Divorce & Family Law

Harris County Family Law Attorneys

Wilhite & Lea, P.C. has been representing families and children cases for over 40 years. With knowledgeable experience in this particular area of practice, our Harris County family law attorneys assist clients with important decisions for your best interest and to protect the rights of you and your family. Wilhite & Lea, P.C. Attorney at Law, focuses on representing high income and high net worth individuals as well as small business owners.

Divorce and family law significant issues involves the division of property and matters concerning child support, visitation and custody. We assist our clients with resolving these issues fairly and efficiently. We guide our clients through a process where we help identify areas of agreement and then advance to negotiate matters in dispute. Contact us today and our family lawyers in Harris County will discuss helpful topics involving your particular family law situation.

Divorce is a difficult, stressful, and life-changing experience. Typically, divorce is granted and finalized on a no-fault basis. You need a legal team that can help you wade through the complexities of resolving your family law case. The attorneys at Wilhite & Lea, P.C., can provide you with experienced representation.

Our experienced personal injury lawyers are knowledgeable in representing a wide-range of family law cases including the following:

Divorce in Harris County

• Annulment
• Common Law Marriage
• Dower Contracts
• Health Insurance
• Legal Separation
• Marital Torts
• Mediation
• Parental Relocation
• Protective Order
• Reimbursement Claim
• Temporary Orders
• Uncontested Divorce

Marital Property Division in Harris County

• Business Owners
• Characterization of Marital Property
• Complex Property Division
• Divorce Planning
• Hidden Assets
• High Asset Divorce / High Net Worth Divorce
• Just and Right Division of Marital Property
• Retirement and Employment Benefits
• Separate Property
• Tracing

Child Support in Harris County

• Child Support Trust / Child Support Annuity
• Guidelines for Net Resources Up to $7,500
• Guidelines for Net Resources Over $7,500
• Above-Guideline Child Support
• Life Insurance for Child Support Obligation
• Paternity

Child Custody in Harris County

• Geographic Restriction
• Joint Managing Conservator
• Sole Managing Conservator
• Psychological Evaluation / Custody Evaluation
• Social Study
• Amicus Attorney / Ad Litem Attorney

Child Visitation in Harris County

• Standard Possession Order
• Split Custody
• Equal Possession
• Specialized Visitation Schedules
• Grandparents’ Rights

Marital Property Agreements in Harris County

• Pre-marital Agreement / Pre-nup
• Post-marital Agreement
• Separate Property Agreement

Family Law Enforcement in Harris County

• Child Support Enforcement
• Custody and Visitation Enforcement
• Property Division Enforcement

Family Law Modification in Harris County

• Child Support Modification
• Parental Relocation
• Custody Modification
• Visitation Modification

Adoption in Harris County

• Termination of Parental Rights
• Step-Parent Adoption
• Grandparent Adoption

Harris County Family Law | Wilhite & Lea, P.C.

It is vital that individuals going through divorce, consult with a Harris County family law attorney to discuss the marital property division laws and rules Harris County family courts will use to divide the debts and property. Since Texas is a community property state versus a non-community property states, assets, property and/or income attained throughout the course of the marriage is lawfully jointly owned by the husband and the wife.

Harris County family law judges determine child custody by applying the best interests of the child. Child custody cases are common with married and unmarried parents. Despite if parents are married or not, Harris County family law courts renders child custody judgments for either determining a primary custodial parent or determining child visitation rights for the non-custodial parent.

When major changes occur with the parents that affect the needs of children, there may be a need to modify custody, child support, or visitation rights. Our attorneys will assist in providing effective solutions that protect the your best interests and those of your children. Generally, current child custody or child support orders may be modified only upon a showing of a substantial change in circumstances, or a showing that the change in custody or financial support will serve the best interests of the child.

There are many reasons why individuals desire to enter into a contract with their soon-to-be husband or wife, and we can counsel you, draft premarital agreements, and have them properly executed to meet your goals. Marital contract such as prenuptial agreements, addresses issues such as property and debt distribution in the occurrence of a unplanned divorce. Marital contracts may be very helpful at resolving complex issues for unmarried and homosexual couples.

Harris County Family Law Resources

Harris County Family Law Center

Harris County Family Courts

Harris County Family Court Judges

Harris County Child Support

Harris County Child Support Registry

Child Support Disbursement Unit

Harris County Attorney General

Harris County Child Support Division

Harris County Child Support Community Services and Volunteer Program

Harris County Child Support Local Field Offices

Wilhite & Lea, P.C. | Harris County Family Lawyers

Wilhite & Lea, P.C. civil law firm practices a wide-range of family law related matters. Our family lawyers can assist you reaching agreements with your spouse, obtaining orders from the court for division of your community property, confirming and safeguarding your separate property, arranging custody and visitation schedules, determining the amount of child or spousal support and obtaining protective orders or injunction relief if necessary. Contact a family law attorney by calling (281) 537-2171 or provide us with the brief details of your families and children related matter in our online form. Wilhite & Lea, P.C. have handled Family Law cases in Harris County for over 40 years.