Dallas Family Divorce Attorney

Dallas Family Divorce Attorney. Divorce is one aspect of family law where everyone needs a family law attorney. Filing for a divorce, Uncontested with Property Division, Contested Child Custody Issues....

Family Law and Divorce in Texas

Divorce

The law firm of Robert Casteel provides caring, compassionate and affordable legal service to people seeking a resolution to family law issues, including divorce, child custody and child support payments. I understand how difficult this time can be. I am are here to help you accomplish your goals in divorce, child custody and child support issues.

Divorce is one aspect of family law where almost everyone needs a family law attorney. Very few people ever “want” a divorce, although that’s often what is said by one spouse to the other. Circumstances may make a person feel they have little choice but to obtain a divorce if they want to change their life or the lives of their children for the better. Consultation with a family law attorney can help you decide whether or not divorce is the best decision for your family.

Divorce affects over half of American families, and the statistic may be higher if you include the blended families which often exist because of a prior divorce in subsequent relationships or marriages. Divorce is a family law reality that must be faced when a relationship is no longer sustainable due to conflicts of personalities, financial problems, marital fidelity issues, health and/or substance abuse problems, or value differences between parents where children are concerned.

Family Law

Family law matters are the most personal legal matters that are likely to occur in your life. They involve and affect your household and your children. Family law cases are likely to have the most profound effect on your future of any legal proceedings. For example, an average sentence for a felony in criminal court might be five years, whereas any custody and visitation order will force you to deal with your ex-spouse for between one to eighteen years.

Divorce Attorney

When you consider filing for a divorce, one of the most important decisions you make will be the selection of a divorce attorney. It is important that the attorney has right practice style to meet your goals in the case, and this does not always mean a more aggressive approach to the case. Negotiation is a helpful tool in arriving at a divorce settlement you can live with.

Uncontested with Property Division

Many divorces can be handled without the need for a final trial, if proper negotiating strategies are applied, and if agreement can achieve the client's goals. This can occur in any divorce or family law case, regardless of the amount of community property involved. Robert Casteel believes that an agreed settlement is the best solution for many clients, although the strategy in each divorce case depends on the facts and the client's needs.

Contested with Child Custody Issues

In any divorce, the most complex issue is usually child custody. Each parent may have different goals and desires for their children, and this is one of the largest potential conflict areas in any family law case. The parent who has primary conservatorship has the most decision making power regarding the children, and for this reason child custody is often contested. Non-lawyers often refer to this process as a custody "battle," because of the intensity of the emotions involved. Family law attorneys understand that this is a key element of any divorce, and may affect your relationship with your child for years to come. Anyone who has had a spouse file for primary custody/conservatorship of a child needs a family law attorney to help them with this issue.

Child Support and Family Law

Child support is normally determined by which parent has primary custody of a child. Therefore, child support is a consequence of child custody. You may want to review the facts on the child custody page, because in most cases, you cannot receive child support unless you have legal custody of a child. The parent who the child does not primarily reside with usually pays child support. This payment is normally a monthly payment to the other parent for support of the child. Many times circumstances change that make the initial child support in a divorce decree or custody order too low, or too high, and changing the amount becomes necessary to bring the support within the guidelines established by Texas law. This does require going back to court in most cases.

Dallas Texas

The Law Office of Robert Casteel offers services in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, including Dallas, Collin, Denton, and Tarrant counties. Services are also available through associated attorneys in Grayson, Kaufman, Ellis, and Parker counties.