Parker County Family Law Attorneys

Helping Our Clients Solve Their Family Law Issues

Law Offices of Mark M. Childress, PLLC is dedicated to providing Parker County residents with the sound, skilled legal services they deserve. Our firm's main goal is to ensure our clients' best interests are upheld and their rights are not violated. From dividing marital assets to establishing paternity, we treat every case with equal attention and care.

To schedule your appointment, call our Parker County firm at (817) 497-8148 today!

Our Parker County attorneys at Law Offices of Mark M. Childress, PLLC understand that many family law-related issues have a tendency to be stressful and emotionally charged. For this reason, we offer compassionate guidance to resolve your case with as much ease as possible. Our lawyers are highly skilled in a wide variety of family law services and will passionately advocate for your best interests.

Our Family Law Services

From your first phone consultation to the resolution of your case, we diligently work to ensure that your case is resolved in your favor. Our Parker County team of skilled litigators can effectively present your side of the issue, should your case end up before a judge. We can also aggressively advocate for your best interests in all pre-trial processes.

We are able to help with the following legal issues:

• Adoption: The adoption process is often lengthy and requires the completion of many legal forms. Our lawyers can help you navigate the entire process to ensure you don't skip a step. We may even be able to help you speed up the process.
• Child Custody: Whether you are establishing a custody arrangement or modifying one, we will work to uphold the best interests of you and your child.
• Child Visitation & Access: Once a custody situation is established, parents may continue to disagree. Our attorneys can help you ensure you have access to your child when you are legally permitted to do so.
• Divorce: The very nature of a divorce can be stressful and confusing. Our lawyers will work with you to ensure you are always clear on the steps you need to take as well as aggressively advocate for your rights both in and out of the courtroom.
• Modifications: After a divorce has been finalized, one party may need to adjust the stipulations years down the line. We can help you determine whether your issue should be modified and help you get your case heard before a court, if necessary.
• Paternity: If a couple has a child out of wedlock, they will need to legally establish the paternity of the child. Our attorneys can help make this process as easy as possible for all parties involved.
• Property Division: It can be challenging for couples to determine who should get certain marital items. We can help protect your belongings during the property division process.

Experienced Parker County Family Law Attorneys for High-Stakes Divorce and Custody Cases

When your divorce involves substantial assets, a business, complicated property interests, or a contested custody dispute, the experience of your attorney matters.

At the Law Offices of Mark M. Childress, our attorneys have spent decades handling difficult litigation, including high-asset divorces, complex property disputes, contested custody cases, and jury trials.

Our attorneys have experience with cases involving multimillion-dollar estates, closely held businesses, international property, complicated custody jurisdiction, and disputes where the outcome depended on understanding far more than the surface-level facts.

For individuals, business owners, executives, and families in Parker County facing a high-stakes family law matter, we provide experienced representation built around the specific facts of your case.

When the stakes are high, experience is not simply a credential. It is part of the strategy.

Your Case Deserves More Than a Standard Divorce Strategy

A high-net-worth divorce is rarely just about ending a marriage.

You may own a business. You may have inherited substantial assets. You may have real estate in multiple states or countries. You may have retirement accounts, investments, trusts, or other assets that require careful analysis.

Your custody case may be equally complicated.

Perhaps one parent travels extensively for work. Maybe the children have lived in multiple states. Maybe there are questions about jurisdiction, adoption, parentage, or a custody evaluation that does not reflect what you believe is actually happening.

These cases do not fit neatly into a standard formula.

Our attorneys believe the strategy has to come from the facts of the case. That means understanding the financial picture, the family history, the personalities involved, the client's goals, and the issues that may ultimately matter to a judge or jury.

As one of our attorneys explains:

"Strategy is where the value in this type of litigation manifests."

That philosophy informs how we approach complicated family law matters.

Decades of Experience in Complex Family Law Litigation

Our attorneys bring different backgrounds and areas of experience to complex family law cases.

Elizabeth Parmer

Elizabeth Parmer brings more than 30 years of litigation experience to her work in family law. She has personally led more than 200 trials before judges and juries and has handled complex litigation involving substantial estates and complicated family circumstances.

Her background includes high-value estate divisions, contested family law matters, and courtroom litigation where careful preparation and trial strategy are critical.

Rick J. Mitchell

Rick J. Mitchell has practiced law since 2001 and has participated in jury and non-jury trials involving family law, civil litigation, and other complex disputes.

His family law experience includes high-asset divorces, property and retirement division, child custody, modifications, and complicated jurisdictional issues.

Rick also has experience with collaborative divorce and alternative dispute resolution, allowing him to evaluate whether a negotiated resolution or litigation is appropriate for a particular case.

Mike J. McEntire

Mike J. McEntire has practiced law in Fort Worth and surrounding counties since 1982.

His career includes service as a briefing attorney for the Chief Justice of the Second Court of Appeals, more than 20 years practicing with his father, and more than 20 years as a solo practitioner with an emphasis on family law.

He is a veteran of more than 200 jury trials and has experience in family law, civil litigation, real estate, probate, and other areas of law.

For complicated family law matters, that breadth of experience can matter because the issues in a divorce do not always stay neatly within the boundaries of family law.

Experienced Parker County Family Law Representation

If you live in Parker County and are facing a high-asset divorce, contested custody dispute, business-related property division, or another complicated family law matter, our attorneys can help you understand the legal issues involved.

We represent clients dealing with:

High-Asset Divorce

Divorces involving substantial estates, inherited assets, investments, real estate, trusts, retirement accounts, and other significant property.

Business Ownership and Property Division

Cases involving closely held businesses, business valuation, separate and community property, reimbursement claims, buyouts, and security for future payments.

Contested Divorce

Divorces where significant financial, custody, or other legal issues cannot be resolved without litigation.

Complex Child Custody

Cases involving contested custody, interstate jurisdiction, complicated parenting circumstances, custody evaluations, and other difficult family dynamics.

Jury Trials and Complex Litigation

Family law matters where extensive preparation and courtroom advocacy are required.