Houston Family Law Offices - Robert Reid McInvale Attorney at Law

Family Law Practice Areas

There is no more emotional area of the law than family law because it involves husbands and wives, parents, children, and extended families. It is critical that your attorney understand the turmoil that dealing with these issues puts you through. We understand this because we deal with these issues everyday. This only makes us more determined to be there for our clients every step of the way through their separations, divorces, child custody disputes, and all the other legal matters that may affect their families.

Child Custody

Child custody is an area of family law that deals with custodial awards or determinations involving a minor child.

Divorce

Divorce refers to the area of family law that covers the dissolution of a marriage.

Child Support Collection

Issues with respect to the financial obligations of the parents are addressed in the divorce decree.

Enforcement and Contempt

If parties to divorce do not abide by the order handed down by a Houston court they can be found in contempt of court and ultimately jailed.

Child Visitation

A parent who does not have physical custody still has the right to visit the child.

Modifications of Orders

Court orders with respect to alimony, child support, and visitation are subject to modification as circumstances change.

Mistaken Paternity

CPS - Child Protective Services

Every state has a family law department that is responsible for ensuring that children are protected and, when necessary, removed from unsafe situations.  In Texas, this agency is the Department of Family and Protective Services, or DFPS.

Protective Orders

Under Houston family law, a protective order can be issued by a court to protect an individual from physical harm.

Restraining Orders

If a person believes they are in danger, they have the right to apply to the court for a restraining order, which is a court order that requires the offending individual to obey specific conditions as contained therein.

Grandparent Rights

Grandparent rights vary from state to state, according to governing family laws.

Adoption

Adoption is defined under family law as when parental rights are transferred from the natural or birth parents to the adoptive parents.

Mediation

Family mediation is an alternative for resolving disputes in actions for divorce, annulment, establishment of paternity, child custody, or child or spousal support.

Paternity

When there is a question as to whether somebody is the father of a child, it is called under family law a matter of paternity.

Guardianships

Courts appoint competent adults for people over 18 who are declared mentally or physically incapacitated and legally deemed unable to make decisions regarding their health, living arrangements, finances, and life in general. Courts can also appoint a legal guardian for children under 18 whose parents can no longer take care of them.

Property Valuation Disputes

Non-Parent Custodial Rights

Best Interest of the Children

Cases for Non-Texas Residents

The Houston family law office of Robert Reid McInvale is skilled at handling cases involving non-Texas residents.

Wills and Probate

In addition to matters of marital and family law, the law office of Reid McInvale can assist you when it comes to arranging your will and issues of probate.

Help with your divorce, child custody, or other family law issue is only a call away. Contact Robert Reid McInvale toll-free at 866-959-7824, or complete our contact form at www.mcinvaleattorney.com. The Houston phone number: 281-955-1111. The Woodlands phone number: (281)-367-4422.