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Family Law Attorneys in Kern County, California

Counsel for divorce, custody, support, and the agreements that hold families steady. In Kern County, that work runs through the Superior Court of California, County of Kern. This directory presents family law records from official State Bar of California data in neutral order.

Venue matters. Family law cases from Kern County are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of Kern. Oil, agriculture, and logistics country at the Valley's southern end; the Metropolitan Division in Bakersfield anchors the county's calendars.

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 Kern County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Family Law Lawyers 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 Kern.

County seat: Bakersfield

Courthouse at the county seat: Metropolitan Division, 1415 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301

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.kern.courts.ca.gov

Family Law · Kern County roster

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

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

The roster concentrates in Bakersfield (65), Ridgecrest (4), Shafter (2) and BAKERSFIELD (1).

7 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 5, 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 1970 to 2025.

The employers most represented here are Coleman & Horowitt, LLP (2), Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance (2) and Kern County DCSS (2).

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Family Law matters in Kern 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 Kern County

Family Law in BakersfieldKern 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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