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Family Law Lawyers in Imperial County, California

Searching for a family law attorney in Imperial County? Counsel for divorce, custody, support, and the agreements that hold families steady. This page indexes the county's family law coverage from the State Bar of California's official roll, with identity-verification markers where available.

Venue matters. Family law cases from Imperial County are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of Imperial. A desert county on the Mexican border where Colorado River irrigation supports year-round agriculture; the courthouse in El Centro serves a docket shaped by farm labor and cross-border commerce through Calexico.

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 Imperial 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 Imperial.

County seat: El Centro

Courthouse at the county seat: El Centro Courthouse, 939 West Main Street, El Centro, CA 92243

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.imperial.courts.ca.gov

Family Law · Imperial County roster

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

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

3 hold a State Bar Certified Legal Specialist designation, a certification issued by the State Bar's Board of Legal Specialization, and not a rating or a ranking.

For 1, the registry records a language other than English, almost always from a firm website published in that language; that describes the website, not an attorney's own ability.

Admission years on this roster run from 1974 to 2021.

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Family Law matters in Imperial 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

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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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