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
+ 1 more

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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Cindy V. Tisdale: Attorney with Goranson Bain Ausley, PLLC
Cindy V. Tisdale
Partner
4.3
4 Reviews
Fort Worth, TX , 
Granbury, TX , 
Midland, TX
+ 2 more

Fort Worth Child Custody, Family Partner Violence And Divorce, Divorce, Litigated Divorce, High Net Worth Divorce, Property Division, Dividing the Marital Home, Complex Property, Characterization of Separate and Community Property, Divorce for Business Owners, Business Valuation in Divorce, Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements, Divorce for Men, Divorce for Women, Mental Health and Addiction in Divorce, Child Custody, Parenting Schedules, Visitation Rights, LGBT Parenting Rights, Child Support, Modifying Child Support, Grandparent Visitation and Custody Rights in Texas, High-Conflict Divorce, Pre-Divorce Guidance, Contested Divorce, Gray Divorce, LGBT Divorce, Negotiated Divorce, Uncontested Divorce, Modification and Enforcement, Adoptions, Becoming a Foster Parent, Paternity, Cohabitation Agreements, Alimony & Spousal Maintenance, Family Law/Divorce Appeals 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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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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Clayton Bryant: Attorney with Goranson Bain Ausley, PLLC
Clayton 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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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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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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Aimee Key: Attorney with Goranson Bain Ausley, PLLC
Aimee Key
Partner
4.7
33 Reviews
Dallas, TX , 
Midland, TX
+ 1 more

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