The Schwab Law Firm

The Schwab Law Firm is a family law practice serving Terrebonne Parish from its offices in Houma, the parish seat and the commercial capital of Louisiana's coastal Cajun country, operating through theschwablawfirm.com. Houma sits at the intersection of bayou, swamp, and Gulf Coast culture in Terrebonne Parish — one of Louisiana's most geographically distinctive parishes, where the land literally ends at the Gulf of Mexico and where Native American, French Acadian, and African Creole cultural traditions have merged to create the unique identity of the Houma-Thibodaux region. The firm provides Louisiana community property divorce, spousal support, child custody, and support representation to clients throughout Terrebonne Parish. Terrebonne Parish's economy is heavily shaped by the offshore oil and gas industry — Houma is one of the primary staging grounds for Gulf of Mexico deepwater operations, with the offshore service vessel industry, pipeline construction, and subsea technology companies operating from the parish. Family law matters in Terrebonne Parish frequently involve offshore workers' compensation packages, including the irregular income patterns of rotational offshore schedules (14 days on, 14 days off cycles common in the industry), Jones Act maritime compensation, and community property division of assets accumulated during oil boom periods. Louisiana Civil Code art. 2336's community property framework governs division of these assets. The firm also serves clients from Terrebonne Parish's extensive fishing and shrimping communities — Chauvin, Dulac, and the bayou communities that extend toward the Gulf are home to commercial fishing families whose assets include working shrimp boats and fishing equipment. Child custody under La. R.S. 9:335, child support under §9:315, and spousal support under Civil Code arts. 111-115 are all addressed with the practical understanding of Terrebonne Parish's unique coastal lifestyle. The firm's French-language capability serves the parish's Cajun French speaking community.