Family Lawyer Houston TX
Houston Family Lawyer
Our team strives to provides family law help and assistance to individuals needing help resolving various family situations. Many situations involve family lawyer and parental rights.
Divorce
Many couples do not get divorced because it is complicated. The issues surrounding assets of both individuals involved and the problems that arise when children are involved complicate the legal separation proceedings.
What most people do not realize is that a divorce can be dealt with in many different ways. The proceedings can be handled by an arbiter, or there can be a court case involved.
CHILD SUPPORT ATTORNEY
Child support
A skilled child support attorney can help you with issues related to child support, modification, and enforcement. Many people in Texas believe that child support is only the responsibility of the non-custodial parent. However, the truth is both parents contribute to the financials costs of raising children. Child support funds are designed to be used for the enrichment and benefit of the child(ren) living with the primary custodial parent and are paid by the obligor (parent designated to pay child support).
Visitation
Custody and visitation arrangements can either be decided independently by the parents, or by the courts. Generally such decisions hinge upon what is considered to be in the “best interest” of the child, including factors such as:
- Family, school or community connections
- The child’s stated wishes
- The health and/or addiction status of either parent
- The comparative stability of each home
- Relationships with other household members.
When it comes to child visitation and access, the courts will generally determine one parent as the conservator. This parent will have the right to determine the primary residence of the child. Most courts try to be extremely fair when deciding visitation and access, so regardless of the designation, the child will spend significant amounts of time living at both parents’ homes. Child visitation rights are meant to ensure both parents see their children.
Domestic Assault
Most couples learn to resolve their differences or even end their relationships without resorting to domestic assault or family violence. Sometimes, however, even good people gets so stressed out and feel so overwhelmed that they lose it even for a moment and strike out at their partner or another family member in a physical way.
The Consequences for Assault Family Violence
Depending on the circumstances, the prosecutors can charge Assault Family Violence either as a:
- misdemeanor, or a
- felony.
International Divorce
With many people living and working overseas in today’s globalized world, it has become increasingly common for marriages to occur between people who are citizens of different countries. However, in the event that marriage does not last, navigating such a divorce can be daunting. While there are laws that regulate international marriage and divorce, they are incredibly complex and difficult for the average person to navigate. So you need experienced attorney to deal with.
Grand Parent’s Rights
In Texas, a court may award a grandparent “reasonable possession of or access to” a child as long as at least one biological or adoptive parent’s parental rights have not been terminated. The grandparent must overcome a statutory presumption that a parent barring access is acting in the best interest of the child. In order to overcome this presumption, the grandparent must prove that denial would “significantly impair the child’s physical health or emotional well-being.” Grandparents’ rights in Texas generally apply to the custody of a grandchild and visitation privileges. Grandparents may file a suit requesting custody if they believe it is in the child’s best interest.
Adoptions
Adoption is a wonderful way for new families to be created and to ensure that children will have a loving, nurturing home. But the adoption process can be extremely complex, making it in your best interest to have an experienced family law attorney guiding you to a successful conclusion.
If all aspects of your adoption are not handled properly, it could result in the adoption being declared invalid. We can help you avoid that heartbreak.
Spousal Maintenance
Alimony, or spousal support as it is known in Texas, is any pay provided by one spouse to another during and after a divorce to provide for their upkeep. Couples have the option of either settling on a maintenance amount by themselves beforehand or the court will determine an amount to be paid. If you are going through a divorce, our family law attorney can advise you throughout the asset, spousal maintenance and property division process so you are treated fairly throughout.
Father’s rights
It is important that fathers in Texas, who are in a legal custody battle, know their rights. The state of Texas gives many rights to fathers. It is critical to be aware of what your rights are and how to take advantage of your fathers rights.
Either parent may be the custodial parent and have the child live with them, regardless of gender. It is important to know and understand your rights. Don’t let the system may take advantage of you because you didn’t know your fathers rights. Consulting with a fathers rights organization or a knowledgeable fathers rights attorney in Texas can benefit you.
LGBTQ RELATIONSHIPS
Family law for same-sex couples changed dramatically in 2015 due to the ground-breaking U.S. Supreme Court case calling for the legalization of same-sex marriages in all states, including Texas, which formerly decreed that “marriage is between a man and a woman.” No more!
Despite the fact that the law changed only recently, our family law attorneys already had experience in meeting the legal needs of the LGBT community in family law matters through mechanisms such as domestic partner agreements. Same sex couples were adopting and having families long before marriage equality was decreed, and our firm also already had experience in child custody cases for same-sex couples.
PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENTS
A premarital, or prenuptial, agreement is a contract entered into prior to a marriage or civil union. This agreement predetermines the characterization of property, allowing a person to preserve their separate property.
Though most premarital agreements in Texas are concerned with complex property issues, they can set boundaries on many other issues such as the rights to control property during the marriage; dividing retirement and employee benefits; and specifying homestead rights.