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O'Neil Attorneys Family Law

5420 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway Suite 500 Dallas, Texas 75240 USA

 (972) 499-4558 or (866) 959-4330
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The O’Neil Attorneys law firm in Texas has one purpose in mind: to provide men and women with sympathetic and persistent advocacy in all the practice areas of family law appeals and litigation in Texas courts. We are dedicated to giving our clients favorable results.

Ms. O’Neil, the firm’s founder fits the description of being a combination of sweet and salty. “She cannot be outgunned, out-briefed or out-lawyered,” as one judge has described Ms. O’Neil. As much as she is aggressive towards attaining our clients’ goals, she never forgets the need to be compassionate in complicated family law cases. This has given us the reputation of producing big firm results while catering to clients’ attention like a smaller firm would do.

Her family law litigation, at both the trial and appellate court level, makes Ms. O’Neil recognized locally, statewide, and nationally. Her knowledge and ability to implement efficient legal strategies, due to her deep understanding of the ins and outs of family law, allow her to personalize each case from beginning to the end.

Practice Areas

Practice Areas Description

- Divorce

Divorce, also known as dissolution of marriage, is the legal proceeding involving the final termination of a marriage, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between two persons. The divorce process can be legally complex and emotionally difficult, particularly when children or significant assets are involved.


- Child Custody

Custody disputes are often the most raw and difficult aspects of any divorce. As their lives change around them, it can be easy for parents to feel like their relationship with their children is at risk. If you are going through a divorce, it is crucial to have a skilled attorney representing your interests in custody proceedings.


- Paternity

Before parenting time, visitation or child support orders can be put into place, paternity (also known as parentage) must be established according to Texas law. At O'Neil Attorneys in Dallas, we represent mothers and fathers in paternity cases, helping them establish and protect their rights with an eye on achieving an outcome that is in the best interests of their children.


- Rights of Non-Parents and Grandparents to a Child

Issues involving the rights of non-biological parents — such as grandparents, stepparents or unmarried partners — are currently the number one litigated family law issue in Texas. When someone has built a long-term relationship with a child that is being threatened as a result of a divorce or another situation outside of their control, the effects can be far-reaching.


- Child Support

Child support is the ongoing obligation to provide financial care and support to a child after a relationship ends. It is based on the legal duty that both parents are obligated to financially support their child, even when a child is not living with both parents. This issue arises most often after a divorce, where the parent without primary physical custody will be obligated to provide monthly child support payments.


- Enforcement and Modification

If you are seeking the enforcement or modification of an existing court order in Texas, you can rely on O'Neil Attorneys in Dallas to represent your interests. We have extensive experience at the trial and appellate level and are relentless in pursuing the rights of our clients while showing them the compassion they need during a difficult situation.


- Child Relocation

Parents can arrive at the need to relocate for a number of different reasons, including a new job, a new marriage, the need to be closer to extended family and other reasons. But when a move will affect the ability of another parent to carry on a relationship with their child, a number of complicated legal issues must be addressed.


- Business Ownership, Valuation and Division in Divorce

Many of the most complex divorces involve situations where one spouse owns a business or a family business is involved. There are many things that occur throughout the course of a marriage that can have an impact on how business assets are categorized in a divorce agreement, making it crucial to have a skilled attorney representing your interests.


- Same-Sex Divorce, Domestic Partnerships and Custody

In Texas, certain relationships between couples are not recognized, including same-sex marriages. However, those couples may enter into contractual relationships to define particular rights and procedures that will be followed in the event of the dissolution of the relationship.


- Complex Marital Property Division

When a marriage is dissolved in Texas, the courts must divide the spouses' community and quasi-community property in a just and right manner and confirm the spouses' separate property. To make sure your property settlement is based on accurate information that truly reflects your situation, it is important to have an experienced family law attorney on your side.


- Parenting Time

Contrary to popular assumptions that many parents have about parenting time, a joint managing conservatorship does not mean that both parents will have equal parenting time. The title simply denotes that the parents are expected to work together to co-parent and arrive at joint-decisions regarding the child's best interests.

- Divorce Appeal

The decisions made by judges at trial court are not always final. Sometimes mistakes are made by attorneys, judges or juries. While an appeal is not a "do over" of the trial, it provides a party who feels wronged the opportunity to seek a just result. For this to happen, an appeal must show that the rule of law was not followed during the trial, using only the evidence that was admitted at the trial. The role of the appellate court is to review the case as it was presented to the trial judge to determine if an error was made.


- Premarital Agreement

Premarital and postmarital agreements are things that many people have misconceptions about. They are not simply agreements for protecting the money of wealthy individuals from a divorce; they are valuable tools for anyone interested in clearly spelling out their rights during and after a marriage.


- Spousal Maintenance

Known as alimony in many other jurisdictions, spousal maintenance can be asserted in very limited circumstances during a Texas divorce. A claim for spousal maintenance seeks periodic payments from the future income of one spouse for the support of the other spouse after the divorce.

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Ms. Michelle May O'Neil Attorney Child Support and Custody, Child Visitation, Divorce, Family Law, Paternity

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