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A divorce touches nearly every aspect of your life. Divorces can be difficult and stressful. Let us take the legal burden of asset division or child custody arrangements out of your hands.  Depending on the parties involved and the issues that parties are facing, a divorce can either be proceed as contested or uncontested. In an uncontested divorce, the spouses are in agreement regarding all aspects of the dissolution, including child custody, child support and property division. If the divorce is contested, it means that there are one or more issues that the parties do not agree on that must be addressed.  Whether you have a contested or uncontested divorce, you need to discuss your issues with an experienced attorney to understand all the legal aspects of the dissolution of your marriage. Contact  the Law Office of Christine Mazurek, PLLC  to schedule a consultation and discuss your specific situation. 

In a divorce, you are dividing one household into two separate households. This is not an easy nor fair process and often causes people to worry about what possessions or assets they will have to start over. Your property division case could dictate your financial stability for years or even decades post-divorce. Our attorneys can help you protect your assets, including family-owned  businesses and other valuable property.     When people work throughout the course of their marriage to earn a living and acquire property, it is understandable that the idea of losing assets or taking a step back can be troubling. Unfortunately there are no “winners” in divorce, however we understand that to restart after divorce depends on you getting your fair share of the community property. 

 Your divorce settlement will likely have a lasting impact on your financial future, and the division of your debt can play a significant role. If you are facing a divorce and have considerable marital debt, you need an experienced Texas divorce attorney. In today's challenging economy, the division of marital debt can be as important an issue as the division of assets. 

If you are considering divorce and you share significant debt with your spouse, the issues regarding debt division can be complicated and can quickly escalate. Texas looks at each marriage individually when allocating the division of debt in a divorce, rather than equally dividing all debt incurred during the marriage between the two spouses. Debt amounts can both deplete and increase over the course of a marriage, and debts that have been brought into the marriage may be considered community property. The court maintains the presumption that both of you share liability for the debt incurred during your marriage, so you may have to build a case that supports your claim that you are not responsible for your divorcing spouse’s debt. 

The division of debt can be even more complicated than the division of assets and can play an even more critical role in your financial future. In Texas, division of debts may not necessarily be done 50-50, but divided equitably. 

Significant debt complicates the already-complicated divorce process. If you are facing a Texas divorce, you need an experienced divorce lawyer who will knowledgeably guide you through the process with skill and compassion.  Reach out to the  Law Office of Christine Mazurek, PLLC  for an appointment.

Whether you are married to the other parent of your child and are seeking a divorce, or you are a single parent and have never been married, the allocation of parental responsibilities is a sensitive issue that often causes a great deal of stress and anxiety. Child Custody can become more complicated when trying to make arrangements for child support and custody. When the issue of child custody is involved, most of the time each parent wants to spend as much time as possible with their child, and each parent wants an equal say in their child’s important life decisions. Meeting everyone’s needs while keeping your child’s best interests in mind can be challenging.  

The Law Office of Christine Mazurek, PLLC   will provide empathetic, experienced legal counsel to protect your parental rights and pursue the best outcome for your child.

After you’ve broken up with the mother or father of your children, the biggest issue between the two of you will likely pertain to following child visitation guidelines in Texas.  In the state of Texas, as with most states, the best interest of the child takes precedence over the interests of the child's parents. The court also recognizes that a child needs both parents in his or her life. Visitation rights exist to ensure that the non-custody holding parent will still have an active and vital role in their child's life.  It is important to work out a child custody agreement that fairly reflects the needs and interests of all parties involved. 

Minimizing disruptions in a child’s life during a separation or a divorce is any parent’s top concern. With so much to do to get yourself and your children situated, a skilled lawyer in the area can take a great deal of pressure off your shoulders during a child custody case. That means freeing up your time to focus on your children.  The  Law Office of Christine Mazurek, PLLC  will provide empathetic, experienced legal counsel to protect your time with your children.

Child Custody Modifications are fairly common. Over time, sometimes factors have changed since your divorce or suit affecting parent child relationship was finalized, and it is in the best interest of the children to have prior custody and/or visitation orders modified. 

If your custody case, access (visitation) schedule or child support no longer work, you have the right to petition the court to modify your agreement. Texas statutory law defines how a modification request may be filed and under what circumstances. A modification that reduces an ordered amount of financial support may be granted if the person who is affected by the order files a motion requesting the modification. Likewise, a child custody, visitation, or access order may be modified if either party can provide evidence of personal circumstances that warrant this modification. 

Our attorneys can help you take the proper steps to seek a more equitable arrangement in order to change the terms of a child custody or support order.  It is advisable to speak with our attorney's to determine your specific options for for seeking a modification in your situation 

On the other hand, if you feel that the original order should not be changed, but the other parent is requesting a modification, we can advise you on your rights and help you present to the court your reasons why the current orders should remain as is.

Our attorneys can help you take the proper steps to seek a more equitable arrangement in order to change the terms of a child custody or support order.  It is advisable to speak with our attorney's to determine your specific options for  your situation.  

Contempt & enforcement can play a big role in the Texas divorce process and child custody litigation. 

Enforcements are serious lawsuits, both for the party seeking relief and the one defending against it. Whether you need an attorney to ensure that your child support or possession Order is respected, or whether you need an attorney to defend your alleged violation of an Order, Being represented by a knowledgeable and skilled attorney throughout the enforcement process is important to ensure your rights are protected.  

If your ex has repeatedly violated the court’s order with respect to visitation or their court ordered child support, you can file a motion for contempt.  Custody orders are in place to protect children and parental rights. They dictate with whom a child will live, whether a parent will have visitation, and who can make legal decisions for a child. They are legal orders with which parents must comply.   Unfortunately, some parents make mistakes and bad decisions and wind up violating an order. While minor violations may not warrant harsh legal action, there are consequences for violating custody orders.  

It is usually preferable to resolve conflicts out of court, especially where children are involved. However, when the other party is being malicious or unreasonable or when there is no compromise to be had you may want to file a motion for enforcement.   If you are having issues enforcing a Texas court order or you are needing to defend yourself against an enforcement action,  Law Office of Christine Mazurek, PLLC  is here to help you through the process. 

Fathers and mothers both have the right to establish the relationship between a child and his or her biological father. Establishing paternity, or parentage, is essential to ensuring that proper child custody and child support orders are put in place to provide for the well-being of a child.  

Paternity issues can arise when parents were never together or when they lived together but were not married. Why is paternity important? In Texas, if you are an unmarried biological father, you do not have legal rights to your child, such as custody and visitation, until paternity is established.  Or, if you are seeking support from your child’s noncustodial, biological parent, you also need paternity to be established. 

Paternity means the legal determination of who the father of a child is. The legal father of a child has a number of rights and responsibilities. There are no legal avenues for enforcing the responsibilities or vindicating the rights of a biological father who has not been established as a child’s legal father. 

Fathers play an important role in the lives of children, but if you are an unmarried biological father, you do not have legal rights to his child until paternity is established. You deserve to have custody of or access to your child. The only way you can protect these rights is if you are established as the physical or legal father of the child. Unless paternity is established, you will be unable to obtain a court order for custody or visitation of your child.  

Establishing paternity can be very important for both the child and the parents. If you need help with a paternity action, our attorney's can be your advocate and your guide through the complex legal process.