A child support order affects your children’s financial stability and your own every month it is in effect. Getting it right from the start, and knowing when and how to adjust it as circumstances change, matters more than most people realize until they are already in the middle of a dispute. Scott M. Brown & Associates represents Sugar Land parents through child support cases in Texas, including initial establishment, modifications when income or custody arrangements shift, and enforcement when an existing order is being ignored.
Schedule a confidential consultation: call +1 281-393-4184 or request a time online. You will talk through your situation with our team and leave knowing what your next step looks like.
Family Law We Handle in League City
Our League City practice covers the full range of family law, including divorce and the issues below. If your situation involves one of these other matters, we can help, and each link leads to the page that covers it in depth.
- Child Custody: How conservatorship and possession schedules are decided for your children.
- Child Support: Setting, modifying, or enforcing child support under Texas guidelines.
- Spousal Support: Whether court-ordered maintenance or contractual alimony fits your situation.
- Property Division: How Texas community property law applies to your home, business, and retirement accounts.
- Paternity: Establishing, confirming, or challenging legal fatherhood under Texas law.
Where You Are, Where Your Case Is Heard
| Office | Counties Served | Where Custody Cases Are Heard |
|---|---|---|
| Scott M. Brown & Associates 1100 Gulf Fwy S Ste 100 League City, Texas 77573 +1 281-954-3867 Mon-Thu: 8 AM – 5:30 PM Fri: 8 AM – 12 PM | Galveston County | Galveston County Justice Center 600 59th Street Galveston, TX 77551 Divorce cases are generally heard by the 306th District Court. Petitions are filed with the District Clerk, same building. |
Once a divorce is filed in Galveston County, either spouse can request temporary orders to set living arrangements, parenting time, and financial responsibilities while the case moves through the District Courts, so you are not left without direction while things are pending. We handle that request as part of building your case in these courts.
The Attorneys Who Serve League City
When you hire our firm, you work with attorneys who practice family law in Galveston County, not just a name on the letterhead.
Scott M. Brown
Senior Partner & CEO
Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and a named Texas Super Lawyer, Scott has spent more than two decades handling the toughest divorces, from high-conflict cases to multimillion-dollar estates, the range of experience a serious League City divorce calls for.
Paula Roark Cundiff
Senior Partner
Paula’s practice centers on high-net-worth, high-conflict divorce and the custody disputes that come with it, giving League City clients an advocate who has already handled the hardest version of a divorce.
Caryn Gomar
Managing Attorney
Caryn built her career on family law and protective order cases, and having gone through a divorce herself while raising children, she brings both professional and personal insight to every League City divorce she handles.
Richard Lybarger
Senior Associate Attorney
A litigator with four decades of experience and a background in real estate and accounting, Richard has a rare eye for the high-stakes financial interests, property division and disclosures, that complex League City divorces turn on.
Lourel Jones
Associate Attorney
Lourel built his early career in criminal law, from a felony prosecution clinic to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, and he brings that same case-building discipline, witness interviews, negotiation, trial prep, to the family law matters he handles for clients here.
Sarah Williams
Family Law Attorney
A University of Houston Law Center graduate who practiced divorce and child custody as a solo attorney before joining the firm, Sarah pairs a research-grounded, client-direct approach with probate and estate planning skill for Galveston County families.
Why League City Families Choose Scott M. Brown & Associates
A divorce touches every part of your life at once. Where your children live, what happens to the house, how retirement accounts are split, and whether support is owed are all decided in the same proceeding. League City families need attorneys who can manage all of it together.
We know the Galveston County courts. The procedural expectations of the District Courts in Galveston, the local scheduling practices, and the standards the local bench applies to temporary orders and property division all factor into how a case is built. That familiarity comes from representing clients in these courts year after year.
We are direct with you about where you stand. Some clients come to us expecting one outcome and leave the consultation understanding a different one. That conversation is better had early, before decisions are made, than after.
We prepare every case as if it is going to trial. Most divorces in Galveston County settle, but the terms of that settlement depend on how prepared you are to go to court if settlement talks stall.
Our case results reflect the preparation behind them. Every case is different, and the facts drive the outcome, not promises made in a consultation. What we can commit to is thorough preparation and honest advocacy at every stage. Our published case results include complex Galveston County divorces involving significant estates, custody disputes, and business interests.
Ready to talk? Call +1 281-954-3867 or schedule a confidential consultation.
What to Expect When You Call
Our divorce consultation is designed to give you a clear picture before you make any decisions:
- We listen to your full situation. Children, property, income, the history of the marriage. The short version is fine; we will ask what we need to know.
- We tell you how Texas law applies to your facts. Community property, custody presumptions, support eligibility. In plain language, with no unnecessary complexity.
- We give you a realistic first step. Filing, responding to your spouse’s petition, securing temporary orders, or taking time to think. You leave with a clear direction.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where will my League City divorce be filed?
Divorces for League City residents are filed in Galveston County. Texas requires that you or your spouse have lived in Texas for at least six months and in Galveston County for at least 90 days before filing. New petitions go to the District Clerk at the Galveston County Justice Center, 600 59th Street, Galveston, TX 77551.
I live in the part of League City that is in Harris County. Does that change anything?
A small portion of League City north of Clear Creek falls in Harris County rather than Galveston County. Which county your divorce is filed in depends on where you actually reside, not on your League City mailing address. We represent clients on both sides of that line and can confirm which county applies to your case at your consultation.
How long does a divorce take in Galveston County?
Texas imposes a 60-day waiting period from the date of filing before any divorce can be finalized. An agreed case in Galveston County can often wrap up close to that minimum. A contested case with disputes over children, property, or support can take several months to well over a year depending on the docket and how the issues resolve.
Talk to a League City Divorce Attorney
We know the Galveston County courts, we know the kind of divorce case you are facing, and we will tell you the truth about your options before you commit to anything. Scott M. Brown & Associates has represented Texas families for more than two decades, with board-certified family law attorneys with decades of combined courtroom experience. We serve clients from four Texas locations, and we will make sure you are working with the right attorney for your case.
Call +1 281-954-3867 or schedule a consultation online. We will match you with the right attorney on our League City team and get you a clear first step.
