Divorce lawyers in McKinney

Texas allows no-fault divorce when the marriage has become insupportable. To file, either spouse must have lived in Texas for the preceding six months and in the filing county for the preceding 90 days. A court generally can't grant the divorce until the 60th day after the suit was filed, with exceptions for certain family violence cases.

For the Collin County part of McKinney, cases go to the Collin County District Clerk, which runs the business of 15 district courts handling civil, family and felony criminal matters and takes in over 25,500 new filings a year. Ask your lawyer which court your case is assigned to and how its scheduling affects the timeline.

McKinney divorces and the family home

If the house is part of the settlement, its appraised value comes from the Collin Central Appraisal District. Ask your lawyer how the homestead exemption and any value protest, generally due by May 15 or 30 days after the notice, are handled while the case is open.

This explains how Texas rules work; it is not legal advice. Confirm how they apply to you with a licensed Texas lawyer.

The State Bar of Texas reported a median hourly rate of $368 for full-time private practitioners in 2025, and $388 in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro. That is an all-practice figure, not a family-law survey, so ask each lawyer for their hourly rate, the retainer, who else on the team bills and at what rate.

For a first conversation, the State Bar's Lawyer Referral & Information Service at (800) 252-9690 refers callers to a lawyer who gives up to a 30-minute consultation for no more than $20. TexasLawHelp.org has free self-help guides, forms and a legal aid directory. More on fees and lawyer types is on our Texas attorneys guide.

• Search the State Bar. Its Find a Lawyer directory covers every attorney licensed in Texas and filters by board certification, languages and fee options.
• Check discipline. The same lookup shows a lawyer's disciplinary history, and the Bar publishes recent actions and an Ineligible Attorney List.
• Read "Board Certified" carefully. A lawyer may use the phrase only if certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization or an organization it has accredited. Family Law is one of the certified areas.
• Watch for solicitation. Texas ethics rules generally forbid lawyers from soliciting new clients in person or by live phone or social media contact, and solicitation mail must be marked "ADVERTISEMENT".

If something goes wrong, grievances are filed on the State Bar's current form, effective October 1, 2025, which can be submitted online. The Client Security Fund can repay clients whose lawyer stole money or failed to refund an unearned fee, generally after a grievance finds that happened.

Bring a list of assets and debts, recent tax returns and the date you each moved to Texas and to Collin County, since residency decides where you can file. Ask how the lawyer expects the 60-day wait to be used and what a contested case would change. No lawyer can promise an outcome, and a promise of one is a reason to keep looking.

If you are moving out, our McKinney movers page covers the TxDMV checks, and the Frisco attorneys list covers the neighboring city. Court and tax offices are summarized on the McKinney hub.

This explains how Texas rules work; it is not legal advice. Confirm how they apply to you with a licensed Texas lawyer.