John J. Kappel


Contact Details

Goranson Bain Ausley, PLLC

7160 N. Dallas Parkway
Suite 650
Plano
Texas
75024
U.S.A.


Profile

John J. Kappel is a partner in Goranson Bain Ausley’s Plano office and a Board Certified family and appellate lawyer. He is one of only 10 attorneys in Texas certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in both Family Law and Civil Appellate Law. Much of John’s work involves the financial complexity that defines high-asset divorce: characterizing and dividing separate and community property, valuing closely held businesses, and resolving reimbursement claims. He also represents clients in international and cross-border matters, including custody disputes and cases of international child abduction under the Hague Convention — work that has taken him into both state and federal courts. That depth of experience has earned the confidence not only of clients, but also of attorneys in other states and countries who retain him as an expert witness on Texas family law issues.

Languages Spoken: English

Practice Areas: Appeals, Arbitration, Child Custody/Residence/Visitation/Contact, Cohabitation, Divorce, Emergency Procedures/Injunctions, Enforcement: Child Custody, Enforcement: Property Division, Enforcement: Spousal Support, Finance: Capital Provision, Finance: Insolvency, Finance: Pensions/Superannuation/Retirement and Employment Benefits, Finance: Property Issues, Finance: Taxation, Finance: Trusts, Hague Convention/Child Abduction, Mediation, Modification/Variation: Child Custody, Modification/Variation: Property Division, Modification/Variation: Spousal Support, Parentage/Paternity, Pre-nuptial/Post-nuptial Agreements, Relocation/Removal from Jurisdiction, Spousal Support/Maintenance/Alimony

US Counties: Collin, Dallas, Denton, Texas


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