State Info

Judy Schwartz  Adoption social worker, New York/ NewJersey  State Licensed Master Social Worker offering infertility counseling in preparation for the adoption journey:

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New York State Information

Below is a list of helpful information for your adoption journey in New York.

Child Abuse/ Neglect Central Registry Check

 

Toll-Free: (800) 342-3720

Child Protective Services

Secretary of State

 

http://www.dos.state.ny.us/

Mailing Address:

NEW YORK CITY
Department of State
123 William Street
New York, NY 10038-3804
Tel: (212) 417-5800
Fax: (212)-417-2383

Vital Records and Health Services

 

$3.00 per document; money order or certified check (cash OK if walk-in)

Metro New York County Clerks (CALL to confirm address/procedure)

New York County Clerk/Notary Section 
60 Centre Street, Rm 141B 
New York, NY 10007 
(646) 386-5955

Bronx County Clerk 
851 Grand Concourse 
Rm 118
Bronx, NY 10451 
(718) 590-3648 or (718) 590-8795

Kings (Brooklyn) County Clerk 
Supreme Court Building, Rm 189 
360 Adams Street 
Brooklyn, NY 11201 
(347) 404-9772 or (347) 404-9760

Queens County Clerk 
88-11 Sutphin Blvd. 
Jamaica, NY 11435 
(718) 298-0600 or (718) 298-0605

Richmond (Staten Island) County Clerk 
County Court House – State Supreme Court 
130 Stuyvesant Place, 2nd Fl. 
Staten Island, NY 10301 
(718) 390-5393 or (718) 390-5386

Suffolk County Clerk
310 Center Drive
Riverhead, NY 11901-3392
(631) 852-2000 or 852-2099 or 852-2048

Nassau County Clerk
County Office Building
240 Old Country Road
Mineola, NY 11501
(516) 571-2664 or (516) 571-2661

Westchester County Clerk
Legal Records Division, Rm 330 
110 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
White Plains, NY 10601
(914) 995-3070 or (914) 995-3071

Rockland County Clerk
1 South Main Street, Suite 100
New City, NY 10956-3549
(845) 638-5070 or (845) 638-5221

*ALL Other NY County
Clerks can by found on the website:
http://www.dos.state.ny.us/lists/coclerks.html

NY Department of State ÒCertification or ApostilleÓ

NY State Dept. of State 
Certification Unit
 
123 William Street, 19th floor 
New York, NY 10038 
PHONE: 212-417-5684

NY State Dept of State
Miscellaneous Documents
41 State Street, 2nd floor
Albany, NY 12231
PHONE: (518) 474-4770

$10.00 per document; money order (cash OK if walk-in) call to see if checks are accepted.

USCIS Office

 

Albany Field Office

Street Address:

USCIS
1086 Troy-Schenectady Road
Latham, NY 12110

Mailing Address:
USCIS
1086 Troy-Schenectady Road
Latham, NY 12110.

Visiting The Office:
In order to visit this office or to speak with an Immigration Information Officer, you must have an appointment scheduled by USCIS, or you must schedule an INFOPASSappointment, on the USCIS website.

This office serves the following counties: Albany, Broome, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saint Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Tioga, Warren, and Washington.

Buffalo Field Office

Street Address:
Federal Center
130 Delaware Avenue, First Floor
Buffalo, NY 14202.

Mailing Address:
USCIS
Federal Center
130 Delaware Avenue, First Floor
Buffalo, NY 14202.

Visiting The Office
In order to visit this office or to speak with an Immigration Information Officer, you must have an appointment scheduled by USCIS, or you must schedule an INFOPASSappointment, on the USCIS website.

This office serves the counties of: Alleghany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Cortland, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates.

New York City Field Office

Street Address:
USCIS
Jacob Javits Federal Building
26 Federal Plaza, 3rd Floor, Room 3-310
New York, NY 10278.

Mailing Address:
USCIS
Jacob Javits Federal Building
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278.

Visiting The Office:
In order to visit this office or to speak with an Immigration Information Officer, you must have an appointment scheduled by USCIS, or you must schedule an INFOPASSappointment, on the USCIS website.

This office serves the following counties in New York: Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Staten Island, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester.

Rochester Field Office

Street Address:
100 State Street, Room 418
Rochester, NY 14614.

This office provides limited information services.

Mailing Address:
USCIS
130 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14202

Visiting The Office:
In order to visit this office or to speak with an Immigration Information Officer, you must have an appointment scheduled by USCIS, or you must schedule an INFOPASSappointment, on the USCIS website.

PLEASE NOTE: This office is CLOSED on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

This office primarily serves the following counties in New York: Allegany, Chemung, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Yates. This office also serves the following counties that lie within the jurisdiction of the Buffalo District Office: Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Cortland, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis, Niagara, Onondaga, Orleans, Oswego, Tompkins, Wyoming.

Syracuse Field Office

Street Address:
412 South Warren Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
This office provides limited information services.

Mailing Address:
USCIS
130 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14202

Visiting The Office:
In order to visit this office or to speak with an Immigration Information Officer, you must have an appointment scheduled by USCIS, or you must schedule an INFOPASSappointment, on the USCIS website.

PLEASE NOTE: The Information Office is CLOSED on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays.

This office primarily serves the following counties in New York: Cayuga, Cortland, Jefferson, Lewis, Onondaga, Oswego, and Tompkins.

This satellite office also serves the following counties that lie within the jurisdiction of the Buffalo District Office: Alleghany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Lewis, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates.

Medical Clinics

 

International Pediatric Health Services (PLLC)
Dr. Jane Aronson
International Pediatric Health Services, PLLC
151 East 62nd Street, Suite 1A
New York, NY 10021
Phone: 212-207-6666
Fax: 212-207-6665
e-mail: orphandoctor@aol.com

Schneider Children's Hospital
Andrew Adesman, MD
Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
1983 Marcus Ave, Suite 130
Lake Success NY 11042
Telephone: 516-802-6150
Fax: 516-616-5801
email: adoption@LIJ.edu

Post-Adoptio n Lawyers

 

Patti Urban of Legal-Eaze
http://www.legal-eaze.com 
She acts as a paralegal

Kenneth Tuch, Esq
adoptive CHI father with a general practice
who can also handle re-adoptions
516-783-0062 (w)

William OÕKeefe, Esq
(845-615-8500)
His services range from limited to full representation, with a price range

Rumbold & Seidelman, Esqs
914-962-3001
Law firm handling adoption matters.

Robin Fleischner
212-362-6945 (NY)
973-376-1090 (NJ)
Handles complicated cases

Stephanie Baynon, Esq. 
516-883-5085
Locum Avenue, 
Port Washington, NY 11050

Rebecca Mendel, Esq
(212) 972-5430 x28

 

For further assistance please contact the Children's Hope Northeast office at: 1-888-899-2349

 

 

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