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Family Law Attorneys in Madera County, California

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

A central San Joaquin Valley county running from valley vineyards and orchards up to Yosemite's southern gateway at Oakhurst; the courthouse sits in the city of Madera. Venue for most family law matters arising in the county lies with the Superior Court of California, County of Madera, seated at Madera.

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 Madera 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 Madera.

County seat: Madera

Courthouse: Madera Superior Court, 200 South G Street, Madera, CA 93637

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.madera.courts.ca.gov

Family Law · Madera County roster

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

The roster concentrates in Madera (8), Coarsegold (1), North Fork (1) and Oakhurst (1).

For 2, 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 1978 to 2025.

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Family Law matters in Madera 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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