Georgetown, TX High Net Worth Divorce Lawyer

In a high-asset Georgetown divorce, the first fight is often not how to split the estate but what even belongs to it. SMB Law, PC helps separate what is truly community property from what a spouse gets to keep as their own.

Georgetown’s established families and Sun City retirees frequently bring long marriages, inheritances, and pre-marriage wealth into a divorce — exactly the situations where characterization becomes the central battle.

Where a Georgetown high-net-worth divorce is filed

Georgetown is the Williamson County seat, so a divorce is filed and heard at the Williamson County Justice Center on Martin Luther King Jr. Street, once the residency requirement is met.

Separate versus community property and tracing

Texas only divides community property, so in a high-net-worth case an enormous amount can turn on characterization — whether an asset is community or the separate property of one spouse. Separate property includes what a spouse owned before marriage and what they received during it by gift or inheritance, and it stays with that spouse — but only if it can be proven, because Texas presumes property on hand at divorce is community. When separate funds get deposited into joint accounts or mixed with marital money, that presumption can swallow them unless the separate portion is traced back through the records. Reimbursement claims can also arise when one estate pays to benefit another. Proving character with account histories and expert tracing is frequently the difference between keeping an inheritance and watching it be divided.

Prenuptial and marital agreements

Characterization gets far simpler when the spouses addressed it in advance. In a Georgetown high-asset divorce, a valid premarital or marital property agreement can control which assets are separate, how income from separate property is treated, and how the estate is divided — often overriding the default community-property rules entirely. The catch is validity: Texas will enforce these agreements, but a spouse can challenge one as involuntary or, in narrow circumstances, unconscionable, so how the agreement was signed and disclosed matters. We review any agreement early to determine whether it holds up and what it actually covers, because a solid agreement can end the characterization fight before it starts — and a flawed one can collapse at exactly the wrong moment. Where no agreement exists, we build the tracing case that stands in its place.

Working with us from Georgetown

Our downtown Austin office is about 30 miles south of Georgetown, a 35-to-40-minute drive on I-35. Most Georgetown high-net-worth clients work with us by phone, video, and e-signature.

At SMB Law, PC you work directly with attorney Shane M. Boasberg, who has represented Texans for more than two decades and has been licensed by the State of Texas since 2003. We explain things in plain English, give you a plan instead of more stress, and keep you informed from your first confidential consultation through final resolution.

Why clients choose SMB Law, PC

• Direct attorney access — you talk to Shane, licensed since 2003, not a call center.
• Honest advice — if a fight is not worth the cost, we say so.
• Transparent fees explained before you commit.

What working with us looks like

1. Confidential consultation to understand your goals and the law that applies.
2. Strategy and records tailored to your situation.
3. Negotiation or court — we settle when we can and litigate when we must.
4. Resolution implemented correctly so you can move on.

A Georgetown divorce rarely involves just one question; we also handle when a divorce is contested, a spousal support case, and military divorce issues, supported by our Austin high net worth divorce practice.