Goranson Bain Ausley, PLLC

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Goranson Bain Ausley's Dallas office serves individuals and families throughout Dallas County and the surrounding North Texas communities of Highland Park, University Park, Lakewood, and beyond. As part of Texas's largest family law firm, the Dallas team brings deep courtroom experience with a client-centered approach to resolving complex family law matters.

The office includes 7 Board Certified family law attorneys — including two former judges — and was named the #1 Family Law Firm in Dallas by Texas Lawyer in 2026 and has earned Tier 1 Best Law Firms® rankings in Family Law and Family Law Mediation in Dallas since 2011. Its attorneys are consistently recognized by D Magazine, Super Lawyers, and Best Lawyers in America.

The Dallas team handles the full spectrum of family law services, including divorce, high-asset property division, business valuation, executive compensation, child custody, child support, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, military divorce, collaborative divorce, mediation, and LGBTQ+ family law. Whether a matter involves complex financial holdings or sensitive custody arrangements, the team provides strategic guidance focused on protecting clients’ interests and helping them move forward with confidence.
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Areas of Practice (40)

  • Family Law
  • Divorce
  • Collaborative Divorce
  • Contested Divorce
  • Divorce Arbitration
  • Divorce Coaching
  • Divorce Mediation
  • Flat-Fee Divorce
  • Litigation Divorce
  • Uncontested Divorce
  • Property Division
  • Alimony & Spousal Maintenance
  • Amicable Divorce
  • Divorce for Business Owners
  • Divorce for Men
  • Family/Domestic Partner Violence
  • Gray Divorce
  • High Conflict Divorce
  • High-Net Worth Divorce
  • International Divorce
  • LGBT Divorce
  • Mental Health and Addiction in Divorce
  • Military Divorce
  • Negotiated Divorce
  • Pre-Divorce Guidance
  • Business Valuation in Divorce
  • Complex Property
  • Dividing the Marital Home
  • Separate and Community Property
  • Child Custody
  • Child Support
  • Grandparent Visitation and Custody Rights
  • LGBT Child Custody
  • LGBT Parentig Rights
  • Modification and Enforcement
  • Parenting Schedules
  • Visitation Rights
  • Marital/Cohabitation Agreements
  • Cohabitation Agreements
  • Prenuptial & Post-nuptial Agreements
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Kristen A. Algert: Attorney with Goranson Bain Ausley, PLLC
Kristen A. Algert
Partner
5.0
Austin, TX , 
Flower Mound, TX
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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 View More

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Angeline Lindley Bain: Attorney with Goranson Bain Ausley, PLLC
Angeline Lindley Bain
Partner
5.0
Dallas, TX

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

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Kyle Basinger: Attorney with Goranson Bain Ausley, PLLC
Kyle Basinger
Partner
5.0
1 Review
Plano, TX

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

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Charla Davies: Attorney with Goranson Bain Ausley, PLLC
Charla Davies
Partner
4.5
2 Reviews
San Antonio, TX

Divorce, Collaborative Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support, Adoptions, Parenting Schedules, Modification and Enforcement, Modifying Child Support, High Net Worth Divorce, Family Partner Violence and Divorce, Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements, Divorce for Women, Divorce for Men, Divorce for Business Owners, Paternity, Amicable Divorce, High-Conflict Divorce, Characterization of Separate and Community Property, Mental Health and Addiction in Divorce, Business Valuation in Divorce, Grandparent Visitation and Custody Rights in Texas, Alimony & Spousal Maintenance, Contested Divorce, Litigated Divorce, Divorce Mediation, Gray Divorce, Pre-Divorce Guidance, Negotiated Divorce, Uncontested Divorce, Cohabitation Agreements, Property Division, Visitation Rights, Complex Property, Dividing the Marital Home, Military Divorce, LGBT Divorce, LGBT Adoption, LGBT Parenting Rights View More

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Gary L. Nickelson: Attorney with Goranson Bain Ausley, PLLC
Gary L. Nickelson
Partner
5.0
Fort Worth, TX

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

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Samuel Bryant: Attorney with Goranson Bain Ausley, PLLC
Samuel Bryant
Partner
1.0
1 Review
Granbury, TX

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

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Kevin Davidson: Attorney with Goranson Bain Ausley, PLLC
Kevin Davidson
Partner
4.9
50 Reviews
Dallas, TX , 
Midland, TX
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Family Partner Violence and Divorce, Divorce for Men, Amicable Divorce, Mental Health and Addiction in Divorce, Parenting Schedules, Visitation Rights, Complex Property, Modifying Child Support, Grandparent Visitation and Custody Rights in Texas, Paternity, Adoptions, Modification and Enforcement, Alimony & Spousal Maintenance, Divorce for Business Owners, High-Conflict Divorce, High Net Worth Divorce, Litigated Divorce, Collaborative Divorce View More

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Ryan R. Bauerle: Attorney with Goranson Bain Ausley, PLLC
Ryan R. Bauerle
Partner
5.0
18 Reviews
Plano, TX

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

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Peer Reviews

4.9/5.0 (98 reviews)

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    4.9/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.8/5.0

  • Communication

    4.9/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.9/5.0
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