Family Law

• Divorce
  An uncontested divorce is ideal for situations where each party agrees on the majority of issues related to the divorce and are willing to negotiate or mediate to craft a divorce agreement together, which must be signed off on by the courts. Depending on your situation, an uncontested divorce may be preferable, as it is typically faster, resource-saving, and can help preserve relationships within the family.
• Child Support
  From property division to child support, a trusted San Antonio divorce lawyer from our firm can help you navigate key aspects of a Texas divorce.
• Child Custody and Visitation
  In family law, child custody cases tend to be some of the most emotionally charged and legally complicated. Making decisions about how parents should share certain crucial responsibilities of their child, including how they will be raised and where they will live, can be life-altering for the entire family. A San Antonio Child Custody Lawyer thoroughly understands the need to prioritize the best interests of your children and smoothly handle the situation.
• Adoption
  Stepparent adoption is a legal process that allows a stepparent to adopt the child of their spouse, thereby giving them the same legal rights over the child as if they were their biological parent. Stepparent adoption can be advantageous for families. It can strengthen bonds between family members and provide legal advantages.
• Paternity
  Our dedicated legal team also has a demonstrated positive track record helping parents, such as unmarried fathers looking to exercise their parental rights or mothers trying to receive the child support they are entitled to, navigate complex paternity matters. Whether you are looking to establish paternity or are a father who has recently gained paternity and wants to learn more about your parental rights and responsibilities, our skilled attorney can support you.
• Guardianship
  Our San Antonio family lawyer can also support you with stepparent and relative adoption, adoption through an agency, private adoption, or gaining guardianship. We have also helped families find solutions for sensitive and complex matters involving Child Protective Services.
• Spousal Support
  Spousal support, also known as alimony, is an amount of money that may be paid temporarily or permanently from one spouse to another regularly to ensure that the receiving spouse can maintain their existing quality of life after the divorce. A dedicated attorney from our firm can help you establish a just and fair spousal support agreement, specifically supporting with the following...
• Child Abuse
  The mandate of CPS is to protect the health and well-being of children. When CPS officials receive an indication from a source that child abuse has occurred, a worker is immediately assigned to the case. When a parent receives official notification of a CPS investigation, they have the right to ask the case worker to produce a state-issued identification card. The parent will also be provided with the case worker’s contact information. The case worker is not permitted to share the name of the individual who filed the child abuse report.

Criminal Law

• Restraining Order
  A protective order, also known as a restraining order, is a legal option that keeps an abuser from getting into contact with the survivor or being within a certain radius of them. Protective orders in Texas can include different types of restrictions, depending on the details of the case.