Safeguarding Wealth and Securing Futures with Strategic, Compassionate Family Law Solutions
Kristiana Butler is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She is recognized for delivering strategic, results-oriented counsel to high-net-worth individuals, business owners, and professionals. With extensive experience in the complex financial and legal aspects of divorce, Kristiana is dedicated to safeguarding her clients’ separate property, business interests, and overall wealth.
A divorce lawyer with Goranson Bain Ausley in Austin, Kristiana is known for her meticulous attention to detail and proactive approach. She excels in managing intricate financial portfolios, business valuations, and asset tracing. Whether through skilled negotiation, Collaborative Divorce, or assertive courtroom advocacy, she partners closely with her clients to develop personalized strategies that protect their interests and secure their future. Kristiana also handles appeals of trial court decisions across Texas.
Kristiana is a trusted advisor for clients navigating significant personal and professional transitions. She combines her legal expertise with a compassionate, client-focused approach, ensuring that every client’s unique goals and concerns remain a priority.
What Sets Kristiana Apart
- Family-Centered Solutions: Establishes decision-making processes and schedules tailored to the needs of her clients and their children.
- Intelligent Guidance: Provides well-informed advice on dividing business interests and complex financial portfolios.
- Integrity: Treats all parties—clients, opposing counsel, and the court—with professionalism and respect.
- Financial Strength: Structures settlements to help clients maintain financial security by addressing clients’ immediate and long-term financial needs.
- Concierge Service: Connects clients with a network of financial and mental health professionals to support their transition.
Professional Credentials
Kristiana has practiced family law exclusively since 2013 and is trained in Collaborative Divorce and mediation. Her dedication to excellence has been widely recognized; she has been named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers from 2017 to 2024, a Top Attorney by Austin Monthly Magazine from 2020 to 2024 and has been included in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch every year since 2020.
Interests
Kristiana is deeply involved in her community. She serves on the board of directors for the Mother Attorney Mentor Association of Austin, is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Austin, and proudly leads a local Girl Scouts troop.
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Services
Services
- Family Partner Violence And Divorce
- Divorce
- Collaborative Divorce
- Divorce Mediation
- Litigated Divorce
- LGBT Divorce
- LGBT Parenting Rights
- Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements
- Property Division
- Complex Property
- Divorce for Business Owners
- Business Valuation in Divorce
- Characterization of Separate and Community Property
- Dividing the Marital Home
- High Net Worth Divorce
- Divorce for Men
- Divorce for Women
- Mental Health and Addiction in Divorce
- Child Custody
- Child Support
- Parenting Schedules
- Adoption
- Visitation Rights
- Grandparent Visitation and Custody Rights in Texas
- Becoming a Foster Parent
- Paternity
- Cohabitation Agreements
- Alimony & Spousal Maintenance
- Uncontested Divorce
- Contested Divorce
- Negotiated Divorce
- Pre-Divorce Guidance
- High-Conflict Divorce
- Flat-Fee Divorce
- Family Law/Divorce Appeals
- Modification and Enforcement
Honors & Awards
Honors & Awards
- Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list, Thomson Reuters, 2024
- Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch © in the field of Family Law, Best Lawyers, 2020-2023
- Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America © in the field of Family Law, Best Lawyers, 2024 & 2025
- Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America © in the field of Collaborative Law: Family Law, Best Lawyers, 2024 & 2025
- Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America © in the field of Family Law Mediation, Best Lawyers, 2024 & 2025
- Austin’s Top Attorneys, Austin Monthly Magazine, 2020 – 2024
- Selected to the Texas Rising Star list, Thomson Reuters, 2017 – 2023
- Up-and-Coming 100: Texas Rising Stars List, Thomson Reuters, 2023
- Up-and-Coming 50: Women Texas Rising Stars List, Thomson Reuters, 2023
Articles
Articles
- Navigating Changes in Texas Family Law: A Review of the Updated Reimbursement Statute February 24, 2025
- What Is A Good Divorce Process For LGBT+ Divorce In Texas? February 26, 2024
- Remote Learning and Child Custody September 2, 2020
- Expect the Unexpected: COVID-19 and Possession Schedules in the 2020-21 School Year June 9, 2020
- How to Successfully Navigate Co-Parenting During Coronavirus Webinar April 22, 2020
- Sheltering-in-Place and Intimate Partner Violence: Seeking Help During an Emergency March 27, 2020
Publications & Speeches
Publications & Speeches
- “Family Law Settlement Agreements: Rule 11s, ISAs, MSAs, Collaborative Settlement Agreements, and Arbitration”, author, State Bar of Texas, 2020
- “Drafting Enforceable Orders”, author, Advanced Family Law 101, State Bar of Texas, 2019
- “Professionalism: Lessons Learned”, co-author, Advanced Family Law, State Bar of Texas, 2019
- “Which Way Do We Go?”, co-author, Drafting Considerations in Jurisdiction, Advanced Drafting, State Bar of Texas, 2017
- Texas Family Law Foundation’s Annotated Texas Family Code, contributor, 2017
Videos & Podcasts
Videos
Presentations
Presentations
- “Family Law Settlement Agreements: Rule 11s, ISAs, MSAs, Collaborative Settlement Agreements, and Arbitration, presenter, State Bar of Texas, 2020
- “Temporary Orders,” Volunteer Legal Services Divorce Basics Seminar, 2019
- “Social Media, Discovery and Ethics”, State Bar of Texas Paralegal Division, TAPS Seminar, 2019
- “Modifications”, Victoria Family Law Essentials Seminar, Pro Bono Committee of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, 2019
- “Divorce 101”, Speaker, Williamson County/WLS Presentation Series, May 2018
Professional Associations
Professional Associations
- Austin Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Member
- Austin Young Lawyers Association
- Member
- Collaborative Divorce Austin
- Member
- Collaborative Divorce Texas
- Member
- College of the State Bar of Texas
- Member
- Junior League of Austin
- Member
- Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association of Austin
- Director
- State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section
- Member
- Travis County Women Lawyers Association
- Member
- Williamson County Bar Association
- Member
- Williamson County Bar Association, Women Lawyers Section
- Vice President
Education
Education
- Trained family law mediator in accordance with Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Section 154.052(b), 2020
- Texas Tech University School of Law, 2013
- J.D., Law
- Magna cum laude
- Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, 2006
- M.S.
- Texas Christian University, 2005
- B.S., magna cum laude
Bar Admissions
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2013
Certifications
Certifications
Board Certified in Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2024
