Austin, TX Family Law Attorneys

Your Family Deserves More Than Just a Lawyer

If you're facing a family law issue, you're probably feeling overwhelmed. Maybe you're lying awake at night worrying about your children, your finances, or what your future looks like. Maybe you're questioning every decision you've made and wondering how you got here.

Here's what we want you to know: you don't have to figure this out alone. And your current circumstances don't have to define what comes next.

At Hembree Bell Law Firm, we're not your typical Austin family law attorneys. We don't believe in one-size-fits-all strategies or treating you like just another case file. Led by award-winning attorney Hannah Hembree Bell, who has navigated her own divorce and built this firm to provide the kind of support she wished she'd had, our team combines decades of collective experience with real compassion for what you're going through.

We meet you in the messy middle. We bring honesty, strategy, and heart to every case. And we never lose sight of your humanity, even when we're fighting hard in the courtroom.

Call today to schedule your free case evaluation and discover how we can help you move forward.

Family Law Challenges Unique to Austin

Austin isn't like other cities, and family law matters here often involve complexities that reflect our community's unique character.

Tech Industry Compensation

Austin's booming tech sector means many families must navigate stock options, RSUs, startup equity, and compensation packages that don't fit neatly into standard legal frameworks. Whether you're dividing assets in divorce, calculating child support, or determining spousal maintenance, these complex compensation structures require careful analysis to ensure fair outcomes.

High Cost of Living

Austin's cost of living has skyrocketed in recent years. Housing, childcare, and everyday expenses here often exceed what families in other Texas cities face. When standard guidelines don't reflect the real costs of raising children or maintaining households in this city, we help you advocate for arrangements that match Austin's economic reality.

Dual-Career Households

Many Austin couples both maintain demanding careers in tech, healthcare, education, or the creative industries. This creates unique considerations for custody schedules, support calculations, and property division. Developing arrangements that work with two busy professional lives while prioritizing children's stability requires thoughtful, customized solutions.

Entrepreneurship and Small Business Ownership

Austin's entrepreneurial spirit means many families include business owners whose companies represent both their livelihood and a significant asset. Whether you're protecting a business you built, ensuring you receive fair value for your contributions to a spouse's company, or calculating support based on self-employment income, these situations demand experienced guidance.

Relocation Pressures

Austin's growth has brought many families here from other states, and sometimes family law matters raise questions about whether a parent can relocate with children. These cases involve specific legal requirements and can dramatically impact your parental rights and your children's lives.

Whatever complexities your situation involves, our Austin family law attorneys have the experience to guide you through with intelligence and grace.

Family Law Issues We Handle

At Hembree Bell Law Firm, we help Austin families navigate the full range of family law matters with compassion and skill.

Divorce

Even when both spouses want to move forward amicably, divorce touches every aspect of your life. Our team tailors your legal strategy around your vision for the future, working to protect your rights, your children, and your financial security. We pursue smart, peaceful resolutions when possible, but we're prepared to fight fiercely when your situation demands aggressive advocacy.

Whether you're facing a straightforward uncontested divorce or a complex high-asset case involving business valuations, stock options, and multiple properties, we bring the experience and dedication your situation requires.

Child Custody

In Texas, custody is called "conservatorship," and few things matter more to parents than protecting their relationship with their children. We help you develop parenting arrangements that serve your children's best interests while preserving your role in their lives.

When cooperation is possible, mediation and negotiation often produce better outcomes than courtroom battles—arrangements you help shape rather than leaving decisions to a judge who doesn't know your family. But when the other parent won't negotiate fairly or when your children's safety is at stake, our Austin family law attorneys are prepared to advocate fiercely on your behalf.

Child Support

Your children deserve financial support from both parents. Whether you need to establish a new child support order, modify an existing one that no longer fits your circumstances, or enforce an order the other parent is ignoring, we help you secure fair support so you can focus on being the parent your children need.

Austin's unique economic landscape often requires careful analysis to ensure support calculations accurately reflect what your children need and what the other parent can provide.

Paternity

Establishing legal parentage is essential for protecting your rights and your child's well-being.

If you're a father seeking legal recognition, establishing paternity gives you the right to custody, visitation, and involvement in decisions affecting your child's upbringing. Your child also gains the benefit of having both parents legally recognized in their life.

If you're a mother seeking to establish paternity, doing so allows you to pursue child support and ensures your child has access to benefits, inheritance rights, and the security of legal recognition from both parents. It's important to understand that establishing paternity also grants the father parental rights, including potential custody and decision-making authority.

Whatever side of a paternity matter you find yourself on, our Austin family law attorneys guide you through the process with clarity and encouragement.

Spousal Maintenance

When one spouse sacrificed career opportunities to support the family or the other spouse's professional advancement, spousal maintenance (sometimes called alimony) may be appropriate. We help you understand Texas law regarding maintenance, advocate for fair arrangements, and ensure that contributions made during the marriage are properly recognized.

Modifications

Life changes. The court orders that made sense a few years ago may no longer fit your family's current reality. Whether you need to modify custody arrangements, child support, or other orders, we help you navigate the modification process when circumstances have shifted significantly.

Our Approach: Fighting Smart for Austin Families

At Hembree Bell Law Firm, we believe family law matters can be resolved well. That doesn't mean they're easy, but the process doesn't have to destroy you, drain your finances, or damage your children.

We always explore peaceful, smart resolutions first. Mediation and negotiation often produce better outcomes than courtroom battles, preserve important relationships, and keep you in control of decisions affecting your family. These approaches also tend to cost less and resolve faster than extended litigation.

But we're not naive. Some situations require aggressive advocacy. When the other side won't negotiate fairly, when assets are being hidden, or when your children's well-being is at stake, our Austin family law attorneys bring strength and skill to the courtroom. We fight hard while never losing sight of your long-term goals.

Beyond the Case: How Our Austin Family Law Attorneys Help You Build the Life You Want

Here's what makes us different: we don't just focus on resolving your legal issues. We focus on where you're going.

From our first conversation, we want to understand your vision for your future. What do you want your family to look like after this is resolved? What does financial security mean to you? How do you want to show up for your children? What kind of life will make you proud?

Then we build a strategy designed to get you there.

We also recognize that family law matters touch every part of your life, not just the legal parts. That's why we connect you with resources and support systems that help you thrive during and after your case. You're not just a client to us. You're a person with a story, a future, and more strength than you probably realize right now. Book your free case evaluation today to take the first step toward your next chapter.