28 family law attorneys serve Houston, with cases heard in the Harris County family district courts.
Texas frames custody as conservatorship, with a statutory presumption favouring joint managing conservatorship, and calculates child support from guideline percentages applied to net resources. It is also a community property state, so characterising assets as community or separate drives the property side of every substantial case.
Houston's family bar sees a high volume of cases involving closely held businesses, oil and gas interests and international elements — assets that need valuation and, sometimes, foreign counsel. Ask how the firm handles valuation and whether it works with forensic accountants.