San Marcos, TX Enforcement Lawyer

Recognized & Trusted

Enforcement has two sides, and a parent accused of violating an order has real defenses. In San Marcos, SMB Law, PC represents parents responding to a motion for enforcement, not only those bringing one. A San Marcos enforcement lawyer who defends these motions knows the real defenses, from inability to pay to an unclear order. Shane has been licensed since 2003 and personally represents Central Texas parents on both sides of an enforcement fight.

San Marcos parents served with an enforcement motion often assume the worst, when in fact several recognized defenses may apply to their situation.

Where a San Marcos enforcement case is handled

San Marcos is the seat of Hays County, so an enforcement motion is filed with the Hays County District Clerk at the Government Center in San Marcos, where the responding parent appears to answer it.

Defending against an enforcement motion

Being served with a motion for enforcement is not the same as being found in contempt, and Texas recognizes several defenses. Because contempt requires a willful violation, a genuine inability to pay — proven with evidence of job loss, disability, or income the parent truly did not have — is a defense to jailing for unpaid support, though the underlying debt usually still stands as a judgment. Other defenses go to the order itself: a provision too vague or ambiguous to be obeyed cannot support contempt, and if the other parent prevented performance — for instance, denying access on the days possession was owed — that can excuse the alleged violation. There are also technical requirements the moving party must meet, from pleading each violation specifically to proper notice. We help San Marcos parents respond the right way: acknowledging what is legitimate, asserting the defenses that genuinely apply, and steering an honest inability-to-pay case toward a workable judgment and plan rather than a jail finding.

Responding without making it worse

The most damaging thing a San Marcos parent can do after being served is ignore the motion or show up without a plan. Enforcement hearings move quickly, and a parent who fails to appear risks the court granting the requested relief by default. We help responding parents prepare properly: gathering proof for a real inability-to-pay defense, identifying provisions too vague to enforce, and documenting any way the other parent blocked compliance. Just as important is candor about what is not defensible — a clear, willful violation is better addressed by proposing a realistic cure than by denying the obvious, which only costs credibility. Handled this way, many enforcement motions in San Marcos resolve in a payment plan or agreed judgment that the parent can actually meet, avoiding the contempt findings and jail exposure that come from letting the case run unanswered.

Working with us from San Marcos

Our office is about 30 miles northeast in downtown Austin via I-35. We handle most San Marcos enforcement matters 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 enforcement is not the right tool, we tell you.
• Transparent fees explained before you commit.

What working with us looks like

1. Confidential consultation to review your order and what has gone wrong.
2. The order and the proof — we pin down each violation with dates and records.
3. Motion for enforcement filed and set for hearing, or resolved by agreement.
4. Relief — a judgment, make-up time, or the remedy the law provides, enforced correctly.