Overview
The Family Court hears matters involving children and families including adoption, guardianship, foster care approval and review, juvenile delinquency, family violence, child abuse and neglect, and child support, custody, and visitation.
Legal Situations Handled
Family Forms
Child Custody or Visitation
Child Neglect and Abuse
Child Protective
Child Support
Child-Parent Security Act
Destitute Child
Domestic Violence: Order of Protection
Foster Care Placement
General - Family
Juvenile Delinquency - Family
Family - Paternity
Permanency Hearings: Foster Care Reentry
Person in Need of Supervision (PINS)
Review of Foster Care Placement
Spousal Support
Surrender
Termination of Parental Rights - Guardianship
Uniform Child Custody & Enforcement Act (UCCJEA)
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA)
Family Offense
Juvenile Delinquency - Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence - Orders of Protection
For Pro-se litigants
Location
Cattaraugus County Family Court
1 Leo Moss Drive
Olean, NY 14760
United States
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday
The courts are closed on all state holidays.
Phone:
Fax:
Judges
Family Court Judge
Hon. Moses M. Howden
Phone: 716-379-6614
Family Court Judge
Hon. Ronald D. Ploetz
Phone: 716-379-6643
Staff
Family Court Chief Clerk
Kyle C. O'Connor
Phone: 716-379-6617
[email protected]
Family Court Deputy Chief Clerk
Darlene Perkins
Phone: 716-379-6620
[email protected]
Cutoff Time for Same-Day Hearing of Petitions
The 8JD Family Courts recently put a new policy into place regarding a cutoff time for the hearing of same-day petitions:
