — 5th Judicial District
Chenango — 6th Judicial District
Clinton — 4th Judicial District
Columbia — 3rd Judicial District
Cortland — 6th Judicial District
Delaware — 6th Judicial District
Essex — 4th Judicial District
Franklin — 4th Judicial District
Fulton — 4th Judicial District
Genesee — 8th Judicial District
Greene — 3rd Judicial District
Hamilton — 4th Judicial District
Herkimer — 5th Judicial District
Jefferson — 5th Judicial District
Lewis — 5th Judicial District
Livingston — 7th Judicial District
Madison — 5th Judicial District
Montgomery — 4th Judicial District
Ontario — 7th Judicial District
Orleans — 8th Judicial District
Oswego — 5th Judicial District
Otsego — 6th Judicial District
Schoharie — 3rd Judicial District
Schuyler — 6th Judicial District
Seneca — 7th Judicial District
St. Lawrence — 4th Judicial District
Steuben — 7th Judicial District
Sullivan — 3rd Judicial District
Tioga — 6th Judicial District
Warren — 4th Judicial District
Washington — 4th Judicial District
Wayne — 7th Judicial District
Wyoming — 8th Judicial District
Yates — 7th Judicial District
Your full legal name
Your role in this case
Mother filing to establish paternity
Alleged father filing to establish paternity
Other custodian / guardian
Alleged father's full legal name
Alleged father's address (if known)
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