Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Fort Worth, TX

Genevieve Barr is an attorney at The Harris Law Firm. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, she focuses her practice primarily on family law issues, with her clients coming from the surrounding area. In this regard, Ms. Barr assists people both in and out of the military whose marriages are coming to an end and who are struggling with such divorce-related issues as child custody and visitation, alimony, child support and the division of complex assets and debts. In the child custody area, she has often been appointed as a guardian ad litem to represent children who are the subject of contested cases and to look after their best interests.

In addition to her matrimonial practice, Ms. Barr's other experience has encompassed the representation of clients who are seeking modifications to or the enforcement of existing divorce orders. She has also handled adoptions, and she has provided assistance to members of the military who are facing allegations of domestic abuse. Ms. Barr also has an estate planning background, in which she prepares and reviews wills, trusts and powers of attorney. Highly respected by her colleagues, she has received an "Excellent" peer review rating through Avvo.

Ms. Barr is admitted to practice before all Texas state courts, and she has also been certified as an attorney by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. She attended Southern Methodist University as an undergraduate, majoring in broadcast journalism and receiving a Bachelor of Arts in 2005. Her legal education was obtained at what was then known as the Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, and she was awarded her Juris Doctor in 2009. Ms. Barr's professional affiliations include the Military and Veterans Law Section of the State Bar of Texas.