Ms. Kristen A. Algert

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Ms. Kristen A. Algert: Attorney with Goranson Bain Ausley, PLLC
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Kristen A. Algert is a Board-Certified family law Partner at Goranson Bain Ausley in Austin, Texas. She holds an AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer review distinction the directory confers — reflecting the assessment of fellow attorneys and members of the judiciary who have evaluated her legal ability and professional ethics. Kris has been Board-Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1997, a credential held by fewer than three percent of Texas attorneys. She is also a Master Credentialed Collaborative Professional through Collaborative Divorce Texas and a member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, one of the most selective peer-recognition organizations in American family law. She served as president of Collaborative Divorce Texas and has been included in The Best Lawyers in America© continuously since 2007. Her practice is concentrated in collaborative divorce, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, and complex property division — including the characterization and tracing of separate and community property in high-asset estates. She has been a trainer of collaborative professionals since 2003 and a published author and speaker at State Bar of Texas, IACP, and national collaborative law programs. Kris has been a Partner at Goranson Bain Ausley since 1991, and her Austin practice is available to new clients and professional referrals. Please direct inquiries to the Austin office at 512-454-8791.



Texas Bar Foundation and State Bar of Texas; Texas Family Law Foundation.

Areas of Practice (37)

  • Austin Child Custody
  • Family Partner Violence And Divorce
  • Divorce
  • Collaborative Divorce
  • LGBT Divorce
  • High-Conflict Divorce
  • Property Division
  • Complex Property
  • Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements
  • Divorce Mediation
  • Divorce for Women
  • Divorce for Men
  • Parenting Schedules
  • Visitation Rights
  • LGBT Parenting Rights
  • High Net Worth Divorce
  • Dividing the Marital Home
  • Characterization of Separate and Community Property
  • Business Valuation in Divorce
  • Divorce for Business Owners
  • Flat-Fee Divorce
  • Cohabitation Agreements
  • Child Custody
  • Child Support
  • Grandparent Visitation and Custody Rights in Texas
  • Becoming a Foster Parent
  • Alimony & Spousal Maintenance
  • Contested Divorce
  • Uncontested Divorce
  • Litigated Divorce
  • Mental Health and Addiction in Divorce
  • Negotiated Divorce
  • Family Law/Divorce Appeals
  • Pre-Divorce Guidance
  • Modification and Enforcement
  • Paternity
  • Adoptions

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Baylor University, B.A., 1984
Law School Attended:
Baylor University School of Law, J.D., 1988
Year of First Admission:
1988
Admission:
1988, Texas
Memberships:

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Member; Austin Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member; Baylor Law Alumni Association, Member; Collaborative Divorce Texas (f/k/a Collaborative Law Institute of Texas), Board of Trustees, 2007-2013, President Elect 2008-2010, President 2010-2012, Member, Advanced Training, 2019; Collaborative Divorce Austin, Member; College of the State Bar, Member; International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, Member; State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section, Member; Life Fellow, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, Member; Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Legal Assistant Commission, 2001-2004; Texas College of Collaborative Law, Member; Texas Family Law Foundation, Member; Travis County Family Law Advocates, Member; Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas, Program Services Committee Chair, 2005-present, Board of Directors, 2001- 2014, Treasurer 2005-2006, Secretary 2003-2004

Birth Information:
Tucson, Arizona, April 3, 1962
Certifications:
Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
ISLN:
909494245

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