Family Law & Divorce Lawyers
Custody, divorce, support, and every matter that shapes your family's future, handled by a trial-ready team across four Texas offices. Your fight is ours.
Varghese Summersett represents families across the Dallas-Fort Worth region and beyond in divorce, custody, child support, adoption, and every related matter. Our family team includes a Board Certified Family Law Specialist and a former Texas family court judge, and we prepare every case as if it is going to trial.
We practice from offices in Fort Worth, Dallas, and Southlake, and serve Tarrant, Dallas, Denton, and surrounding counties. Choose your topic or your city below to go deeper.
Family Law Services.
Comprehensive representation in every family law matter. Tap any area for the full detail.
Contested and uncontested divorce, property division, and high-net-worth cases with business and retirement assets.
Divorce →Conservatorship, possession schedules, high-conflict custody, and emergency orders.
Child Custody →Establishing, modifying, and enforcing support, including high-income and self-employment cases.
Child Support →Community and separate property, business valuations, real estate, and complex asset tracing.
Property Division →Texas spousal support eligibility, caps, and duration, whether you are seeking it or contesting it.
Spousal Maintenance →Establishing or challenging legal fatherhood, acknowledgments, and DNA disputes.
Paternity →Stepparent, relative, private, and adult adoptions handled to a permanent, secure result.
Adoption →Grandparent and third-party access and custody, on both sides of the dispute.
Grandparent Rights →Clear, enforceable prenuptial and postnuptial agreements for business owners and blended families.
Prenups & Postnups →Protection for families facing violence, and defense for those wrongly accused.
Protective Orders →Motions to enforce and contempt actions when a parent ignores a custody or support order.
Enforcement →Trial-ready negotiation in mediation, where most Texas family cases resolve.
Mediation →Why Families Choose Us.
Board Certified in Family Law
Our team includes a Board Certified Family Law Specialist, a credential held by fewer than 1% of Texas lawyers and awarded by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. You get certified expertise, not general practice.
Trial-Ready From Day One
With over 100 years of combined courtroom experience and more than 600 trials, we negotiate from strength. Opposing counsel settles differently when they know we will go to trial and win.
A View From the Bench
One of our partners served as a Texas family court judge. That perspective tells us how judges think, what they look for, and what actually moves a contested case.
Forensic Financial Approach
Support and property disputes turn on a complete financial picture. We work with experts to uncover self-employment income, business interests, and hidden assets.
Tier 1 Ranked, Award-Winning
A Best Law Firms Tier 1 ranking for family law in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, and Gold Winner for Best Divorce Lawyer and Best Family Law Firm in the Star-Telegram's DFW Favorites.
Four Texas Offices
Offices in Fort Worth, Dallas, and Southlake put us in the courts where your case will be decided, with the same results-driven representation across the region.
Family Lawyers Near You.
Family cases are decided in local courts, so start with the office that serves yours. Each city page covers the local courts, process, and team in detail.
Our Family Law Attorneys.
Led by Division Lead Turner Thornton and Partner Craig Jackson, a Board Certified Family Law Specialist and former Tarrant County Associate Judge. This is who handles your case.
What People Say About Us.
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Family Law Questions.
What does a family law attorney handle?
Family law covers divorce, child custody and conservatorship, child support, spousal maintenance, property division, paternity, adoption, protective orders, modifications, and enforcement. Our team handles the full range across our Texas offices.
How does a Texas court decide custody?
Texas courts use the best interest of the child standard, weighing each parent's ability to meet the child's needs, the stability of each home, any history of family violence or substance abuse, and, for older children, the child's preference. Courts do not automatically favor mothers.
How is child support calculated in Texas?
Texas uses a statutory percentage of the paying parent's net resources: 20% for one child, 25% for two, and up to 40% for five or more, with adjustments for special circumstances. High-income and self-employment cases require closer analysis. See our child support page for detail.
How much does a family lawyer cost?
It depends on the matter and whether it is contested. An agreed modification costs far less than a high-conflict custody trial. We work from a retainer against an hourly rate and give you an honest estimate at your consultation. Call (817) 203-2220.
Do you handle cases outside Fort Worth?
Yes. We have offices in Fort Worth, Dallas, and Southlake and represent families throughout Tarrant, Dallas, Denton, and surrounding counties. Start with the Fort Worth, Southlake, or Dallas page for your area.
Talk to a Family Lawyer.
Contacting Varghese Summersett does not create an attorney-client relationship. Every family case is decided on its own facts. Reach us at (817) 203-2220 for a confidential consultation.