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Family Law Attorneys in Kings County, California

Looking for a family law attorney near you in Kings County? Explore the county record for family law attorneys on the State Bar of California's official roll and review each profile for yourself.

Venue matters. Family law cases from Kings County are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of Kings. A San Joaquin Valley county centered on dairy and field-crop agriculture, with Naval Air Station Lemoore a major employer; the courthouse sits in Hanford.

Deadlines shape these cases before merits do · 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.

This page is the Kings 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 Kings.

County seat: Hanford

Courthouse: Kings Superior Court, 1640 Kings County Drive, Hanford, CA 93230

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.kings.courts.ca.gov

Family Law · Kings County roster

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

The roster concentrates in Hanford (19), Lemoore (1) and Stratford (1).

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.

Admission years on this roster run from 1977 to 2024.

The employers most represented here are Dias Law Firm, Inc. (3), Griswold LaSalle Cobb Dowd & Gin LLP (3) and Kahn, Soares & Conway, LLP (2).

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Family Law matters in Kings 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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