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Divorce & Family Law

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Bastrop Divorce and Family Law Attorneys

Nothing will affect every aspect of your life as much as divorce–especially if there are children involved. It is absolutely essential to hire an experienced Bastrop divorce lawyer when you are faced with the painful and difficult situation caused by divorce. Many difficult questions will have to be answered:

Who will the children live with?

How much child support must be paid?

Who gets the house?

Who pays for the car?

What about liability for income taxes?

What about pension, 401k, and other retirement accounts?

Even if you and your children’s other parent were never married, the Family Law court determines your rights as a parent including primary or joint custody, child support, visitation, medical decision-making, and other important issues.


The Bastrop divorce and family law attorneys at the Law Office of Derek R. Van Gilder have been helping people in divorce and other family law matters for decades. Our experience will help you get through this very challenging chapter of your life as quickly and as easily as possible.s

Help With Agreed Divorces In Bastrop County

An agreed divorce is the best possible resolution to a bad situation. A divorce is generally considered to be “agreed” if the two parties have a mutual agreement as to all of the terms of the settlement without the need for a trial or court involvement.


The terms of a divorce settlement include agreement about the division of assets and debts. If minor children are involved, the agreement would also apply to custody, visitation, and child support.

If you and your spouse have agreed on all of the essential terms, then your divorce will be much less expensive and much faster to resolve. With regard to visitation and child support, the parties may simply agree to abide by the “standard order” for visitation and the State of Texas child support calculator.


The most important document in every divorce case is the Final Decree of Divorce. That document is a court order that formally terminates the marriage. It is the document you will rely on to make sure you are fulfilling your obligations and that you will rely on to enforce your ex-spouses obligation in the event of a dispute in the future.

Even if your divorce is agreed, we highly recommend that you hire a lawyer to handle it for you because it is essential that all important issues are included in the Petition for Divorce. If any issues are missing, the court may refuse to include those terms in the Final Decree.


For the same reason, you should always hire a lawyer to prepare the Final Decree of Divorce—even if there is an agreement on all the terms. The accuracy and wording of the Final Decree is absolutely crucial in the event you have to return to court at a later date to enforce it.


Our experienced Bastrop divorce lawyers can help you navigate the agreed divorce process in a cost-effective way as quickly as possible.

Divorce & Family Law

Experienced Bastrop Divorce Lawyers

Divorce is a sad and unfortunate event, but it happens all to often. If you and your spouse have any hope of reconciling your marriage, you should do everything you can to avoid divorce.


However, if reconciliation is not an option, you need an experienced Texas divorce lawyer to protect your legal rights–especially if you have children. The Texas Family Code sets out the guidelines for terminating a marriage, dividing assets and liabilities and defining parental rights.

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Divorce & Family Law

It is important that you have an experienced advocate on your side to protect your interests.

The experienced divorce lawyers at the Law Office of Derek R. Van Gilder have successfully represented numerous clients in divorce proceedings–including agreed divorces, mediated settlements and trials.

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