About Onondaga County Family Court
Onondaga County Family Court is a county-level court of the New York State Unified Court System, sitting within the 5th Judicial District. Its caseload, as the court's own page frames it, spans adoption, guardianship, foster care approval and review, juvenile delinquency, family violence, abuse and neglect proceedings, and disputes over child support, custody and visitation.The court's pages and a third-party listing mention a Family Treatment Court that provides intensive case management to families facing neglect petitions, along with a children's drop-in center, an adoptions office, a records office and a New Justice Mediation program. Administration is led by a chief clerk and a deputy chief clerk, and the site lists family court judges, support magistrates and court attorney-referees. The courthouse is at 401 Montgomery Street in Syracuse, with administrative hours from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
| Type | Court / judiciary |
|---|---|
| New York offices | Syracuse |
| Phone | 315-671-2000 |
| Website | nycourts.gov/courts/5th-judicial-district/onondaga-county-family-court |
| Registered NY attorneys | 14 |
Practice areas
Areas of work that Onondaga County Family Court describes on its own website. They describe the organization as a whole, not the practice of any individual attorney listed below.
Organization profile based on its official website and public sources (reviewed October 29, 2026). Attorney list from the New York State Unified Court System registration data. Not affiliated with Onondaga County Family Court.
Registered attorneys
Julie Allen Currently registered Salvatore Pavone Currently registered Sara Langan Currently registered Diane Plumley Currently registered Kara Lasorsa Currently registered Margaret Johnson Currently registered Christina Dejoseph Currently registered Donald Vanstry Currently registered Lourdes Rosario Currently registered Jeffrey Domachowski Currently registeredRegistration status can change at any time. Confirm any attorney's current status through the official New York Attorney Search.