Margaret Tucker

"Margaret understands the emotional and financial toll that divorce and child custody disputes have on families. She is compassionate, proactive, and focused on solutions. She works with her clients to develop strategies specific to their goals, and she ensures that clients are involved in every step"

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Practice Areas

Alimony & Spousal Maintenance
Annulments
Child Custody
Child Support
Contested Divorce
Dispute Resolution
Divorce Law
Domestic Violence
Estate Planning
Family Disputes & Contracts
Family Law
Joint Custody
Marriage & Prenuptials
Mediation
Parental Rights
Power of Attorney
Probate
Property Division
Same-Sex Divorce
Trusts
Uncontested Divorce
Wills and Living Wills

Bar Admission

Texas, 1994
New York, 1990

Professional Memberships

College of the State Bar of Texas, Member
Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, Member
LGBT Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, Member
Poverty Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, Member
Texas Family Law Foundation, Member
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas Sustainability Society, Member and Volunteer
Austin Bar Association, Family Law Section, Board Member and Past President
Texas Bar Foundation, Member
American Bar Association, Member

Other Legal Profiles

Super Lawyers State Bar of Texas

Background and Experience

Margaret is a skilled and compassionate advocate, trial lawyer, and mediator. Her family law practice focuses on divorce, original child custody suits, custody and support modifications, marital agreements, and adoption. Her practice also includes estate planning, guardianship, and appellate law.

Margaret has been selected as a Super Lawyer several times throughout her career. Lawyers are selected for this designation after an extensive evaluation of peer reviews and professional achievement in legal practice.

Education

Pomona College, B.A. – 1982
The University of Texas at Austin, Graduate School, M.A. – 1991
The University of Texas at Austin Law School, Austin, Texas, J.D. – 1994

Honors & Awards

Super Lawyer Nomination 2015-2024
Super Lawyer – Family Law – 2015 to present

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Client Testimonial

The divorce process is not an easy one, but I always felt fully supported, informed, and guided by Margaret and the staff. Margaret always laid out the options, made me aware of the risks, and provided me with recommendations, but she also gave me the flexibility to work out things with my ex where I could, to speed up the process and avoid some legal expenses. I highly recommend Margaret for family law representation.

David Jones

Margaret,

Thank you so much for this- and for all of what you’ve done for [my daughter]. Friday’s hearing was a day I will never forget. [My daughter] and I so appreciate how you handled everything. You were a true advocate and absolute badass. Thank you for leading the charge and handling everything so professionally. It was such a huge win!

L.P. - 5/10/23