Laura Caston
Practice Areas
Education
- Southern Methodist University (J.D. 2014)
- University of Texas at Austin (B.S. 2011)
Admitted to Practice
- State Bar of Texas, 2014
Qualification
- Family Law
- Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Awards & Honors
- Texas Rising Star, Thomson Reuters (2021)
Affiliations and Memberships
- State Bar of Texas,Family Law SectionMember(2014-present)
- Dallas Bar Association, Family Law SectionMember(2014-present) and Legal Ethics Committee Member(2018-present)
- DAYL Foundation, Sustaining Fellow, Grant CommitteeMemberand Finance CommitteeMember, (2020-present)
- Annette Stewart Inn of Court, Associate(2019-present)
- Communities Foundation of Texas Emerging Leaders in PhilanthrophyParticipant (2022)
- Richardson Chamber of Commerce, Member(2020-present)
- Leadership First, First United Methodist Church of Richardson, Advisory Board Member(2018-present)
Practice Description
Your family is unique, as is the appropriate resolution to your case. Ms. Caston dedicates her practice to crafting creative strategies –both in and out of court –focusing on divorces, complex property division, contested custody matters, adoption and termination suits, enforcement and modification of child and property related issues and family law appeals.
Publications, Seminars, and Cases
- Author, “Winning Your Motion for New Trial: 5 Traps of a Default Judgment.” DBA Headnotes, September 1, 2021.
- Co-Author, “Characterization of Intellectual Property in Divorce.” DBA Headnotes, March 1, 2021.
- Author, “Contractual Protections for Postponed Nuptials.” DBA Headnotes, September 1, 2020.
- Co-Author, “Victims of Family Violence Are Asking: Is It Really Safer to Stay Home?” Local Profile, April 9, 2020.
- Moderator, “What You and Your Client Need to Know About Direct Communications with Opposing Parties” DBA Ethics Fest 2019, May 2, 2019.
- Author, “Alternatives to Reimbursement Claims for Minors.” State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section Report, Volume 2018 (Fall 2018).
- Author, “What Do I Do When I Suspect Child Abuse or Neglect?” DBA Headnotes, September 1, 2018.
- In the Interest of C.R.G., a Child, No. 05-17-00717-CV (Tex.App.—Dallas2017, pet. denied)(mem. op.).