CIVIL ACTIONS:

The Ontario County Clerk has jurisdiction over the Supreme and County Court records.

To commence an action in Supreme or County Court you would need to file:

• An Application for an Index Number
• File a Summons with Notice or
• File a Summons and Complaint or
• File a Petition (in a Special Proceeding)

All paperwork must comply with the Part 130 Signing Requirements.

Fees:

Index Number Application	$210.00
Request for Judicial Intervention(in duplicate)	$95.00
File motion, Crossmotion, Order To Show Cause, or Petition	$45.00
File Stipulation of Settlement or Voluntary Discontinuance	$35.00
Note of Issue-Jury (in duplicate)	$95.00
Note of Issue-non Jury (in duplicate)	$30.00
Notice of Appeal	$65.00
Jury Demand (in duplicate)	$65.00
Trial DeNovo (in duplicate)	$75.00
Notice of Pendency	$35.00 plus $.50 notat. fee per mort.
Certificate of Dissolution	$5.00
Certified copies (minimum)	$5.00
Clerk's Certificates	$5.00
Exemplified Copies	$15.00 minimum
Filing Separation Agreement	$ 5.00

DIVORCE ACTIONS:

NYS prepared divorce kits are available at the front counter at no charge.

Divorce actions are sealed files. They are only open to the parties involved or their attorneys. To obtain a copy of a divorce decree there will be a day waiting period to allow the files to be retrieved. If appearing in person, please bring identification (preferably a driver's license). There is a $5.00 fee for a certified copy. If writing to this office for a copy, please send a notarized request, a $5.00 fee and a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

When picking up the copy, you will be asked to sign a log to show that you received a copy.

Appeal forms with instructions are offered at the front counter for actions being appealed from a lower court.

Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for the return of all receipts and timestamped copies.