The Woodlands, TX Family Law Attorney

Regardless of how Texas family law concepts impact your situation, you’re in a better position to handle these circumstances when you have an experienced lawyer on your side. Our team at Ramos Law Group, PLLC has the necessary skills and knowledge to fight for your rights, but we’re also compassionate in understanding the delicate, personal nature of these cases. Please contact our firm to set up a consultation with a family law attorney in The Woodlands today.

We can advise you in a wide range of Texas family law cases, including:

Divorce: Other than the shared fact that divorce dissolves a marriage, all divorce matters involve unique facts and circumstances. Generally, there are three primary issues you’ll need to resolve through the proceedings.

1. Asset Division: Texas is a community property state, which means that all assets acquired during the marriage are subject to fair, equitable distribution between the parties.
2. Spousal Support. Also known as spousal maintenance, the initial question for spousal support is whether it’s appropriate. From there, you must address the details regarding the amount, duration, and application of the support payments.
3. Issues Regarding Minor Children: Couples with children will face issues regarding custody, visitation, and support, which are described in more detail below.

At Ramos Law Group, PLLC, we’re prepared and trained to guide you through a variety of divorce cases. We handle: 

• Contested divorces, when the spouses cannot compromise on any of the above three issues and the disputes must be litigated;
• Uncontested divorces, in which the parties can enter into an agreement rather than having the court decide them;
• High net worth divorces, where the complicated nature of the assets can make asset division and spousal support difficult;
• Professional divorces, in which an ownership interest in medical practice or other professional industry may lead to complications; and,
• Premarital agreements, enabling you to avoid some of the complications of divorce by executing a premarital agreement before getting married.
• LGBT divorce, for those who identify as gay, transgender, bisexual, or lesbian and seek divorce from their spouse.
  
• Collaborative divorce, for couples who wish to work together with their respective attorneys and other professionals to resolve disputes and reach a mutually acceptable agreement without going to court.

Child Custody, Visitation, and Support: All issues related to minor children are central in divorce, but they’re also crucial in paternity cases. For these matters, Texas requires courts to make decisions based upon the factors included in the child’s best interest standard. Our lawyers at The Ramos Law Group, PLLC are prepared to guide you through such considerations as:

• Child Custody: Parents may share in important decision making regarding how to raise the child, in which each is a joint managing conservator. One will typically act as a residential parent, with whom the child primarily resides. Sole custody may be awarded in cases involving domestic violence, drug or alcohol abuse, or related conduct.
• Visitation: The nonresidential parent will have access to the child according to a schedule. Parents can utilize the standard possession order in Texas, or create a visitation arrangement that suits their specific circumstances – as long as it meets the child’s best interests.
• Child Support: Texas has enacted guidelines regarding the amount a non-possessory parent must pay to the other to financially support the child’s needs. The calculation is very case-specific, and there may be grounds to depart from it to establish a higher amount of child support. 

What Other Family Matters Does Ramos Law Group Handle? 

Our team at The Ramos Law Group, PLLC also represents clients in other types of cases and proceedings in court, such as:

• Enforcement of support and visitation orders;
• Modification of orders related to minor children, often due to parental relocation or other change in circumstances;
• Termination of parental rights;
• Adoption;
• Amicus and Attorney General cases;
• Paternity and fathers’ rights; and,
• Protective orders related to domestic violence.