Conservatorship & Custody
Texas calls custody conservatorship, and it is decided the same way whether or not the parents were ever married. We establish and modify orders under Chapter 153 in Collin County courts.
Conservatorship ExplainedMcKinney Family Lawyer — Married or Not
Not every family law case begins with a marriage, and not every case ends when the decree is signed. This office handles conservatorship and possession for parents who were never married, paternity, and the modifications and enforcement that come years after an order is entered. Attorney Lisa G. Garza has practised Texas family law for more than 30 years, and the Collin County courthouse is minutes from our door.
29
Years Texas Family Law
Board Certified in Family Law — Right Here in McKinney
30+ Years Experience
Practicing Texas family law for 30+ years
McKinney Office — County Seat
Minutes from Collin County courthouse
Board Certified in Family Law
Texas family law, Dallas and McKinney offices
How We Help
Family Law Beyond the Divorce Decree
Custody for parents who never married, paternity, and the modifications and enforcement that come after an order is already in place.
Paternity & Fathers’ Rights
An unmarried father has very little he can enforce until paternity is legally established. We handle acknowledgments, adjudication and the SAPCR that follows.
Unmarried FathersPossession Schedules
The standard order is a presumption, not a rule. We build schedules around shift work, distance and the age of the child — and change them when they stop fitting.
Schedules & ChangesModifications & Enforcement
Orders age badly. We handle material-and-substantial-change modifications and Chapter 157 enforcement when the other parent will not follow what the court ordered.
Changing an Order
How It Works
What Working With This Office Looks Like
No mystery and no runaround. You will know where you stand before you commit to anything.
1
Tell Us What the Order Says
Bring the order itself if you have one. Half of the questions people arrive with are answered by reading the document they already hold.
2
Get a Straight Assessment
Lisa will tell you whether you have a case, what the standard is that you would have to meet, and what it is realistically likely to cost.
3
Deal With the Urgent Part First
Temporary orders, an enforcement, or a restraining order on a move. What happens in the first weeks often shapes the final result.
4
Resolve It and Make It Stick
Most matters settle, frequently in mediation. The aim is an order specific enough that you are not back here in eighteen months.
Service Area
Where Our Clients Live
Cases from across Collin County are heard at the courthouse here in McKinney.
Frisco
Plano
Allen
Prosper
Celina
Anna
Melissa
Princeton
Wylie
Start With a Conversation About Your Order
Our McKinney office is on West Louisiana Street in McKinney, minutes from the Collin County courthouse.