Jeff Domen is among the most accomplished family trial lawyers in Texas. As a financial planner for high-level executives prior to his career as family lawyer, he has deep expertise with complex financial matters, including stock options, pensions, financial issues related to a privately-owned company, business valuation and separate versus marital assets. Jeff is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and has been recognized as a Top 100 Dallas/Fort Worth Super Lawyer in 2022 by Thomson Reuters. He has also been named a “Best Lawyer” by U.S. News —Best Lawyers in America© in the field of Family Law in 2013-2026. He has been named a Top 10 Attorney by The National Academy of Family Law Lawyers and one of the Best Lawyers in Texas by the Wall Street Journal. A graduate of Baylor University School of Law, Jeff is a member of the Collin, Dallas and Denton County Bar Association and serves in many capacities within those organizations. He is passionate about mentoring and teaching family lawyers on how to be better family law lawyers.
Jeff is a partner in Goranson Bain Ausley and an award winning Dallas divorce attorney working out of our Dallas & Plano office locations.
Jeff is a member of Hope Fellowship Church where he is active in the Adventure Kids Ministry and lives in Frisco with his wife and four children. Jeff is passionate about educating others on effective parenting skills. He and his wife, Melanie, a parenting coach, and author of the book “That Parenting Book,” teach classes on parenting.
Honors & Awards
Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2025 & 2026
Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in
America© in the field of Family Law, Best Lawyers, 2013 – 2026
Named to the 500 Leading Family Lawyers List,
LawDragon, 2024 – 2026
Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers List,
Thomson Reuters, 2014 – 2025
Inclusion in Top 100: Dallas/Fort Worth Super
Lawyers list, Thomson Reuters, 2020-2022
Texas Monthly – Top Attorneys in Texas, 2018
Selected to the Texas Rising Star list,
Thomson Reuters, 2008 – 2014
Best Lawyers in Texas, Wall Street Journal,
2016
Top 10 Attorney Award, National Academy of
Family Law Lawyers, 2015
Interim Associate Judge – Dallas Family Courts,
2011
Articles
Is a Sexless Marriage Biblical Grounds for Divorce April
30, 2026
Divorce for Christians: Can it Be an Act of Faith? February
21, 2025
Co-Parenting Advice for Christians Going through a
Divorce February 21, 2025
Malicious Parent Syndrome February 11,
2025
Protecting Children in a Divorce Involving Alcohol Abuse April
26, 2022
How to Strengthen Your Marriage – Tips from a Divorce
Attorney July 17, 2020
The Art of an Uncontested Divorce September
13, 2016
Parenting Plans: The Most Important Document in a Divorce November
12, 2015
Publications & Speeches
“Overlooked Financial Issues“,
41st Annual Marriage Dissolution Institute, State Bar of Texas, April
2018
Texas Annotated Family Code ,
LexisNexis-Editor , 2010
Texas Practice Guide , Family Law – Editor , 2005
Presentations
How to Prepare and Win Your Custody Case on
Any Budget – 2021 Advanced Family Law
Born to Be Wild: Teenager Issues and
Difficult Co-Parenting Decisions – 2020 Advanced Family Law
Forgotten Issues in Divorce – 2019 Sulphur
Springs Bar Association, 2019 Advanced Family Law
Traps for the Unwary – Family Law – Collin
County Bar Association 2018
“The Unknown Unknowns“,
41st Annual Marriage Dissolution Institute, State Bar of Texas, April
2018
Welcoming Remarks, 43rd Annual Course Advanced
Family Law, August 2017
“How to Take and use Depositions in a Family
Law Case”, 43rd Annual Course Advanced Family Law, August 2017
“Characterization of Separate and Community
Property”, Estate Planning Council of North Texas, 2017
“When to Consult a Family Law Attorney”,
Dallas Bench Bar, 2016
“Characterization of Property/Marital
Agreements”, Collin County Estate Planning Section, 2016
Judges’ Tech Tips, Advanced Family Law, August
2015
Collaborative Law Myths, Collin County Bench
Bar, May 2015
“Top Evidentiary Mistakes Made by Attorneys”,
Advanced Family Law, August 2014
“Professionalism”, Baylor Law School, January
2014
“Top Evidentiary and Discovery Mistakes Made
by Attorneys”, Advanced Family Law, August 2013
“To Catch an Alcoholic-A Soberlink Case
Study”, Collin County Bench Bar, May 2013
“To Catch an Alcoholic-A Soberlink Case
Study”, Denton County Bench Bar, 2013
“Using your iPad effectively in the
Courtroom”, Plano Bar Association, 2012
“Evidence and Trial Procedure”, Frisco Bar
Association, 2012
“Getting Your Case From 0 to 60”,
Collaborative Conference, 2010
“Texas Annotated Family Code”, LexisNexis,
2010
“Family Law Update”, General Practice
Institute, 2008
“Estate Planning and Divorce”, Estate Planning
Council of North Texas, 2008
“Texas Practice Guide – Family Law”, Editor,
2005
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respected by their peers for high professional achievement and ethical standards.
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