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Board Certified

Attorney Shane McFarland is board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.  As a mark of excellence, board-certified lawyers earn the right to publicly represent themselves as a specialist in a select area of the law. In fact, they are the only attorneys and paralegals allowed by the State Bar of Texas to do so.
 

Comprehensive Services

Family law matters can be challenging and involve significant emotional and economic uncertainty. With a courteous, confident, and professional approach, we’re ready to help you through this difficult time as efficiently and effectively as possible. Receive an accurate and honest assessment of your case, a clear plan of action to get you what you deserve, and a lasting appreciation for a law firm that’s dedicated to you—every step of the way.

Counties Served

By serving the family law needs of Central Texans throughout Travis and Williamson counties, our goal is to bring civility and dignity to the legal process and provide courteous and professional help to families seeking to resolve legal situations. We serve these communities and the individuals seeking consultation within them with as little expense and emotional turmoil as possible without compromising results.

Family Matters.

Family law is an evolving legal practice area that is influenced by statutory changes, appellate case law, accounting standards, and even social sciences. We regularly comment on the latest rulings, news and developments in our Family Matters blog.

Practice Areas

From the wide-ranging issues of divorce to the delicate nature of child support and child custody, McFarland Law Firm, P.C. focuses on a variety of issues and cases dealing directly and indirectly with matters of family law.

Divorce

A Texas divorce involves both the division of the parties’ property and, if children are involved, child custody and child support.

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Child Custody

Child custody may be initially rendered in a Divorce or a Suit to Establish the Parent Child-Relationship, which is a custody case between unmarried parties.

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Child Support

A child support order may be initially rendered in a Divorce or a Suit to Establish the Parent-Child Relationship, which is a custody case between unmarried parties.

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Spousal Support

Spousal support may be awarded in cases where the parties have been married more than 10 years or a spouse has been convicted of or received deferred adjudication for a crime of family violence.

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Mediation

Mediation is a non-binding confidential settlement conference at which a neutral mediator is present to help you and your spouse reach a final settlement of your case.

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Grandparent Visitation

Grandparents have the right to file a lawsuit for visitation and managing conservatorship of a grandchild in certain circumstances OR if both parents consent to the grandparent filing a suit.

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Domestic Violence

The Texas Family Code has special provisions for relationships where domestic abuse has occurred or is alleged.

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Modifications

Parents have a right to have their prior custody and child support orders reviewed when there has been a change in circumstances.

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Paternity

Paternity of a child may be initially determined in a Divorce or a Suit to Establish the Parent-Child Relationship, which is a custody case between unmarried parties.

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Interstate Issues

When a child custody case involves individuals in different states, the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) determines jurisdiction.

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Hague Convention

International child abduction and child custody is governed by the international treaty of the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction.

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Enforcement

If a parent has not complied with an order for possession and access to a child or an obligation to pay child support, and that parent does not have a valid defense, then the Court may fine or jail a non-compliant parent.

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Family Matters

Latest rulings, news and developments from R. Shane McFarland and industry-wide experts.

Spousal Support and Disability

The Texas Family Code allows for a Court to award spousal support (also known as maintenance) based on the disability of a spouse.  Disability is not explicitly defined and based on our experience often subjective. The Fort Worth Court of Appeal rendered an opinion...

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Uniform Travis County Zoom Procedures

Good News. Since the Court’s began remote hearings for divorce and child custody hearings each District Court and the Associate Judge’s Court had differing remote procedures. Since lawyers were often not receiving notice of which Court a case was assigned to until...

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