Rosana Esparza
Founding partner
Contested divorces, custody trials and protective orders. Rosana opened the firm so families in Laredo could hear their options in the language they speak at home.
Family law in Laredo
When the marriage ends,
the family goes on.
Esparza & Lozano is three family lawyers on Houston Street in Laredo. We handle divorce, custody and support, protective orders and marital agreements, in English and in Spanish, and one of us stays on your case from the first call.
What we handle
Four kinds of matter, each with a lawyer’s name on it.
Most families come to us for one of these. If yours is something else, we will say so and tell you who can help.
- 01
Divorce
Ending a marriage with the house, the money and the children settled in writing, by agreement or before a judge.
About divorce - 02
Custody and support
Parenting plans, visitation, child support, and changes to an order that no longer fits your life.
About custody - 03
Protective orders
For anyone afraid at home: applying for an order that keeps another person away, and what to do until the hearing.
About protective orders - 04
Marital agreements
Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements in plain words, signed with a lawyer on each side.
About agreements
Sample matters
Outcomes, described plainly.
Mediated settlement
Two households, one calendar.
Divorce with two children and a family business. Both parents signed a parenting plan and a property agreement after three mediation sessions.
Protective order granted
Home safe, schedule settled.
A temporary order, then a final order that also set how the children’s exchanges would happen.
Support modified
A job lost, a number changed.
A parent’s child support lowered after a documented loss of income, with the new amount written into the order.
Agreement signed
Before the wedding, in plain words.
A prenuptial agreement for a couple with a family-owned ranch, drafted so each spouse could read and explain it.
Sample matters, shown as illustrations. Every case is different, and past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
The lawyers
The people who will answer your call.
Two of us speak Spanish with clients every day. Each of us takes a case from the first consultation to the last order.
Gustavo Lozano
Partner
Mediation, marital agreements and changes to orders. Gustavo helps couples settle what they can and prepares what they cannot.
Helena Tillman
Associate
Parenting schedules, child support and enforcement. Helena turns a custody order into a calendar a family can follow.
Insights
Two questions we hear every week.
CustodyA parenting plan is a calendar, not a verdict
What goes into a plan that survives school mornings, shift work and a trip across the border.
Helena Tillman4 min read
DivorceWhat to gather before your first consultation
A short list of papers that lets a lawyer answer you in thirty minutes instead of three meetings.
Gustavo Lozano3 min read
A first conversation
Tell us where things stand.
Call, or send a note. We will tell you what the consultation costs when you book, and we will answer in the language you wrote in.
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