Houston Divorce Lawyer
Divorce lawyer focused on collaborative divorce & child custody disputes
Houston family attorney Richard Lybarger offers high-quality and comprehensive legal representation in family law matters at reasonable hourly rates. Your case will be given personal attention and management by Mr. Lybarger.
Richard Lybarger, Divorce Lawyer
Houston divorce lawyer Richard Lybarger has been a licensed family law attorney in the state of Texas for over 22 years. In his years of law practice, Mr. Lybarger has handled a full range of family law matters from simple, uncontested divorces to complex divorce cases involving significant property and sensitive child custody issues to simple marriage dissolution, as well as other family law matters including annulments, paternity, visitation rights and premarital agreements.
Based on his educational background and experience in business and finance, Houston divorce lawyer Mr. Lybarger is proficient in assessing complex financial aspects of marital estates and other financial matters that often become interwoven with more complex divorces.
Family law from a personal point of view
Houston divorce lawyer Mr. Lybarger is a family man. Practicing family law in Houston is a personal matter for him. He uses his concern for the well-being of families and relationships to bring a compassionate, caring, and considerate approach to family law
Collaborative resolutions to family law matters
Many family disputes can be resolved more expediently and in a less acrimonious manner than through the traditional divorce litigation process. As a result, Houston divorce lawyer Mr. Lybarger has broadened his family law practice to include non-adversarial alternatives to traditional divorce, such as mediation and arbitration (including serving as the mediator for the mandatory mediation phase now built into the Texas divorce process).
The collaborative family law solutions often save time and money while reducing the emotional stress of traditional divorce and preserving relationships, which is essential to the post-divorce business of co-parenting. Mr. Lybarger has extensive experience mediating family law cases and is trained in the burgeoning arena of collaborative law. Mr. Lybarger has the education, experience, and training to help you through difficult times.
Education
- Trinity University, M.S., Health Care Admin., 1994
- St. Mary’s University School of Law, J.D., 1986
- Abilene Christian University, B.S., 1975
Memberships
- Licensed, State Bar of Texas, 1986
- Member, State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section
- Member, Collaborative Law Institute of Texas
- Member, American Academy of Collaborative Lawyers
- Member, American Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Member, Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Member, Houston Bar Association, Collaborative Law Section
- Associate Member, Burta Rhoads Raborn Family Law American Inn of Court
- Lifetime Member, Texas Family Law Foundation
Becky Hoffman, Legal Assistant
Rebecca (Becky) Hoffman is a native of the great state of Texas. She began her career as a legal assistant in 1989 and has specialized in the area of family law for eight years.
Ms. Hoffman is trained and experienced in researching, analyzing, and managing the daily tasks related to family law cases. She works under the direct supervision of Houston divorce lawyer Mr. Lybarger. She is readily available to speak with you when Mr. Lybarger is involved in other matters.
Ms. Hoffman’s time is billed at a reasonable hourly rate, which is less than Mr. Lybarger’s hourly rate—so you save money when Ms. Hoffman assists Mr. Lybarger in handling the day-to-day management of your case.
For assistance you can trust, do not hesitate to contact Ms. Hoffman. She remains in close communication with Houston divorce lawyer Mr. Lybarger at all times.
