Protecting Your Interests and Your Children
Family law is the primary focus of our law firm. Our three lawyers who practice in this field have more than 80 years of combined legal experience, and founding attorney Bill De La Garza is Board Certified, Family Law - Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Serving Houston, Harris County and the Texas Gulf Coast, we have handled the most complex and high-profile disputes and legal issues, searching for out-of-court solutions but absolutely prepared to fight for our clients in contested proceedings.
Read more about our broad experience in all facets of Texas family law, or contact us today to arrange a consultation.
Texas Divorce Lawyers and Child Custody Attorneys
- Planning for divorce — We educate clients about the process, including temporary orders for custody and support, and what they can do to put themselves in position for the most favorable long-term outcome.
- High net worth divorce — We are attuned to the issues relevant to high earners (or the lower-earning spouse) in high-profile, high-stakes property division.
- Complex property division — Mr. De La Garza is adept at valuing all types of marital assets and finding creative ways to split them in a fair and practical settlement.
- Business valuation — We have experience in accurately valuing an ownership stake in a closely held business and factoring that into the property settlement.
- Separate property — We have litigated for and against characterization of property as separate assets not subject to community property division.
- Premarital and marital agreements — We draft marital contracts that hold up in court, and we have litigated those that were poorly crafted or signed under duress.
- Contested child custody — We aim for workable parenting plans that put the child's interests first, but we will go to court to keep our clients active in their child's life.
- Post-decree modifications — We can represent you in contested hearings to modify custody, visitation or child support when circumstances have changed.
- Enforcement of orders — We can make the other parent answer for unpaid child support or interfering with visitation, or defend parents against contempt of court allegations.
- Parent relocation — Our firm provides the savvy representation to fight for or against a petition to move away with the children.
- Grandparents' and non-parents' rights — We fill fight for access to your grandchildren if you were cut off from visitation after a death or divorce.
- Adoption and termination of rights — We handle stepparent and intra-family adoptions, including proceedings to terminate the biological parent's rights.
- Paternity and unmarried parents — We represent mothers seeking child support and fathers seeking to establish custody or visitation rights.
- Child Protective Services (CPS) — We help parents win their kids back after the state has taken them away, or represent extended family or foster parents in CPS adoptions.
- Foreign custody and abduction — In cooperation with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, our firm provides representation in cases of international child abduction, to or from foreign countries, under the provisions of the Hague Convention.
No matter how complex (or hopeless) your situation may seem, we have the experience and resources to assert your rights and fight for the outcome that best preserves your legal rights, financial interests and the well-being of your children.
Call 888-707-0064 to arrange a consultation with our knowledgeable and compassionate Houston family law attorneys.
