Even in the best circumstances, divorce is a stressful life changing event that has many emotional, financial, and legal aspects to it. If you think you want a divorce, my first advice is to ask yourself if there is any way you can salvage the marriage? You got married for a reason. Is there any chance that you and your spouse can work out your difficulties and reconcile, either by having a series of frank discussions between the two of you or with the help of professional marriage counseling??? Whether or not you have children, you should make sure that getting a divorce will improve your situation and not make it worse. Having said that, I seldom encounter anyone who makes the decision to get a divorce lightly. Most people agonize for months (sometimes years) before they decide to seek a divorce.

     If you have decided to seek a divorce, you will naturally want to get through the process as quickly as possible while maintaining the best standard of living that you can. If children are involved, you will want to make sure that your children will be taken care of financially and emotionally, both during and after the divorce. You want to make sure that you will get to maintain a good relationship with your children and exert a positive influence on them while they grow into young adults.

   The Texas Family Code contains all the laws that deal with divorce in Texas. I have over 25 years experience practicing law and I am ready to help you with your divorce, whether it is contested or uncontested. An uncontested divorce is the cheapest way to obtain a divorce since it means your attorney will not have to spend time negotiating with the other spouse or his/her attorney.

    If you can answer YES to the following questions, you are on your way to an uncontested divorce: 1. Have you and your spouse agreed on ending your marriage and dividing up all of your assets (including real estate, motor vehicles, retirement plans, and personal property)?  2. Have you and your spouse agreed on dividing up all of your debts (including credit card debt, real estate debt, and car loans)?  3. Have you reached agreement on child custody, child support, and visitation issues? 4. Have you reached agreement on providing health insurance for the children in the future?

     Even with an uncontested divorce, you need an experienced attorney to help you and guide you through the legal system. Don't try to do your own divorce by using a form from a divorce form book of questionable value. Don't hire a lawyer from somewhere that you will never meet in person and who won't be there when you have a question about the law and your situation. If you hire me to help you with your divorce, I will be with you every step of the way. I am very accessible by phone and by email. When you hire me to represent you in a divorce, you are going to be represented by me and not by another attorney in the firm that your case is going to passed on to...

     In Williamson County, I can assist you in an uncontested divorce with no minor children involved for $1,000 plus the filing fees, which are around $250. I will prepare the original petition asking a court to grant you a divorce. I will prepare a document (called an "original answer") for your spouse to sign and file with the court stating that they have received a copy of the divorce petition and they waive their right to be served by a neutral process server. I will prepare the final decree of divorce which grants the divorce and divides all of the marital assets and debts.

     If you and your spouse agree on the terms of a final decree of divorce ending your marriage, the judge will approve the agreement and grant you a divorce. Only one short hearing is needed and only one spouse is required to attend the hearing. If you hire me for an uncontested divorce, I will attend the final hearing with you and I will brief you ahead of time and tell you exactly what to expect in the courtroom.

     In an uncontested Texas divorce, you can be divorced when as little as 60 days have passed after the original petition has been filed with the court. You must have lived in the same county in Texas for at least 90 days before filing a petition and you must have lived in the State of Texas for at least six months before filing a divorce petition. If either party owns any real estate, there will be an additional fee if legal documents are needed to deal with the real estate as part of the divorce process. If there is a retirement plan that you want divided as part of the divorce process, there will be an additional fee for document preparation to accomplish the division of the retirement plan.

     If you have minor children, I can assist you with an uncontested divorce in Williamson County for $1500 plus the filing fees. See above paragraphs for what is included for this stated fee. If you need to file for divorce in a county other than Williamson County, call me to discuss what my fees will be.

     I can also assist you with a contested divorce if you and your spouse cannot agree on the details of ending your marriage. Call me for details.

     Payment plans are available for many of the divorce cases I handle. I accept payment by cash, check, money order, and cashier's check. I also accept most major credit cards.

     I handle family law cases in Williamson County and surrounding counties. I have been licensed to practice law in Texas since 1984, and I have been in private practice in Georgetown in Williamson County since 1986. I was a misdemeanor prosecutor in Williamson County in 1985 and 1986. I graduated from UT Law School in Austin in 1984 and graduated with an engineering degree from the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1976. I am a US Navy veteran.