Divorce and Family Law Attorneys Serving Bastrop, Texas

Family law contains a wide range of practice areas that deal with family matters from divorce to adoption. At Key Law Office, our attorneys are well-versed in many areas of family law and can help you with:

• • Mediation
• • Child Support
• • Child Custody
• • Adoption
• • Name Changes
• • Premarital Agreements
• • Divorce
• • Enforcement
• • Modifying Orders

Divorce is a complex area of the law. Often, even the most straightforward divorces experience roadblocks, disagreements, and heightened emotions throughout the process. Because of this, securing representation from a highly qualified divorce attorney to support you and speak on behalf of your best interests is crucial. Whether your relationship ended amicably, or you are experiencing a highly contested divorce, the family law and divorce attorneys at Key Law Office take pride in pursuing your best interests.

Securing the services of an experienced lawyer is especially important when children are involved, as navigating child support and child custody proceedings can be extremely challenging. Whether you are not receiving child support as ordered by the court, you want to pursue a modification, or something else, a skilled family law firm can help. At Key Lew Office, our attorneys understand that your case is unique. We will consider the many different elements your family situation and your legal case entails and use them to guide your child custody or child support decisions and build your case.

Mediation is an alternative to civil litigation that often goes overlooked. However, it has an amazing success rate for parties wishing to arrive at a mutually agreeable settlement outside the courtroom. Mediation provides a constructive, relaxed space where both parties can discuss issues with the guidance of a neutral, third-party mediator. While mediators are often family law attorneys, they cannot give either party legal advice, so it is best to approach your mediation session with guidance from your own attorney.

The team of experienced attorneys at Key Law Office are prepared to help you create a comprehensive estate plan that protects your assets and supports your family long after you have passed. Our attorneys can provide guidance for creating last wills and testaments, trusts, guardianship appointments, healthcare directives, powers of attorney, and many other essential documents. With our help, your loved ones will experience peace and security rather than disputes and discord.

With the Bastrop County District Clerk in Bastrop, and the case is heard by the district courts serving Bastrop County. One spouse must have lived in Texas for at least six months and in the county of filing for at least 90 days before the petition is filed (Texas Family Code §6.301).

An existing custody order usually stays with the court that issued it. The case can be transferred once the child has lived in the new county for at least six months, but the transfer has to be requested properly. Read about custody cases after an Austin to Bastrop move.

Texas requires at least 60 days between filing and the final decree (Texas Family Code §6.702). Agreed divorces can often finish soon after that waiting period, while contested cases involving custody or significant property usually take several months or longer.