Family Law & The Firm

Family law has undergone vast change over the past century due to the evolution of American families.

The real revolution began during World War II, when women entered the work force. Suddenly, women had a way to support themselves and a profound evolution of roles began that continues today.

In the 1950s and 60s, the number of divorces increased steadily. In 1969, the Texas Legislature adopted Title 1 of the Texas Family Code, allowing "no-fault" divorce. Divorcing parties no longer had to prove improper conduct or other ground for dissolving the marriage and the number of divorcing couples increased even more dramatically.

The widespread use of mediation and collaborative law to settle cases has changed the face of family law in the new millennium.

In many ways, the history of family law in Texas and across the nation is the history of KoonsFuller.

Firm attorneys Bill Koons and Ken Fuller helped to develop the process of certifying lawyers through the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in the 1960s and 70s.

With an increasing number of divorces involving large assets or complex child custody arrangements, attorneys of the firm find themselves on one side or the other of many very large divorces in North Texas and around the state and the nation.