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Understanding Bronx Divorce and Civil Records Entry #records #usa

Richard Stower
 

A late 1951 entry in the Bronx (NY) County Divorce and Civil Case records lists a Max I. Kleinberger as the plaintiff  and the defendant is noted as "Appt of Committee". Any guesses as to what that might mean? This is most likely a civil matter and not a divorce.

Thank you.

Richard Stower
Yarmouth, Maine
 
Researching Kolomyya: SECHESTOWER, SPIERMAN, THAU, BEISER, GRAFF. 
 
Chortkiv/Budaniv: GROSS, FELLNER, HOCHMAN
 
Dobrowa Tarnowską: KANNER, SCHMIDT, WERNER
 

Gary Gershfield
 

A committee referred to a conservatorship for a mentally incompetent person.

Gary

Gary Gershfield



On Monday, March 14, 2022 Richard Stower <main@...> wrote:

A late 1951 entry in the Bronx (NY) County Divorce and Civil Case records lists a Max I. Kleinberger as the plaintiff  and the defendant is noted as "Appt of Committee". Any guesses as to what that might mean? This is most likely a civil matter and not a divorce.

Thank you.

Richard Stower
Yarmouth, Maine
 
Researching Kolomyya: SECHESTOWER, SPIERMAN, THAU, BEISER, GRAFF. 
 
Chortkiv/Budaniv: GROSS, FELLNER, HOCHMAN
 
Dobrowa Tarnowską: KANNER, SCHMIDT, WERNER
 

Sherri Bobish
 

Richard,

If it is a case relating to mental illness, as Gary suggested, than according to Ancestry: "Records relating to mentally ill persons are also restricted."  If it's not related to divorce or mental illness, than you can obtain the file immediately.  I  suggest requesting the file, and see what response you get.

https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2707/

About Bronx County, New York, U.S., Divorce and Civil Case Records, 1914-1995

Originally part of Westchester County, the Bronx was annexed to New York City prior to consolidation in 1898. Although it was a borough of the city, it wasn’t until 1 January 1914 that it was established as a county. This collection includes an index to the county clerks’ minutes referencing divorce and civil records held by the Bronx County Clerk, beginning in 1914.

The clerk minutes are organized in a ledger format by year and then semi-alphabetically by the plaintiff’s surname. The records typically include:

  • the date of the complaint
  • name of the plaintiff
  • name of the defendant
  • volume, page, and file number

Divorce records are not public records in New York, and therefore only the parties involved can request copies of the records for records less than 100 years old. Records relating to mentally ill persons are also restricted. Copies of records beyond the 100-year mark are not subject to restriction can be requested from:

Office of the Bronx County Clerk
851 Grand Concourse, Room 118
Bronx, NY 10451
BXCC-ARCHIVES@...


Good luck in your search,

Sherri Bobish

Searching:
RATOWSKY / CHAIMSON (Ariogala, Lith.)
LEFFENFELD / FINK / KALTER (Daliowa & Jasliska, Pol.)
BOJDA / BLEIWEISS (Tarnow & Tarnobrzeg, Pol.)
WALTZMAN / WALZMAN (Ustrzyki Dolne, Pol.)
LEVY (Tyrawa Woloska, Pol.)
SOLON / SOLAN / SOKOLSKY (Grodek, Bialystok, Pol.)
BOBISH / BLUMENKRANZ / APPEL (Odessa?)

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