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Family Law Lawyers in Humboldt County, California

Every family law attorney and family lawyer listing on this page traces back to the State Bar of California's official roll, filtered to family law matters arising in Humboldt County. Verification describes profile identity, not quality or outcomes.

Venue matters. Family law cases from Humboldt County are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt. The far North Coast's hub county, where a compact bar in Eureka covers the full range of civil, family, and criminal matters for the redwood coast.

The law also keeps time: a divorce cannot be final sooner than six months after the respondent is served under Cal. Fam. Code § 2339. Residency first: six months in California and three months in the filing county (Cal. Fam. Code § 2320). Custody, support, and property orders can issue while the six-month clock runs. The plaque below carries the citation; the roster that follows carries the rest.

This page is the Humboldt County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Family Law Attorneys in California collects all 58 counties.

The clock & the court

Statute of limitations

A divorce cannot be final sooner than six months after the respondent is served.

Cal. Fam. Code § 2339

Residency first: six months in California and three months in the filing county (Cal. Fam. Code § 2320). Custody, support, and property orders can issue while the six-month clock runs.

Court of record

Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt.

County seat: Eureka

Courthouse: Humboldt County Courthouse, 825 5th Street, Eureka, CA 95501

Help with forms without a lawyer: the court's self-help center (source: The court's official website, read 2026-09-27).

Official court information, locations, and filing rules: www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov

Family Law · Humboldt County roster

28 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list family law among their practice areas with an address of record in Humboldt County.

26 of them hold an active licence; the remainder are recorded as inactive and are not currently eligible to practise.

The roster concentrates in Eureka (24), Arcata (2), Fortuna (1) and Mckinleyville (1).

Admission years on this roster run from 1971 to 2025.

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Family Law matters in Humboldt County

The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.

  • divorce and legal separation
  • child custody and visitation
  • child support
  • spousal support
  • community property division
  • prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
  • paternity
  • domestic violence restraining orders
  • move-away requests
  • adoption and guardianship
  • modification and enforcement of orders

From the answer files

How is property divided in a California divorce?Cal. Fam. Code § 2550How long does a divorce take in California?Cal. Fam. Code § 2339How is child support calculated in California?Cal. Fam. Code § 4055

Family Law by city in Humboldt County

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Source: Cal. Fam. Code § 2339 · State Bar of California licensee records · Checked: · Maintained by the California Attorney Registry from official State Bar of California records. Legal information, not legal advice.

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