The Insider’s Guide to Children and Family Law in Texas

Houston Family Lawyer

The family law attorneys at The Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC routinely represent spouses going through divorce and other family law matters throughout Harris County including Houston, Northwest Houston, Champions, Spring, Tomball, Klein, the FM 1960 area, as well as The Woodlands and Conroe in Montgomery County. By seeking legal representation as early as possible we can help you with important decisions and planning options that protect your rights and may lead to a more favorable resolution of your case. You need a lawyer who understands not only family law, but who also understands your personalized needs and goals.

Child Support

Whether you need to establish child support payments, modify your current child support order to either increase or decrease the amount of child support, or enforce a child support order, call us today to discuss your options regarding:

1. Paternity
2. Child Support Trust / Child Support Annuity
3. Children with Special Needs
4. Above-Guideline Child Support
5. Life Insurance for Child Support Obligation
6. Guidelines for Net Resources Up to $8,550
7. Guidelines for Net Resources Over $8,550

Child Custody

Often, the most difficult aspect of parent separation is deciding where your children will live after the separation. There are many factors to consider, but the most important factor is the best interest of your children. Let us help you present your case to the other parent and to the court in the most favorable light possible. Common issues relating to child custody cases include:

1. Geographic Restriction / Relocation
2. Joint Custody / Joint Managing Conservators
3. Sole Custody / Sole Managing Conservator
4. Psychological Evaluations
5. Social Study
6. Amicus Attorney / Ad Litem Attorney

Visitation

Concerned about obtaining fair visitation rights? The Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC is experienced with both standard and more creative visitation arrangements, and we ready to work with you to ensure you have continued and meaningful visitation with your children. Provide us with information on your case in our online form or call (281) 810-9760.

1. Specialized Visitation Schedules
2. Supervised Visitation
3. Split Custody
4. Equal Possession
5. Standard Possession Order
6. Father’s Rights
7. Mother's Rights
8. Grandparents’ Rights

Enforcement

The parties to a divorce or other family law case have a wide range of methods to enforce and carry out the terms and conditions of a divorce decree or order in a suit affecting the parent child relationship (SAPCR). The family courts have a variety of methods for enforcing their orders. These methods include compliance hearings, orders for the parent violating the order to pay attorney fees you incur, and holding the violator in contempt of court. Upon holding an individual in contempt, the court can punish the individual with up to six months in jail and can assess a fine up to $500 for each violation. Contempt actions are most frequently utilized in association with failure to render payment for child support; though, they are used to enforce visitation and other court orders as well. If you are experiencing continuous problems with visitation or support, you should consult the family lawyers at The Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC concerning your enforcement rights.

Contact The Law Office of Bryan Fagans attorneys for assistance with child support, visitation or property division enforcement. If you are not receiving the child support, visitation, or property the court awarded to you, you may bring an enforcement action. Our attorneys will aggressively represent you and assist in enforcing the prior orders of the court.

1. Child Support Enforcement
2. Custody and Visitation Enforcement
3. Property Division Enforcement

Modification

At The Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC we are committed to ensuring the wellbeing of your children. When major changes occur with the parents that affect the needs of children, there may be a need to modify custody, child support, or visitation rights. Our attorneys will assist you in providing effective solutions that protect your rights and the best interest of your children.

Provisions for custody, visitation, and child support can be modified if conditions dictate that the child's best interests would be served by the modification. Family law courts have the authority to modify custody, visitation, and support of minor children after a divorce or entry of a SAPCR order. If there is a substantial reason you think a modification is advantageous to your children, you should contact the family lawyers at The Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC for a consultation concerning the specific facts of your case.

1. Child Support Modification
2. Custody Modification
3. Visitation Modification
4. Parental Relocation

Adoption

If you are in the process of adopting a child, The Law Office of Bryan Fagans attorneys are ready to assist you in this often joyful process. When adopting a child in Texas, the first step is to terminate the parental rights of the biological parent or parent. Termination of parental rights can be voluntary, through the signing of a voluntary relinquishment, or involuntarily after a court hearing. Once the parental rights have been terminated, the court will look to social workers, criminal history of the prospective parents, and other factors affecting the best interest of the child to determine whether adoption is appropriate. Contact us for guidance through the exciting, but sometimes trying adoption process.

1. Termination of Parental Rights
2. Step-Parent Adoption
3. Grandparent Adoption

Other Legal Issues Affecting Families

At The Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC we provide representation for individuals experiencing a variety of different civil law related issues. These types of legal situations have a life changing impact on families throughout the Houston area.

1. Wills
2. Trusts
3. Power of Attorney
4. Estate Planning and Probate Law
5. Divorce / Separation

Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC | Houston Texas Family Lawyers

The Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC routinely handles matters that affect children and families. If you have questions regarding divorce, it's important to speak with one of our Spring Divorce Lawyers right away to protect your rights.

Our divorce lawyers in Spring TX are skilled at listening to your goals during this trying process and developing a strategy to meet those goals. Contact Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC by calling (281) 810-9760 or submit your contact information in our online form. The Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC handles Divorce cases in Spring, Texas, Cypress, Klein, Humble, Kingwood, Tomball, The Woodlands, the FM 1960 area, or surrounding areas, including Harris County, Montgomery County, Liberty County, Chambers, Galveston, Brazoria, Fort Bend County and Waller County.