Areas of Practice
McCarty & McCarty focus on a variety of Areas of Practice. These Areas of Practice include Family Law, Divorce, Wills and Estates, Probate, and Real Estate.
Family Law
- Prenuptial / Premarital agreements; and Postnuptial / and Partition agreements
- Child Custody / Conservatorship of Children – establishing and modification
- Child Support – obtaining above guidelines child support in appropriate situations
- Adult children – child support for disabled adult children
- Parentage / Paternity – establishment of paternity, custody, visitation, child support
- Grandparents issues and rights – regarding visitation and custody and adoption
- Step-Parent Adoptions
- Name Change – Adult and Minors
- Protective Orders – obtaining and defending
- Enforcement by contempt of existing Orders – for property division, and child related matters
- Registration in Texas of Orders from other states – with enforcement and/or modification of such orders
- Matrimonial Law and Domestic Relations issues in general
Divorce
- Whether uncontested, simple or complex with emphasis however, on complex custody and property issues – including tracing and preservation of separate property claims
- Division of retirement benefits and other employment assets — 401(k) Plans; Pensions / Defined Benefit Plans, Stock Options, Restricted Stock Units, Individual Retirement Accounts, and Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs)
- Conversion of Community Property to Separate Property
- Spousal maintenance and spousal support – during a divorce and post-divorce
- Child Custody / Conservatorship of Children – establishing and modification of rights
- Child Support – obtaining above guidelines child support in appropriate situations
- Adult children – child support for disabled adult children
- Visitation – Establishing and modifying possession and access to children
- Protective Orders – obtaining and defending
- Enforcement by contempt of existing Orders – for property division, and child related matters
- Registration in Texas of Orders from other states — with enforcement and/or modification of such orders
- Matrimonial Law and Domestic Relations issues in general
Wills and Estates
- Preparation of Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning
- Preparation of Powers of Attorney — Durable, Medical, HIPAA releases, Designation of Guardians; Living Wills/Directive to Physicians
Probate
- Probate of Wills
- Determination of Heirship and administration of estates
- Will Contests
Real Estate
- Residential Real Estate Matters – including purchase and sale
- Real estate issues associated with divorce and property division issues and probated estates
As a Family Lawyer, expertise in a variety of Areas of Practice essential.