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Kristiana Ruth Heap Butler
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Kristiana Ruth Heap Butler

4.6
9 reviews

1200 Summit Avenue, Suite 800, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Austin Child Custody, Family Partner Violence And Divorce, Divorce and 34 more

About Kristiana Ruth Heap Butler

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.

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 2025, 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.

Honors & Awards

Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list, Thomson Reuters, 2024 & 2025

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 – 2026

Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America © in the field of Collaborative Law: Family Law, Best Lawyers, 2024 – 2026

Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America © in the field of Family Law Mediation, Best Lawyers, 2024 – 2026

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

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

“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

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

Certifications

Board Certified in Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2024

 

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Areas of Law

  • Family Law 6
    • Divorce
    • Child Custody
    • Child Support
    • Adoptions
    • Visitation Rights
    • Paternity
  • Other 31
    • Austin Child Custody
    • Family Partner Violence And 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
    • Parenting Schedules
    • Grandparent Visitation and Custody Rights in Texas
    • Becoming a Foster Parent
    • 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

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    2013, Texas
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Texas Tech University School of Law
    Class of 2013
    J.D.
    magna cum laude
    Other Education
    Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
    Class of 2006
    M.S.

    Texas Christian University
    Class of 2005
    B.S.
    magna cum laude

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