What We Handle
Practice Areas
Comprehensive family law representation across every matter that affects your family.
Focused Exclusively on Family Law
At Holman Westbrook Law, PLLC, every case we handle involves family law. That focus means deeper knowledge of Texas family courts, local procedures, and the nuances that matter in your specific situation. Whether your matter is straightforward or highly complex, you receive the same level of dedicated, personalized attention.
Dissolution of Marriage
Divorce
Comprehensive representation through contested and uncontested divorce proceedings.
Divorce is one of the most significant legal events in a person's life. Carrie Holman Westbrook provides thorough, strategic representation through every stage — from filing through final decree. Whether your divorce involves complex asset division, business interests, real property, retirement accounts, or spousal support, she works to protect your financial future and ensure a fair outcome. For couples who agree on all terms, she also handles uncontested divorces efficiently and cost-effectively.
Conservatorship & Possession
Child Custody
Protecting your parental rights and your child's best interests.
Child custody — called conservatorship in Texas — determines who makes decisions for your child and how parenting time is divided. Carrie advocates for arrangements that reflect your child's best interests while protecting your parental rights. She handles both initial custody determinations and modifications when circumstances change, and is equally skilled at negotiating parenting plans and litigating contested custody disputes.
Establishing & Enforcing Support
Child Support
Establishing, modifying, and enforcing child support orders.
Texas child support guidelines provide a framework, but every family's situation is different. Carrie helps clients establish support orders that accurately reflect income, childcare costs, medical expenses, and other relevant factors. She also handles modifications when financial circumstances change materially, and enforcement actions when a parent fails to meet their obligations.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mediation
Skilled neutral mediation to help families reach fair agreements outside of court.
Mediation offers a less adversarial, more cost-effective path to resolving family law disputes. As a skilled mediator, Carrie facilitates productive discussions between parties, helping them reach durable agreements on divorce terms, custody arrangements, support obligations, and property division. Mediation often preserves important relationships — especially critical when children are involved — and gives both parties more control over the outcome than a judge's ruling.
Appellate Advocacy
Family Law Appeals
Challenging or defending family court decisions at the Texas Court of Appeals.
When a trial court makes a legal error that affects the outcome of your case, an appeal may be the right path forward. Carrie Holman Westbrook handles family law appeals at the Texas Court of Appeals, providing thorough legal research, persuasive brief writing, and oral argument when required. She also defends favorable trial court rulings against appeals brought by the opposing party.
Post-Decree Changes
Modifications
Seeking court approval to modify existing orders when life circumstances change.
Life changes — and court orders sometimes need to change with it. Carrie handles modifications to custody, visitation, child support, and spousal support orders when there has been a material and substantial change in circumstances. Whether you need to modify an order due to a job change, relocation, change in the child's needs, or other significant life event, she guides you through the process efficiently.
Holding Parties Accountable
Enforcement
Holding parties accountable when court orders are violated.
When a court order is ignored — whether it involves custody, visitation, child support, or property division — you have legal remedies available. Carrie pursues enforcement actions to hold the non-compliant party accountable, which may include contempt proceedings, wage withholding, license suspension, and other remedies available under Texas law.
Agreed Dissolution
Uncontested Divorce
Efficient, cost-effective resolution for couples who agree on all terms.
When both spouses agree on all aspects of their divorce — property division, debt allocation, custody, and support — an uncontested divorce can be resolved efficiently and at significantly lower cost than a contested proceeding. Carrie prepares all required documents, ensures the agreement is legally sound and protects your interests, and guides you through the court process to finalize your divorce as smoothly as possible.
Co-Parenting Agreements
Parenting Plans
Detailed parenting plans that protect your child's stability and your parental rights.
A well-crafted parenting plan goes beyond basic custody and visitation schedules. Carrie helps clients develop comprehensive parenting plans that address decision-making authority, holiday and vacation schedules, communication protocols, relocation restrictions, and other provisions that reduce future conflict and provide stability for children. Clear, detailed parenting plans help prevent disputes and give both parents a reliable framework for co-parenting.
Discuss Your Family Law Matter
Every family law situation is unique. Schedule a confidential consultation to discuss your specific circumstances and learn how Carrie Holman Westbrook can help.