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.