Elisa  Reiter

Elisa Reiter

Elisa Reiter -- The Right Choice for Family Law Needs
  • Divorce, Family Law, Elder Law
  • District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New York, Texas
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Elisa Maloff Reiter provides value-added legal representation throughout the entire divorce process. Our firm combines the skills you would find at a boutique firm with efficiency in handling your case. You can reach her at elisa@elisareiter.com or at ereiter@uplawtx.com.

Whether you are enjoying your golden years or facing division of complex assets that include a business, you need an attorney who works expediently and effectively. Need help with parental alienation issues? Mrs. Reiter can help. LGQBT issues? Mrs. Reiter can help. Navigating a divorce for those in their golden years? Mrs. Reiter can help. Navigating a divorce at the height of your earning power? Mrs. Reiter can help. Modifying an old Decree regarding access, powers or child support? Mrs. Reiter can help. Enforcing a Decree or Modification Order? Mrs. Reiter can help.

With Elisa Reiter, you will work with a compassionate and caring attorney. When you enter the courtroom, you will witness firsthand a skilled and successful litigator who will employ all resources to secure the best possible results. In mediation and collaborative law settings, she will skillfully navigate you through the process.

Whether you are dealing with the division of large estates or small, or are grappling with parental alienation, reunification, or CPS cases, she will call upon her colleagues in industries that range from mental health to forensic accounting, as needed, to move you forward toward resolution. The right choice? Elisa Reiter.

Education
Southern Methodist University
Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
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Southern Methodist University
B.A. (1980) | English
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Honors: Cum Laude, Departmental Distinction
Activities: President, English Club
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Southern Methodist University
B.S. (1980) | Political Science
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Honors: Cum Laude
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Professional Experience
Senior Associate
Underwood Perkins, PC
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Mrs. Reiter is a valued member of the family law section at Underwood Perkins, P.C. She litigates. She mediates. She writes - her articles have been published in National Law Journal, New York Law Journal, Texas Lawyer, and Family Law Magazine. You can read her work at https://www.ResearchGate.Net. In addition to her practice, she's served as an adjunct professor of family law at SMU. Need someone with decades of experience in divorce, characterization, tracing separate property claims, suits affecting the parent child relationship, CPS, parental alienation and reunification? Make the right choice: ELISA REITER.
Solo Practitioner
Law Offices of Elisa Maloff Reiter
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Associate, Family Law Section
Seeligson, Douglass, Falconer, Vanden Eykel, Steinberg and Solomon
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Associate
Bedsole & Bird
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Associate
Law Offices of John J. Diggins
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Publications
Articles & Publications
My Yiddishe Mama: Paralegal Extraordinaire
Jewess Magazine
Are You a Pro or a Rookie?
Dallas Bar Association Family Law Newsletter
Practicing Practically as an Amicus Attorney
Dallas Bar Headnotes
Amicus Attorney: Practicing Practically Under the New Statute
Marriage Dissolution Institute
In Search of the Holy Cow
Mediation Monitor Quarterly
Empowering Effective Expert Testimony
TCA Journal
Have Patience: Your Patients May Have More Privacy Rights Than You
TCA Journal
Nuts and Bolts: Roles and Responsibilities of Participants in a Child Abuse Case
Guardian Ad Litem Series
Dealing with Governmental Entities, or The DA's on First, CPS is on Second and ICPC is on Third
21st Annual Advanced Family Law Seminar
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Practice: Some Legal, Ethical and Practical Considerations for the Prudent Mental Health Professional
TCA Journal
But Mom, I Don't Have to Go, Do I?
TCA Guidelines
Can You Rely on Tape Recordings?
TCA Guidelines
Psychologist =1, Disgruntled Dad = 0
TCA Guidelines
Is Texas Law Chomping, Stomping and Chewing Up Mental Health Professionals?
TCA Guidelines
Isn't It True, Doctor? The Art of Cross Examination
Progress Notes, TMHCA
Legal Consultation: Know the Facts .. . And the French
Progress Notes, TMHCA
The Power of Privilege: The Mental Health Professional's Obligation to Juggle Confidentiality and Protection in the Era of AIDS
Monograph published by Texas Mental Health Counselors Association
The Counselor as Journalist
Progress Notes, TMHCA
And Where Did You Matriculate? How To Present Testimony on Your Credentials
TMHCA Progress Notes
What To Do When You Are Served With A Subpoena
Progress Notes, TMHCA
Conservatorship: Case Strategies
Advanced Family Law Course
PJC V: Life After Pattern Jury Charge V
Marriage Dissolution Institute
Psycological Testing: An Update
Marriage Dissolution Institute
Speaking Engagements
What Every Woman Should Know About Family Law, Northlake College Noon Forum, Dallas, Texas
Northlake College
The Power of Privilege, Allied Staff Forum, Grapevine, Texas
Charter Hospital, Grapevine
Family Law in the 90s: A Warrior's Perspective, 17th Annual Free Inquiry Convention, Kansas City, Missouri
Free Inquiry
The Power of Privilege, Psychiatry Forum, Dallas, Texas
Green Oaks Hospital
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Being an Expert Witness, Psychiatric Services, Dallas, Texas
St Paul Hospital
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Being an Expert Witness, Grand Rounds, Dallas, Texas
Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Being an Expert Witness, Clinicians Luncheon, Grapevine, Texas
Charter Hospital, Grapevine
Falling Through the Cracks: Child Abuse Seminar, Grand Rounds, Grapevine, Texas
Charter Hospital, Grapevine
The Joys of Elder Law, Grand Rounds, Dallas, Texas
Presbyterian Hospital Grand Rounds
The Joys of Elder Law, Guardianship Forum, Dallas, Texas
Jewish Family Service
Nuts and Bolts: Roles and Responsibilities in a Child Abuse Case, Guardian Ad Litem Series, Dallas, Texas
304th and 305th Courts
Dealing with Governmental Entities, 21st Annual Advanced Family Law Course, Dallas, Texas
Texas Bar Association
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Practice: What Every Prudent Mental Health Professional Should Know, Texas Marriage and Family Therapists Annual Seminar, Ft Worth, Texas
TMCHA
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Practice: What Every Prudent Mental Health Professional Should Know, CPC Capitol Hospital, CPC Capitol Hospital
CPC Capitol Hospital
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Practice: What Every Prudent Mental Health Professional Should Know, Charter Hospital, Kingswood, Kingswood Texas
Charter Hospital
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Practice: What Every Prudent Mental Health Professional Should Know, 36th Annual Texas Counseling Association Convention, San Antonio, Texas
TCA
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Practice: What Every Prudent Mental Health Professional Should Know, 37th Annual Texas Counseling Association Convention, Galveston, Texas
TCA
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Practice: What Every Prudent Mental Health Professional Should Know, National Association of Social Workers' Ethics Forum, Dallas, Texas
American Heart Association
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Practice: What Every Prudent Mental Health Professional Should Know, Law and Psychiatry Symposium, Dallas, Texas
Southern Methodist University
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Practice: What Every Prudent Mental Health Professional Should Know, Law and Psychiatry Symposium, Dallas, Texas
Southern Methodist University
Ignorance of the Law is No Excuse, 40th Annual Texas Counseling Association Annual Convention, Ft Worth, Texas
TCA
Mediating with the Irascible, Presbyterian Hospital Grand Rounds, Dallas, Texas
Presbyterian Hospital Department of Psychiatry
Family Law and You, SMU Liberal Arts Program, Dallas, Texas
Southern Methodist University
Advanced Family Law Concepts for the Prudent Mediator, Northlake College, Dallas, Texas
Northlake College
Advanced Family Law Concepts for the Prudent Mediator, Northlake College, Dallas, Texas
Northlake College
Family Issues in the Millenium, Henry D. Schlinger Ethics Symposium, Dallas, Texas
Temple Emanu-el
Risk Management for the Prudent Mental Health Professional, Psychology Seminar, Denton, Texas
University of North Texas
Pre-emption, Privacy and the Mental Health Professional, Psychology Seminar, Dallas, Texas
Southern Methodist University
Family Law Symposium, Dispute Resolution Program, Plano, Texas
Southern Methodist University
Avoiding Crises at the Courthouse, Suicide Crises Center Forum, Dallas, Texas
Suicide Crises Center
Avoiding Crises at the Courthouse, Graduate Student Forum, Denton, Texas
CFRC, University of North Texas
Avoiding Crises at the Courthouse, Green Oaks Hospital, Dallas, Texas
Dallas Metro Counselors Association
Avoiding Crises at the Courthouse, Faith and Liberty Place, Dallas, Texas
Faith and Liberty Place
Domestic Relations Seminar, Dispute Resolution Program, Plano, Texas
Southern Methodist University
Amicus Attorney, Marriage Dissolution Institute, Galveston, Texas
Texas Bar Association
Amicus Attorney, DVAP, Belo Mansion, Dallas, Texas
Dallas Bar Family Section
Family Law SOS/101, Child Abuse Prevention Center, Dallas, Texas
Child Abuse Prevention Center
Certifications
Family Law
Texas State Bar
Awards
Lifetime Fellow
Texas Bar Foundation
TOP LAWYER
Global Directory, Who's Who
Member
Lawyers of Distinction
Honorary Chair, Legends and Lights Gala
Family Compass
Spirit of Compassion Award
Family Compass
Member
Super Lawyers
AV Rated - 2001 to present
Martindale Hubbell
Professional Associations
New York State Bar
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bar
Member
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District of Columbia Bar
Member
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Texas State Bar  # 12871950
Member
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Family Compass
Member, Board of Directors
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Board of Directors, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Director
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Board of Directors, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Director
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Texas Family Law Exam Commission
Chairperson
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Texas Family Law Exam Commission
Member
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
District of Columbia
District of Columbia Bar
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Massachusetts
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New York
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Texas
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5th Circuit
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Fees
  • Credit Cards Accepted
    Underwood Perkins, P.C. Accepts credit card payments.
  • Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
    My rate is $425/hour. I set retainers at consultations. Consultations are charged, based on time incurred.
Practice Areas
Divorce
Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
Family Law
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Elder Law
Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Legal Answers
Q. My ex-wife is scheduling extra-curricular activities for my 12 year old son in Texas after I told her not to. Recourse?
A: I encourage parents to do their utmost to put their children first. Part of that process is for parents to confer with frequency about what is going on in their children's lives. Note - I have a bias here, as my 17 year old son is a second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. The exercise, discipline and courtesy that flow from the study of martial arts are extraordinary. This may be less about harassing you and more about trying to provide your child with focus. Value your new relationship, but prioritize your child.
Q. is there some law or right thats says this is wrong
A: Even after the Dobbs decision, a woman has the right to choose. A minor woman would need to work with her parents to obtain a timely abortion. If your girlfriend chooses to have the baby, keeps the baby, and gives you information, you could have the option of signing off on the baby's birth certificate to be designated as the baby's father, or to file a timely declaration of paternity. Use protection/a condom. Actions have consequences. If your girlfriend has the baby, she can file a parentage action, seeking a DNA test if you've not voluntarily stepped up. If you are the dad, you can be held accountable for 18 years of child support, plus maintaining health insurance for the child, prenatal costs for the mom, costs of birthing the baby, and splitting out the child's uninsured health care expenses. Good luck to you. ... Read More
Q. Common law yes or no?
A: Under the Texas Family Code, an informal or “common law” marriage may be proved with evidence that:

a declaration of marriage has been signed; or the parties:

agreed to be married, and

after the agreement they cohabitated (lived) together, in Texas, as a married couple, and

represented themselves to others, in Texas, to be married.

All three requirements must occur at the same time, although there is no minimum duration.

Additionally, both members of a couple must be at least 18 years old, must not be related to each other by consanguinity (as defined in Texas Family Code 6.201), and must be legally single. If either party is married to someone else, a new informal marriage does not start until the prior marriage is dissolved, regardless of the couple’s intent and behavior.

Unclear when you divorced and the overlap of the new relationship. Retain counsel. Don't try to represent yourself. Good luck.
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Dallas, TX 75251
Telephone: (469) 513-1899