Supreme Court
of the
State of New York
Supreme Court of the State of New York
New York County Matrimonial Support Office
E-Filing of Uncontested Divorce Cases
With Children or Without Children
1. Uncontested matrimonial actions can be e-filed at the New York State Courts Electronic
Filing website: https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/HomePage. All papers needed to
obtain an uncontested divorce in New York State (uncontested divorce packet) can be
found at the following website: www.nycourts.gov/divorce.
2. Instructions on how to complete the above forms can also be found at
www.nycourts.gov/divorce . All users should read the instructions prior to completing
and uploading the required forms.
3. The first step in the process of obtaining a divorce is the purchase of an Index Number
from the County Clerk, which requires payment of a $210.00 fee (the fee may be waived
through a poor person’s waiver which can be obtained in the Help Center, Room 116 at
60 Centre Street). Next, a Summons with Notice or a Summons and Verified Complaint
must be e-filed and served upon the defendant.
4. Following service of the Summons with Notice or Summons and Verified Complaint
upon the defendant, an uncontested divorce packet should be e-filed as a single
document using the document type UNCONTESTED MATRIMONIAL PACKET - WITH
CHILDREN or UNCONTESTED MATRIMONIAL PACKET – WITHOUT CHILDREN.
HON. DEBORAH A. KAPLAN
ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE FOR CIVIL MATTERS
DENIS REO, ESQ.
CHIEF CLERK
60 CENTRE ST.
NEW YORK, NY 10007
5. When e-filing an uncontested matrimonial case involving children under the age of 21,
the UNCONTESTED MATRIMONIAL PACKET-WITH CHIDREN must include the following
forms:
a. Child Support Worksheet (UD-8(3)) or Stipulation between the parties or a
Family Court Order (must be within the last three years);
b. Support Collection Unit Information Form (UD-8a) or New York State Case
Registry Form; and
c. UCS 111 Child Support Summary Form.
6. The Matrimonial Support Office will review all e-filed uncontested matrimonial packets.
Following the review, a court notice will be uploaded to NYSCEF with further
instructions, including direction on to how the filer can place the case on the court’s
calendar. A $125.00 fee must be paid to place the case on the calendar.
July 29, 2020
