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Family Law Attorneys in Mendocino County, California

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

Venue matters. Family law cases from Mendocino County are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino. A North Coast county of timberland, coastline, and Anderson Valley vineyards; the courthouse in Ukiah hears the main calendars, with a branch in Fort Bragg serving the coast.

Before comparing counsel, note the clock. Under Cal. Fam. Code § 2339, the governing period is a divorce cannot be final sooner than six months after the respondent is served. 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 Mendocino 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 Mendocino.

County seat: Ukiah

Main courthouse: Ukiah - Mendocino County Courthouse, 100 North State Street, Ukiah, CA 95482

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.mendocino.courts.ca.gov

Family Law · Mendocino 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 Mendocino County.

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

The roster concentrates in Ukiah (11), Mendocino (3), Fort Bragg (2) and Willits (2).

Admission years on this roster run from 1970 to 2012.

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Family Law matters in Mendocino 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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