Divorce Attorney in Depew, NY

We represent Depew families in divorce, custody, child support, and all family law matters. The village is in Erie County, so cases are heard in the downtown Buffalo courthouses, where we appear regularly on behalf of our clients — and our Williamsville office is just minutes away up Transit Road.

Depew is a railroad village at heart: an incorporated village of roughly 15,000 that straddles the towns of Cheektowaga and Lancaster, with its own school district, its own village services, and its own identity. That layered geography — village, two towns, multiple school districts — creates real legal wrinkles in custody and property matters, and we know how to handle them.

Family Law Services for Depew Residents

Serving Depew from Our Williamsville Office

From Depew, our Williamsville office is about a 15-minute drive via Transit Road. In-person, phone, and video consultations are all available. Our office at 5555 Main Street, Suite 5, Williamsville, NY 14221 is one of the closest dedicated family law firms to the village.

What to Expect in Erie County Courts

Erie County Supreme Court (divorce) and Erie County Family Court (custody, support, paternity, family offense) handle all family law matters for Depew residents. We appear regularly before the Erie County bench and understand what is required in both forums — from initial petitions through contested trials.

Why Choose Weinrieb Law for Your Depew Divorce or Custody Case

Depew families tend to bring us practical, working-family cases: starter homes with modest equity, two working parents juggling shift schedules, child support that has to be calculated on real-world income, and the occasional railroad pension that divides under entirely different federal rules than a normal 401(k). We handle these matters with focused, efficient advocacy.

Family law is all we do. Pieter G. Weinrieb has practiced exclusively in divorce and family law for over 25 years. Katrina M. Loss focuses her practice on child custody, family offense, child support, and paternity. Together, they cover the full spectrum of family law issues — with depth and focus that general-practice firms cannot match.

Litigation and mediation under one roof. Pieter is both a litigator and a 42-hour certified family and divorce mediator. If your situation can be resolved through mediation, that path is available and often faster and less costly than litigation. If it requires courtroom advocacy, we are prepared for that as well.

Direct attorney communication. At Weinrieb Law, you work with your attorney — not primarily with paralegals or support staff. We return calls and emails promptly and treat clients as partners in their own cases.

Common Family Law Issues in Depew

Residents of Depew and the surrounding area come to Weinrieb Law with the full range of divorce and family law matters:

• Contested and uncontested divorce — including property division, spousal maintenance, and parenting arrangements
• Child custody and visitation — initial custody determinations and modifications when circumstances change
• Child support — establishment, modification, and enforcement under the Child Support Standards Act
• Orders of protection — for individuals seeking protection and those defending against family offense petitions
• Post-divorce modifications — when a custody, support, or maintenance order needs to be changed
• Paternity — establishing legal parentage for unmarried parents
• Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements — protecting assets before and during marriage

You Don’t Have to Figure This Out Alone.

A free initial consultation gives you clarity on where you stand, what comes next, and how we can help. Call (716) 759-4529 to reach us, or book a time online. We’re available for in-person, phone, or video meetings.

Where Depew Family Law Cases Are Filed

Depew is in Erie County, so divorce cases are filed in Erie County Supreme Court at 25 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, and custody, support, paternity, and family-offense cases in Erie County Family Court at 1 Niagara Plaza, Buffalo. From Depew, the drive downtown is about 20 minutes via the 33 (Kensington Expressway) from Broadway or Genesee Street.

Depew School Districts in Custody Cases

The Depew Union Free School District serves most of the village — but district lines in this part of Erie County do not follow village or town boundaries. Depending on the exact address, families in and around the village may fall within the Lancaster Central or Cheektowaga school districts instead. A move of a few blocks can change a child’s school, which is why we write school-district provisions directly into custody and parenting-plan agreements rather than leaving them to chance.

Family Law Patterns Specific to Depew

Railroad heritage — and railroad retirement. Depew grew up around the rail yards and still has working railroad families. Railroad Retirement benefits divide under different federal rules than private pensions: Tier I benefits generally cannot be divided in a divorce, while Tier II benefits can be — through a specific Railroad Retirement Board order, not a standard QDRO. Getting this wrong can cost a spouse a significant asset. (See our QDRO Attorney and Retirement Accounts pages.)

The village tax stack and the family home. Depew homeowners pay village, town, county, and school taxes — one of the heavier tax stacks in Erie County. That affects what a buyout of the marital home actually costs each month, and whether keeping the house is realistic. We run those numbers before our clients commit to a position.

Two working parents, real schedules. Depew is a village of working families — manufacturing, logistics along the Walden and Transit corridors, healthcare, and trades. Parenting plans need to fit actual shift calendars, not a template. We negotiate schedules with right-of-first-refusal provisions that keep kids with a parent instead of in extra childcare.

Starter homes and young families. Many Depew divorces involve younger couples with small children and modest home equity. The legal work is less about dividing wealth and more about building a durable parenting plan and keeping costs proportionate — which is exactly why we offer mediation and uncontested-divorce paths alongside litigation.

From Our Williamsville Office to Depew

Our office at 5555 Main Street, Williamsville, is about 15 minutes from Depew via Transit Road. We see Depew clients in person at our office and offer phone and video consultations for clients who prefer remote meetings.