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Family Law Lawyers Serving California

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If you need legal help with family law matters in California, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. California attorneys handle cases involving child custody, child support, adoption, paternity, guardianship, and prenuptial agreements, and the state's specific rules — from filing procedures in Superior Court to applicable deadlines — can directly shape the strategy and outcome of your case.

California is a community property state, which determines how courts divide marital property and debts. Custody decisions in Superior Court are based on the best interests of the child standard, and judges have significant discretion. The divorce process involves specific procedural requirements, and a California family law attorney who regularly appears in Superior Court understands the local expectations and timelines that affect every case.

The family law attorneys listed here practice throughout California and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to family law law in California to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across California.

James L. Arrasmith - Attorney
James L. Arrasmith
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of James L. Arrasmith
 9719 Lincoln Village Dr #500 Sacramento CA 95827
(916) 704-3009
Lincoln Law School of Sacramento (2012)
English, Spanish
Bar #332498
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Civil Rights Divorce
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Amanda Moran - Attorney
Amanda Moran
0/5 (0 reviews)
Moran Law Firm in Fresno, California
 1330 L Street, Suite A Fresno CA 93721
(559) 264-2688
California State University - Fresno
Bar #311090
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
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Heather Mellyn Cullen - Attorney
Heather Mellyn Cullen
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cullen Family Law Group
 4094 Chestnut St Riverside CA 92501
(951) 715-4632
University of California - Riverside
English
Bar #195880
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Family Law
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Sanjay Sobti - Attorney
Sanjay Sobti
0/5 (0 reviews)
U.S. Law Center
 4230 Green River Rd Corona CA 92880
(951) 371-0027
California St Univ
Bar #202636
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
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Steven Peter Small - Attorney
Steven Peter Small
0/5 (0 reviews)
Steven P. Small
 2509 Santa Clara Ave Alameda CA 94501
(510) 865-2038
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Bar #39869
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Consumer Law Criminal Law
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Jeffrey L Levinson - Attorney
Jeffrey L Levinson
0/5 (0 reviews)
Griswold LaSalle Cobb Dowd & Gin LLP
 111 E 7th St Hanford CA 93230
(559) 584-6656
San Joaquin School of Law (1991)
Bar #164753
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Family Law Real Estate Law
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Michael Jon Bailey - Attorney
Michael Jon Bailey
0/5 (0 reviews)
Michael Jon Bailey Law Offices
 1400 Webster St # 7 Alameda CA 94501
(510) 769-2062
Golden Gate University School of Law
Bar #148180
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Divorce
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Stephen Allen Gershman - Attorney
Stephen Allen Gershman
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Stephen A. Gershman
 17547 Ventura Blvd # 308 Los Angeles CA 91316
(818) 990-6505
Pepperdine University School of Law
Bar #70941
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Criminal Law
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Robert Daniel Rodriguez - Attorney
Robert Daniel Rodriguez
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Robert D. Rodriguez
 4695 Chabot Drive Ste. 200 Pleasanton CA 94588
(209) 596-4263
California St Univ Stanislaus
Bar #242396
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Bankruptcy Civil Rights Collections
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Kristina Marie Kendall-Gkikas - Attorney
Kristina Marie Kendall-Gkikas
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kendall Gkikas & Mitchell LLP
 PO BOX 877 CLAREMONT CA 91711
(909) 482-1422
University of La Verne College of Law
Bar #232270
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Divorce
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Daniel Hunter - Attorney
Daniel Hunter
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Hunter Law Group
 111 Corporate Dr, Ste 130 Ladera Ranch CA 92694
(949) 682-7234
University of San Diego School of Law (1998)
English
Bar #206551
Utah Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
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Geoff A. Dulebohn - Attorney
Geoff A. Dulebohn
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1339 Esplanade Chico CA 95926
(530) 342-2858
California Western School of Law
Bar #255187
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Shawn Patrick King Huston - Attorney
Shawn Patrick King Huston
0/5 (0 reviews)
Huston | McCaffrey, LLP
 1650 Hotel Circle North, Suite 201 San Diego CA 92108
(619) 800-1166
National Univ
Bar #235944
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy
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Michael J Maloney - Attorney
Michael J Maloney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Michael J. Maloney, P.A
 5450 Telegraph Road Suite 100 Ventura CA 93003
(805) 804-5393
Stanford University (1979)
Bar #90452
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Agricultural Law Business Law Construction Law
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Richard James Molin - Attorney
Richard James Molin
0/5 (0 reviews)
Stewart Humpherys & Molin, LLP
 PO BOX 720 CHICO CA 95927
(530) 891-6111
San Francisco State Unv
Bar #66894
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Consumer Law Criminal Law
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Vernon Louis Ellicott - Attorney
Vernon Louis Ellicott
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Vernon L. Ellicott
 3435 Thousand Oaks Blvd #4361 Westlake Village CA 91359
(818) 914-7322
Southwestern University School of Law
Bar #175334
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Civil Rights Criminal Law
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Victor Manuel Perez - Attorney
Victor Manuel Perez
0/5 (0 reviews)
Perez Law Firm
 1304 W Center Ave Visalia CA 93291
(559) 625-2626
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Bar #114381
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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T Troy Otus - Attorney
T Troy Otus
0/5 (0 reviews)
Otus Law Group
 7901 Oakport St 4300 Oakland CA 94621
(510) 250-2298
Trinity Univ
Bar #148411
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Consumer Law Criminal Law
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Andrea Marcy Tytell - Attorney
Andrea Marcy Tytell
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Andrea M Tytell
 2121 Rosecrans Ave Suite 1350 El Segundo CA 90245
(310) 416-9710
University of West Los Angeles School of Law (1988)
English
Bar #166835
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Divorce Education Law
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Lisa Robertson Murray - Attorney
Lisa Robertson Murray
0/5 (0 reviews)
Chase, Berenstein and Murray, Counselors at Law
 1220 Howard Ave Burlingame CA 94010
(650) 541-1718
Boston Univ
Bar #129725
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Family Law
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Jason Kelly Smith - Attorney
Jason Kelly Smith
0/5 (0 reviews)
MK Smith, APC
 9891 Irvine Center Drive Suite 200 Irvine CA 92618
(949) 299-2500
Pepperdine University School of Law (2008)
English
Bar #277923
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
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Reshma Amarlal Bajaj - Attorney
Reshma Amarlal Bajaj
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gordon & Rees
 3719 Branding Iron Pl Dublin CA 94568
Foreign School
Bar #227106
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Divorce Family Law
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Lindsey Anne Bannerman - Attorney
Lindsey Anne Bannerman
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Lindsey A. Bannerman
 810 14th St Modesto CA 95354
(209) 529-0969
Univ of Wyoming
Bar #227932
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Jameson E.P. Sheehan - Attorney
Jameson E.P. Sheehan
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Jameson Sheehan
 1550 Humboldt Road, Suite 6 Chico CA 95928
(530) 636-4240
CAL Northern School of Law
English
Bar #327287
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
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Thomas Rodger Chapin - Attorney
Thomas Rodger Chapin
0/5 (0 reviews)
Reel Fathers Rights APC
 232 E. Grand Boulevard Suite 204 Corona CA 92879
(951) 278-2919
California St Univ Northridge
Spanish
Bar #221741
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Criminal Law Divorce
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William Philip Davis - Attorney
William Philip Davis
0/5 (0 reviews)
William P. Davis Law office
 827 Arnold Dr 80 Martinez CA 94553
(925) 313-0337
Golden Gate University School of Law
Bar #158048
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
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James Francis Sexton - Attorney
James Francis Sexton
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Sexton Law Firm
 7777 Alvarado Road Suite #410 La Mesa CA 91942
(619) 202-8976
Vanderbilt Univ
English
Bar #149632
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Family Law
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Alec Brian Wisner - Attorney
Alec Brian Wisner
0/5 (0 reviews)
 18375 Ventura Blvd, Suite 275 Tarzana CA 91356
(818) 776-1813
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Bar #63221
Nevada Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Business Law Collections Communications & Internet Law
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Fritzie Galliani - Attorney
Fritzie Galliani
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Fritzie Galliani, A.P.C.
 1770 Corson Street Pasadena CA 91106
(626) 577-2326
California State University - San Diego State University
English
Bar #82054
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Jon Mitchell Jackson - Attorney
Jon Mitchell Jackson
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jackson & Wilson, Inc.
 65 Enterprise Aliso Viejo CA 92656
(949) 855-8751
Western State University College of Law
Bar #123333
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Consumer Law
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James Patrick Casey - Attorney
James Patrick Casey
0/5 (0 reviews)
James Casey Law
 530 W Ojai Avenue Suite 201 Ojai CA 93023
(805) 646-5997
Loyola Marymount University (1999)
English, Spanish
Bar #255702
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Family Law
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Michael Dennis Iverson - Attorney
Michael Dennis Iverson
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Michael D. Iverson, APC
 38975 Sky Canyon Drive Suite 207 Murrieta CA 92563
(951) 418-2770
California Southern Law School (2006)
English
Bar #249372
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Business Law
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Guy Ellery Louie - Attorney
Guy Ellery Louie
0/5 (0 reviews)
Louie & Jimenez, LLP
 225 West Winton Avenue- Suite 200 Hayward CA 94533
(925) 234-1440
Thomas Jefferson School of Law (1990)
Bar #158008
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
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Roy Morgan Holland - Attorney
Roy Morgan Holland
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of R. Morgan Holland, L.C.
 323 Vine Street Santa Maria CA 93454
(805) 546-9400
University of Akron (1988)
English
Bar #137938
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Divorce Family Law
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Deborah F. Brown - Attorney
Deborah F. Brown
0/5 (0 reviews)
Deborah Brown Law
 3987 Missouri Flat Road #340-307 Placerville CA 95667
(520) 363-7477
Lincoln Law School of Sacramento (2005)
Bar #269156
California Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Bankruptcy Divorce Domestic Violence
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James Richard Morgan - Attorney
James Richard Morgan
0/5 (0 reviews)
James R. Morgan
 1511 Treat Blvd Walnut Creek CA 94598
(925) 947-0200
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Bar #77499
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Construction Law
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Jennifer Lynn Field - Attorney
Jennifer Lynn Field
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Jennifer L. Field
 405 N Indian Hill Blvd Claremont CA 91711
(909) 625-0220
University of La Verne College of Law
Bar #236565
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Divorce
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David Marc Lederman - Attorney
David Marc Lederman
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of David M. Lederman
 533 Moraga Road Suite 220 Moraga CA 94556
(925) 522-8889
Univ of California Santa Cruz
Chinese, English
Bar #177960
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Family Law International Law
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Charles Michael Oxton - Attorney
Charles Michael Oxton
0/5 (0 reviews)
Oxton Staab Gans Attorneys at Law
 1220 State Street, 2nd Floor Santa Barbara CA 93101
(805) 963-2011
University of San Francisco School of Law (1968)
English
Bar #54267
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Elder Law
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Stephen B Mashney - Attorney
Stephen B Mashney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mashney Law Offices, APC
 335 N Brookhurst Street Anaheim CA 92801
(714) 535-5090
San Francisco Law School (1988)
Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Spanish
Bar #162675
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
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