To find court
records from any state just visit www.courtrecords.org
and request for them. Every state has its own trial court system
and maintains court records accordingly. The New York trial court
system includes supreme courts, family courts, surrogate’s
courts in every county of the state. The county courts have jurisdiction
on most cases outside New York City, where the supreme courts have
jurisdiction. The civil courts of New York City and the criminal
courts of New York City serve New York City. The state also has
district courts, city courts, town courts, village courts and justice
courts each with its own limited jurisdiction.
The supreme courts usually exercise jurisdiction on criminal
cases in New York City and the county courts handle these cases
in all other parts of New York. However the courts have jurisdiction
over felony cases that may be beyond the county courts’
jurisdiction. The supreme courts also handle cases of domestic
violence. They usually have a commercial division that handles
business cases. The New York family courts handle domestic relations
cases, juvenile cases and those that involve guardianship.
The New York surrogate’s courts hear probate cases such
as those involving trusts, will and estate division and administration.
The county courts usually hear both civil cases that involve claims
of less than 25,000 and criminal cases such as felonies and misdemeanors.
The district courts hear civil cases that amount to claims of
less than $5,000 and criminal cases such as misdemeanors and preliminary
hearings for felonies.
The New York court of claims handles any civil claim cases against
the state of New York. The state also has problem solving courts
such as drug courts and sex offense courts. Finding New York court
records on your own can be quite a challenge. On the other hand
you can request for the same records from the privacy of your
home or office from www.courtrecords.org.