Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

Re: Amicable divorce?

The lawyer will only represent one of you, but this is very common and normally the easiest and least expensive manner of handling a divorce. A lawyer should be employed to file the divorce, document the agreement and have proper orders for the minor child. You should contact a lawyer practicing family law in the county (and probably neighborhood) where you live and make an appointment.

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Re: Amicable divorce?

In Harris County, the Judges will require your husband to pay child support. It will be 20% of his net income as net income is defined by the State of Texas.

Also, the court will order one of you to carry the child on your health insurance.

If there is nothing to fight about, the cost should be reasonable. We handle many cases where the legal fees are between $1,500 - $2,000. However, we don't guarantee that your divorce will be in that range since every divorce is unique.

My office charges a deposit of $800 to file an uncontested divorce (including filing fee and service fee) then a weekly payment of $125/week. We don't flat rate cases. We do refund any unused money at the end of the case.

We can only represent one of you. However, with the client's permission, we often meet with the other spouse and explain what they are signing.

I'm out sick but would be glad to refer you to one of the other attorneys in the office. All we do is family law.

You really need an attorney to walk you through this process since you don't understand legal terms as defined by Texas law. You will both be joint managing conservators with you to determine her residence. (If you are totally confused by this sentence -- you really need an attorney!)

We are located by Astroworld.

Good luck!

Fran Brochstein

713-837-6000

www.familylaw4u.com

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