Houston International Divorce Lawyers

Why Choose Diggs & Sadler to Handle My Case?

We handle a host of issues relating to international divorce and family law. These are some of the factors that set Diggs & Sadler above the rest:

• Experience: The Houston office of Diggs & Sadler has over 125 years of combined experience. The lawyers who focus on international family law issues, including Cindy Diggs, have been handling such cases for two decades. In addition to Cindy Diggs’ strong focus on international family law clients and situations, others at the firm have also honed their skills in international family law work, including for example, Tesha Peeples, and Kristy Banda have all represented clients from other countries or in cases that raise international issues. We have handled cases involving the Hague Convention on International Kidnapping, expatriates divorcing in Texas, jurisdictional issues for international divorce, choice of law issues, custody, alimony, child support and jurisdictional issues.
• Client Satisfaction: Despite differences in laws and customs, all individuals involved in divorce or other family law matters are going through a very difficult time and deserve our respect and empathy. Many of our international clients have provided testimonials of their satisfaction with our lawyers and our services. We are known for and proud of our understanding of and sensitivity to international cultural differences and customs as well as for our in-depth knowledge of the specific issues that arise in international family law cases.
• Our network in other jurisdictions: We have significant friendships and contacts with family lawyers in nearly every US state and a great many foreign countries, which means that we can direct international clients to other experienced legal professionals around the world if their case needs to be handled in another jurisdiction. We attend international family law conferences to develop and cement those relationships for the benefit of our clientele.
• Our award-winning team: The divorce and family law attorneys at Diggs & Sadler have earned national recognition for their international family law work. Managing shareholder Cynthia Diggs is not only Board Certified in both Family Law and Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, , but she is a member of the prestigious, invitation-only International Academy of Family Lawyers. She has served as an elected member of its Board of Managers and more recently, as an elected member of its Board of Governors. She typically attends up to three of their conferences a year, which take place all over the world. Tesha Peeples and Kristy Banda, both Texas Monthly Rising Stars in Family Law, have attended international legal conferences, including conferences of the International Academy of Family Lawyers in the US and in Europe, to learn more about international family law and to hone their contacts as well.