More Than Thirty Years In Texas Family Law
Lisa G. Garza is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Divorce, modifications, enforcement, child custody, high-conflict matters, complex high-asset property division and adoption — all of it in Texas, in the family courts of Dallas, Collin, Denton and Tarrant counties.
She founded the Law Offices of Lisa G. Garza in Dallas in 2002 and meets clients at the firm's Dallas office and, by appointment, at its McKinney office. She is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, earned her Juris Doctorate at Oklahoma City University School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts at Texas Tech University, is a member of the Curt B. Henderson American Inn of Court, and serves on the board of the Collin County Women Lawyers Association.
Family law is not a practice area you can dabble in. The statutes change, the local rules differ from court to court, and the judges have known preferences that no treatise records. More than thirty years of Texas family law practice is worth more to a client than a broad practice ever could be.
An Approach Built On Documentation
An outcome is only as strong as the record behind it. That means establishing what the estate actually holds before any number is agreed to, documenting the history of care before either parent tells the court about it, and knowing what the Family Code requires before a position is taken.
Cases are prepared as though they will be tried. Most of them settle instead — which is exactly the point, because a matter built for trial negotiates from a far stronger position at the mediation table.
Working With Other Professionals
Family law cases are rarely only legal problems. Lisa works directly with therapists, child custody evaluators, forensic accountants and business valuation experts, so the emotional, legal and financial sides of a case are addressed together rather than in sequence. An integrated strategy produces better outcomes than a legal argument built in isolation.
What Clients Can Expect
Informed at every stage
The firm keeps you informed and prepared at every stage, from the first meeting to the final order.
Clear, honest answers
Including the answers you would rather not hear. A realistic assessment early is worth more than optimism.
Personalised strategy
Every family is different. Possession schedules, property terms and timing are built around your circumstances.
Documented preparation
Financial records, communications and the history of care assembled before positions are taken.
Compassionate representation
Family law matters arrive at difficult moments. The process should not make them harder than they already are.
Areas Served
The firm's offices are in Dallas at 14160 Dallas Parkway and in McKinney at 205 West Louisiana St. (by appointment only), and matters are handled throughout Collin County — McKinney, Allen, Plano, Frisco and Prosper — as well as in Denton, Dallas and Rockwall Counties. Cases are heard in the Collin County family district courts and on the associate judge dockets that handle temporary orders and enforcement.
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