Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

Re: Can grandparents get custody?

If you look around, you can probably find an attorney

that would accept a smaller initial retainer, however

the attorney you talked to likely stated this amount because the

legal fees for a case like this (that will likely be

tried because mom probably will not give up custody

until after a full trial) can EASILY cost well over

$10,000.00. In fact, some cases going through a full

trial can cost in excess of $20,000.00. My divorce

(several years ago - before I was an attorney) cost

me $35,000.00. But I won and my son was worth every penny.

I am not attempting to scare you but let you know that

this is an area of law that will tax your finances.

You need to know that going in. I do not know of an

attorney that would guarantee the fees to be under $10,000.

Because these cases are very time-intensive and family law

attorneys bill by the hour, in my opinion an attorney would

be a fool to tell you your fees will be under $10,000.00. I

am sorry because I doubt this is what you want to here, but

I think the best you could hope for if you want to pursue

this is an attorney willing to accept a payment plan. Many

attorneys, myself included, have done these types of arrangements.

I hope this helps. Good luck!