Family Law and Divorce Attorney Serving Arlington, TX

How a Combined Case Actually Works

Most Arlington families walking into a divorce aren't dealing with just one legal issue — they're facing a divorce filing, a custody arrangement, and a child support calculation all at once. Rather than treating each as a separate matter, handling all three under one case strategy keeps your positions consistent and avoids conflicting agreements that come back as problems later. When one attorney knows the full picture, the parenting plan and the support calculation are built to work together from day one, and you don't spend extra time and money re-litigating details that should have been aligned at the start.

Arlington falls under Tarrant County jurisdiction, so your family law proceedings — divorce, custody, and support — are filed and heard at the 323rd or 324th Family District Court, located at the courthouse in Fort Worth, not at a local Arlington facility. Knowing which court your case lands in and how that court handles contested parenting plans changes how you prepare. Clients who arrive without that context are often surprised by the process; those who understand it from the first consultation move through it with a clearer head and fewer delays.

What This Firm Handles for Arlington Clients

The firm's family law work covers the full arc of a case: initial divorce filings, temporary orders that govern custody and support while the case is pending, contested hearings, and final decree negotiations. For parents with complex work schedules — shift workers, contractors, or anyone whose availability doesn't fit a standard possession schedule — the attorneys build parenting plans that reflect how your household actually operates, not a template that ignores your reality. When a support order needs to be modified because of a job loss or income disruption, the firm handles those modification requests in the same Tarrant County courts where the original order was entered.

Arlington's proximity to NAS Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base means a meaningful share of the local population includes active-duty military members and veterans. Deployment orders or a permanent change of station can directly affect custody jurisdiction and parenting time, and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act creates specific procedural rules that apply to those cases. The attorneys here understand how to navigate those requirements so that a parent's service obligations don't become a one-sided disadvantage in a custody proceeding.

For clients dealing with financial pressure alongside a family law matter, it's important to know that child support obligations survive a bankruptcy filing — they are not dischargeable. The firm handles both bankruptcy and family law, which means if you're weighing a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 filing while also managing a support order, you get guidance on both sides of that equation in one place. Contact us today to discuss your family law case in Arlington, TX and learn what a coordinated case strategy looks like from the first step.

Services Available to Arlington Residents

This firm serves Arlington and the broader Tarrant County area across a range of legal needs, with attorneys directly involved at every stage — not paralegal-driven intake with limited attorney access. Here is what the firm handles:

• Divorce, child custody, and child support — filed and litigated in the 323rd and 324th Family District Courts in Tarrant County
• Custody modifications for Arlington military families facing deployment, PCS orders, or SCRA-related jurisdiction questions
• Child support modifications when job loss or income changes affect what was ordered in the original decree
• Bankruptcy filings (Chapter 7 and Chapter 13) with full awareness of how existing support obligations interact with the process
• Attorney-posted bail bonds — if an Arlington client faces a criminal matter connected to or alongside a family law case, an attorney of record posts the bond directly (learn more at /posted-bail-bonds)

The attorneys on staff — Dionne Davis, Craig D. Davis, and Jeffery W. Ermis — each bring focused experience to their areas of practice. You can find the firm's office details and directions at /our-office. Reach out today to schedule a consultation for family law, divorce, or any related legal need in Arlington, TX.