# Better Divorce Austin

> Trusler Legal PLLC, doing business as Better Divorce Austin. A settlement-first family law firm in Austin, Texas, founded by Cristi Trusler — Board Certified in Family Law (TBLS), Board Certified in Child Welfare Law (TBLS), and Master Credentialed in Collaborative Divorce. The firm serves Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, Burnet, and Blanco counties from offices on Bee Caves Road in Austin.

## Where you are (situation entry points)

- [Considering divorce](https://www.betterdivorceaustin.com/where-you-are/considering-divorce) — When you're thinking about it but haven't decided.
- [Business owners](https://www.betterdivorceaustin.com/where-you-are/business-owners) — Divorce when you own the company: valuation, community property, buyout structures.
- [Significant assets](https://www.betterdivorceaustin.com/where-you-are/significant-assets) — High-net-worth divorce in Texas.
- [Over 50](https://www.betterdivorceaustin.com/where-you-are/over-50) — Retirement-era divorce.
- [Children first](https://www.betterdivorceaustin.com/where-you-are/children-first) — When the kids are the priority.
- [Post-decree](https://www.betterdivorceaustin.com/where-you-are/post-decree) — Modifications, enforcement, the long tail.

## Practice areas (legal categories)

- [Collaborative divorce](https://www.betterdivorceaustin.com/collaborative-divorce) — The firm's flagship practice; 300+ collaborative cases since 2002.
- [Negotiated divorce](https://www.betterdivorceaustin.com/negotiated-divorce) — Settlement through counsel, the most common settled-divorce path in Texas.
- [Contested divorce](https://www.betterdivorceaustin.com/contested-divorce) — When it has to go further.
- [Property division](https://www.betterdivorceaustin.com/property-division) — Texas community property, separate property, "just and right" division.
- [Spousal maintenance](https://www.betterdivorceaustin.com/spousal-maintenance) — Texas alimony rules and eligibility.
- [Child custody](https://www.betterdivorceaustin.com/child-custody) — Conservatorship, possession & access, parenting plans.
- [Child support](https://www.betterdivorceaustin.com/child-support) — Texas child support guidelines.
- [Modifications](https://www.betterdivorceaustin.com/modifications) — Custody and support modifications.
- [Enforcement](https://www.betterdivorceaustin.com/enforcement) — Child support and custody enforcement.
- [Prenuptial agreements](https://www.betterdivorceaustin.com/prenuptial-agreements) — Texas prenup drafting and review.

## Journal (essays + plain-English explainers)

- [What "no-fault" actually means in Texas](https://www.betterdivorceaustin.com/journal/what-no-fault-actually-means) — The legal phrase, what it does, what it doesn't do.

## About the firm

- [How we work](https://www.betterdivorceaustin.com/how-we-work) — The four-phase process: Clarify → Chart the path → Resolve → Forward.
- [Cristi Trusler bio](https://www.betterdivorceaustin.com/attorneys/cristi-trusler) — Founder, credentials, education, publications.
- [Travis County & around](https://www.betterdivorceaustin.com/the-firm/travis-county) — Field guide to Central Texas family courts.

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