Choose the Right Attorney to Advise, Educate, and Advocate for You in Your Divorce
Helping people find their voice amid one of the most challenging situations they will ever face inspires my practice of family law. I know from personal experience what clients are going through, and I work to educate them so they can make the best decisions for themselves and their family. I manage the full range of family law issues, with a special emphasis on complex property cases and contentious custody disputes. I also handle high-net-worth divorce cases involving business valuations and closely held businesses, premarital agreements, and partition and exchange agreements. At every step of the way, clients know that I have their back and give my all to their cases. I serve clients in Midland, Fort Worth, Granbury, and surrounding counties,
Here’s how:
- Advise clients of their options so they can explore the pros and cons of each and make informed decisions
- Educate clients on the law and possible outcomes so they can pursue the strategy most likely to reach their goals
- Advocate for clients and their most important priorities so they can move forward with confidence, knowing I am protecting their interests
- Connect clients with additional resources. I enlist other team members to help with finances, accounting, and mental health if needed.
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Experience and Professional Credentials
Cindy V. Tisdale is the immediate past president of the State Bar of Texas, trusted by the 113,000 lawyers in the state for her leadership and vision. Notably, she was honored with the prestigious 2023 Dan Price Award by the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas for her outstanding contributions to the field of family law in Texas. Cindy is a distinguished member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, an exclusive national organization comprised of seasoned trial lawyers and judges. This rare distinction sets her apart in the realm of family law.
Cindy is also a fellow in both the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, underscoring her exceptional expertise in the field. Additionally, she is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Committed to advancing and enhancing the family law process throughout Texas, Cindy is a recognized author of numerous articles. She is a sought-after presenter at continuing legal education seminars and bar associations throughout Texas, solidifying her reputation as a thought leader in the legal community.
Interests
Outside of her family law practice, Cindy is the proud mother of her two adult children. Her son is an associate family lawyer at Goranson Bain Ausley, and her daughter is a nurse working in pediatric critical care.
Cindy is a highly experienced, credentialed, and client-centered Midland, Fort Worth, and Granbury divorce lawyer working out of our Granbury and Fort Worth family law office locations. Contact her today for help with your high-net-worth divorce, custody litigation, complex property dispute, or other family law matters.
Services
Services
- 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
- Adoption
- Becoming a Foster Parent
- Paternity
- Cohabitation Agreements
- Alimony & Spousal Maintenance
- Appealing a Divorce Decree or Judgment
Honors & Awards
Honors & Awards
- Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in the field of Family Law, Best Lawyers, 2025
- Texas Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters, 2023 & 2024
- Selected to the “Top 100: Dallas/Fort Worth Super Lawyers” List, Thomson Reuters, 2024
- Selected to the “Top 50: Women Texas Super Lawyers” List, Thomson Reuters, 2024
- Top Attorney, Fort Worth Magazine, 2024
- Dan Price Award Recipient, 2023
- Standing Ovation Award for Outstanding Volunteer to Texas Bar CLE, Recipient
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Member
- Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow
- Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, President
- College of the State Bar of Texas, Member
- Sustaining Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation
- Texas Young Lawyers Association’s Believe Award
Presentations
Presentations
- “Professionalism in the Courtroom,” Advanced Trial Skills for Family Lawyers, New Orleans, LA, December 2022
- “Professionalism: What Would Ted Lasso Do?,” Advanced Family Law, San Antonio, TX, August 2022
- “Cutting Edge Apps and Technology to Win at Trial,” Texarkana Bar Association, Texarkana, TX, March 2022
- “Closing the File,” Corpus Christi Bar Association, March 2022, Via Zoom
- “What Lawyers Need to Know to Be the Better Advocate in a Disputed Custody Case—Judges Panel,” Advanced Family Law, San Antonio, TX August 2021
- “Temporary Orders,” Texas Bar College 23rd Annual Summer School, Galveston, TX July 2021
- “Disfunction and Disorders in Complex Custody Cases,” Panel Discussion, Innovations: Breaking Boundaries in Custody Litigation, Webcast, May 2021
- “The Brady Bunch: SAPCR Case Law Update,” Marriage Dissolution, Webcast, April 2021
- “The New Discovery Rules: The Who, What, When, How and What,” Wild West CLE, State Bar of Texas Paralegal Division, Granbury, TX, April 2021
- “Evidentiary Issues: Text Messages, Facebook and Social Media,” Advanced Child Protection Law Course, Webcast, March 2021
- “Property Issues,” Handling Your First (Or Next) Divorce, Webcast, February 23, 2021
- “The 30-Minute Cross, 3-Minute Direct, 5-Minute Witness: Including Presenting and Managing Exhibits,” Advanced Trial Skills, Webcast, December 2020.
- “With a Little Help From My Friends: Working with Financial Experts,” Advanced Family Law, August 2020
- “Initial Client Interviews and Contract Basics,” Texas Bar College 22nd Annual Summer School, Galveston, TX June 2020
- “Property,” Trying Your First (Or Next) Divorce, Austin, TX October 2019.
- “Family Law Legislative Update,” Hood County Bar Association, Granbury, TX, September 2019.
- “Representing the Compromised Parent,” Advanced Family Law, San Antonio, TX, August 2019.
- “Family Law Legislative Update,” Texas Bar College Summer School, Galveston, TX, July 2019.
- “Initial Client Interviews and Managing Client Expectations,” Marriage Dissolution, Galveston, TX, April 2019.
- “Is ICWA Ancient History?” Advanced Child Protection Law Course, Dallas, TX, April 2019.
- “The Art of Case Analysis,” Moderator of Panel, Mastering Your Practice: Family Law, The Woodlands, TX February 2019 (Lecture Only).
- “Managing Your Law Practice,” Panelist, Mastering Your Practice: Family Law, The Woodlands, TX February 2019 (Lecture Only).
- “Exposing Confirmatory Bias: The Example of Sexual Abuse Allegations,” Family Justice Conference, Austin, TX January 2019.
- “Preparing Your Client for Trial: Managing Emotions and Expectations,” Advanced Trial Skills for Family Lawyers, New Orleans, LA, December 2018.
- “Unusual Possession Schedules” and “Closing the File,” Texas Association of Paralegal Specialists, Addison, TX September 2018.
- “Exposing Confirmatory Bias: The Example of Sexual Abuse Allegations,” Advanced Family Law, San Antonio, TX August 2018.
- “Family Law Basics: From the Beginning to the End,” Texas Bar College 20th Annual Summer School, Galveston, TX July 2018.
- “Getting Information to Value a Business,” Marriage Dissolution Institute, Dallas, TX April 2018.
- “Closing the File: Are We There Yet?” Advanced Family Law Drafting, Fort Worth, TX December 2017
- “Managing Your Law Practice,” Mastering Your Practice: Family Law & Estate Planning and Probate, Horseshoe Bay, TX September 2017 (Lecture Only)
- “The Art of Case Analysis,” Mastering Your Practice: Family Law & Estate Planning and Probate, Horseshoe Bay, TX September 2017 (Lecture Only)
- “Valuation Demonstration,” Advanced Family Law, San Antonio, TX August 2017
- “Legislative Update,” Texas Bar College Summer School, Galveston, TX July 2017
- “Family Law Update,” Solo and Small Practitioner CLE, Fredericksburg, TX, April 2017
- “Courtroom Evidence and Demonstration,” Marriage Dissolution, Austin, TX April 2017
- “Dr. Strangelaw: Or How I Stopped Fighting and Learned to Love Collaborative Law,” Abner V. McCall Inn of Court, October 2016 (Lecture Only)
- “Getting It In and Keeping It Out,” Advanced Family Law, San Antonio, TX, August 2016
- “Drug Testing,” Marriage Dissolution, Galveston, April 2016
- “Drafting Documents to Close the File,” Advanced Family Law Drafting, Dallas, December 2015.
- “Direct and Cross Examination of Collateral Witnesses,” Advanced Family Law, San Antonio, TX, August 2015
- “Property Update,” State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX June 2015
- “Property Update,” Marriage Dissolution, Dallas, TX, April 2015
- “Family Law Update,” Essentials for General Practitioners, Sugarland, TX March 2015
- “Family Law Update,” Essentials for General Practitioners, Lubbock, TX January 2015
- “Family Law Update,” Essentials for General Practitioners, San Antonio, TX, December 2014
- “Family Law Update,” Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association CLE, Fort Worth, TX, November 2014
- “Family Law Update,” Solo and Small Practitioner’s CLE, Galveston, TX, September 2014
- “Using Form Discovery,” Marriage Dissolution, Austin, TX, April 2014
- “Unusual Possession Schedules,” Advanced Family Law Drafting, Dallas, TX, December 2013
- “Unusual Motions,” Advanced Family Law, San Antonio, TX, August 2013
- “Enforcement and Clarification Proceedings Under Chapter 9,” Marriage Dissolution Institute, Galveston, TX, April 2013
- Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists Trial Institute, Panelist, Colorado Springs, CO, February 2013 (Lecture Only)
- “The Trial Notebook,” Trying Your First Jury Trial, Austin, TX, December 2012.
- “The Top 10 SAPCR Cases You Need To Know,” Advanced Family Law, Houston, TX August 2012.
- “Closing the File,” Family Law Drafting, Dallas, TX, December 2011
- “Admissibility of Electronic Communication in Family Law,” Texas College for Judicial Studies, Austin, TX April 15, 2011
- Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists Trial Institute, Panelist, Las Vegas, NV, Feb. 2011 (Lecture Only)
- “Discovery and Drafting in the Computer Age”, Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, Houston, TX, December, 2010
- “Collecting Child Support,” Advanced Family Law 2010, San Antonio, TX, August 2010
- “Advocating and Defending Unusual Child Support Requests,” Family Law On The Front Lines, San Antonio, TX July 2010
- “Electronic Evidence: How to Avoid Getting Shocked,” Ultimate Trial Notebook, San Antonio, TX December 2009 (Voted one of the Best for 2009 CLE)
- “Maximizing Results at Mediation,” Family Law Essentials, Victoria, TX October 2009
(Lecture Only) - “Third Party Discovery,” Marriage Dissolution Institute, Fort Worth, TX April 2009
Moderator, Family Law Essentials, Stephenville, TX July 2009 (Lecture Only)
Professional Associations
Professional Associations
- President of the State Bar of Texas, 2023-2024
- Pattern Jury Charge, Family Law Committee Vice Chair, 2020-Present
- Pattern Jury Charge, Family Law Committee Member, 2019-Present
- Member, Tarrant County Bar Association, Present
- Member, Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association, Present
- Board of Disciplinary Appeals, member, appointed by the Texas Supreme Court 2020-2022
- Co-Chair State Bar Workgroup on Texas Lawyer Needs Arising From the 2020 Pandemic and 2021 Winter Storm
- Texas Bar Foundation Board of Trustees, 2015-2019
- Chair of the Texas Bar Foundation, 2017-2018
- Chair to the Council for the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas 2017-18
- Council for the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, 2008-2018
- Co-Course Director, Annual Meeting for the State Bar of Texas, June 2016
- Co-Course Director, the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists Trial Institute, January 2015
- Co-Course Director, New Frontiers in Marital Property Law, October 2015
- State Bar of Texas Executive Committee, 2012-2015
- Chair of the Board of Directors for the State Bar of Texas, 2013-2014
- State Bar of Texas Board of Directors, District 14 Representative, 2011-2014
- Course Director, Trying Your First (Or Next) Divorce – January 18, 2013
- Legal Services to the Poor in Civil Matters – Committee Member 2012-2013
- Supreme Court Task Force for the Delivery of Legal Services to the Poor – Committee Member 2012-2013
- State Bar of Texas Affordable Legal Services – Committee Chair 2012-2013
- Co-Course Director, Advanced Family Law Course – August 2011
Education
Education
B.A. – Baylor University (1991)
J.D. – Baylor University (1995)
Bar Admissions
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1995
Certifications
Certifications
- Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2003
